The Light at the End of the World (A Flock of Seagulls album)

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Released 14 March 1995 Length 58:26 Artist A Flock Of Seagulls Label Big Shot Records		Recorded 1995 Producer David Brodie Release date 1995

Genres Synth-pop, Rock music, Pop music, Pop rock Similar Dream Come True, The Story of a Young Heart, Listen, The Best of A Flock of Seagulls, Platinum & Gold Collection

A flock of seagulls the light at the end of the world 1995 full album

The Light at the End of the World is a 1995 US-only studio album by the band A Flock of Seagulls; their fifth and final album to-date. It was produced by David Brodie. The album itself appears back to be a fusion of New Romanticism. Three singles were released from the album, "Magic", "Burnin' Up" and "Rainfall". The single "Rainfall" had a promotional video made.

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History

Left as the band's only original member, Mike Score would be working with many different musicians under the band's personnel. He and the members of his band mostly played live gigs, but then got back to recording after releasing the single "Magic" in 1989. They released this album in 1995. The album mainly seems to be a fusion of New wave and Pop rock, but also has roots of their New Romanticism era influences. Some of the songs, including "Burnin' Up," "Magic," and "Setting Sun," were already being performed live as far back as the late 1980s. The album produced three singles (one, "Rainfall", would have a promotional video made) which all had no chart success (although "Rainfall" would appear in many AFOS compilations). More than half the album made the live set during the tour from 1995 to 1997. Even today songs from the album are continually being incorporated into the band's live performances. The album's artwork was done by Klaus Heesch, who also did the artwork for the single "Burnin' Up".

Track listing

"Burnin' Up" – 5:06
"Magic" – 5:13
"Setting Sun" – 6:15
"Rainfall" – 5:02
"Ordinary Man" – 4:58
"You're Mine" – 5:12
"Walking in the Garden" – 5:02
"Hearts on Fire" – 4:33
"Life Is Easy" – 5:02
"Say You Love Me" – 5:10
"The Light at the End of the World" – 5:21
"Seven Seas" – 1:47

Reception

The critics who reviewed the album gave it generally unfavorable reviews. Allmusic.com called it "dull, tedious and embarrassing to listen to". They gave it a 1 and a half out of 5.