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The Sea of Love

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Released
  
May 1988

Artist
  
The Adventures

Label
  
Elektra Records

Producer
  
Pete Smith, Gary Bell

Release date
  
May 1988

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The Sea of Love (1988)
  
Trading Secrets with the Moon (1990)

Genres
  
Rock music, Pop music, Pop rock, New wave

Similar
  
Theodore and Friends, Trading Secrets with the, Lions and Tigers and Bears

The Sea of Love is the second album by the Irish rock band The Adventures, released in May 1988. Entirely written by band member Pat Gribben, the album was produced by Pete Smith and Garry Bell. The Sea of Love featured the single "Broken Land", their only Top 40 hit in the UK, and also their only chart entry in the United States.

Contents

The adventures drowning in the sea of love


Overview

Released on Elektra Records under a new contract, the album was their most successful, peaking at #30 on the UK Albums Chart and staying on the chart for 10 weeks. It was certified Silver (for 60,000 copies sold) by the BPI in May 1989. The album also reached #144 on the US Billboard 200, their only album to chart there. Singles released from the album were "Broken Land", "Drowning in the Sea of Love" and "One Step from Heaven", charting at 20, 44 and 82 respectively in the UK, while the first two charted within the top 20 in Ireland. "Broken Land" charted at No.95 on the Billboard Hot 100, their only charting single in the US.

Reviews of the album were favourable with AllMusic retrospectively rating the album 4 out of 5 crediting the "optimistic" sound of what is a "feel-good album". Also of mention was lead singer Terry Sharpe's vocals as well as the backing vocals and harmonies, while Pat Gribben is said to be "a gifted guitarist" and "musicianship is top notch". In a contemporary review the Miami News also made mention of the strong harmonies saying that it contained "a symphony of gorgeous voices". It rates highly the opening two tracks, likening the latter to Burt Bacharach and Jimmy Webb, while the band hardens its sound on side two with songs such as "Hold Me Now" and "When Your Heart Was Young". They concluded that "the album vibrates with freshness and unadulterated finesse". Smash Hits magazine commented favourably on the album saying that it was an improvement on their debut. Track "The Trip to Bountiful" was based on the film of the same name.

Track listing

All songs written by Pat Gribben

Side one

  1. "Drowning in the Sea of Love"
  2. "Broken Land"
  3. "You Don't Have to Cry Anymore"
  4. "The Trip to Bountiful (When the Rain Comes Down)"

Side two

  1. "Heaven Knows Which Way"
  2. "Hold Me Now"
  3. "The Sound of Summer"
  4. "When Your Heart was Young"
  5. "One Step from Heaven"

Personnel

  • Terry Sharpe - Lead vocals
  • Pat Gribben - Guitar, piano, steel guitar, vocals
  • Tony Ayre - Bass
  • Gerard "Spud" Murphy - Percussion, vocals
  • Paul Crowder - Drums, vocals
  • Eileen Gribben - Vocals
  • Andy Findon - Tin whistle
  • Paul Fishman - Keyboards, keyboard programming and orchestration
  • Nick Glennie-Smith - Keyboards, piano, synthesizer
  • Roland Vaughan Kerridge - Electronic percussion
  • Richard Niles - String arrangements
  • Andrew Pask - Bass
  • Peter-John Vettese - Keyboards
  • Bob White - Uillean pipes
  • John Whitehead - Keyboards
  • David Field - Backing vocals
  • Brian Kennedy - Backing vocals
  • Katie Kissoon - Backing vocals
  • Stevie Lange - Backing vocals
  • McCarthy Sisters - Backing vocals
  • Peter Smith - Backing vocals
  • Miriam Stockley - Backing vocals
  • Billy Vanderpuye - Backing vocals
  • Rafe McKenna - Engineer
  • Dietmar Schillinger - Engineer
  • Jim Scott - Mixing engineer
  • Simon Fuller - Management
  • Tony Mascolo - Photography
  • Keith Breeden - Paintings
  • Songs

    1Drowning in the Sea of Love4:37
    2Broken Land5:06
    3You Don't Have to Cry Any4:11

    References

    The Sea of Love Wikipedia