Released November 1986 Label Columbia Records | Length 40:00 Release date 15 July 1986 | |
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Spandau ballet through the barricades 1986 lp album
Through the Barricades is the fifth studio album by Spandau Ballet. It was released in November 1986 by Epic Records. The album reached number seven and remained on the UK album chart for 19 weeks. It produced three UK hit singles: "Fight For Ourselves" (#15), "How Many Lies" (#34) and the band's final top ten hit, "Through the Barricades" (#6).
Contents
- Spandau ballet through the barricades 1986 lp album
- Spandau ballet through the barricades
- Reception
- Track listing
- Charts
- Songs
- References
The song lyrics were inspired by love prevailing over the Troubles in Northern Ireland and the death of a member of the crew in the Troubles.
Spandau ballet through the barricades
Reception
In a mainly critical review for AllMusic, Dan LeRoy claimed: "Rocking up Spandau Ballet's smooth white-boy soul, Through the Barricades manages to avoid utter disaster via the tuneful creations of songwriter/guitarist Gary Kemp." LeRoy argued "the production and mix prove the undoing of this effort. Most of the tunes demand guitar and drum bombast; instead, the riff-rocking Cross the Line and Fight for Ourselves, in particular, are undercut by the polite-sounding rhythm section." However, he praised the title-track, which he said "became a deserved hit."
Track listing
All tracks written by Gary Kemp.
Charts
Album
Singles
Songs
1Barricades - Introduction1:16
2Cross the Line4:08
3Man in Chains5:41