Released March 28, 1989 Voices of Babylon
(1989) Diamond Days
(1990) Release date 28 March 1989 | Length 40:36 Artist The Outfield Label Columbia Records | |
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Recorded Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California; Farmyard Studio, Little Chalfont, Bucks; Scarf Studio, London Genres Rock music, Pop music, Power pop Producers John Spinks, David Kahne, David Leonard Similar Diamond Days, Bangin', Any Time Now, It Ain't Over, Rockeye | ||
Voices of Babylon is the third studio album by the British band The Outfield, released during the spring of 1989 and which spawned an eponymous single. It was the group's last album to feature drummer Alan Jackman until the release of Replay in 2011. It was also their final album on the Columbia label. Following the album's release, and with their commercial success slipping, the band parted ways with drummer Alan Jackman and soon hired Paul Reed as a replacement for the album's tour.
Contents
- The outfield headshow voices of babylon
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Additional musicians
- Singles
- Songs
- References
This album features a unique script similar to what is known as the Pigpen cipher. On the album cover, the script says "OUTFIELD", and the liner notes show the title of each album track in that same script.
The outfield headshow voices of babylon
Track listing
- "Voices of Babylon"
- "My Paradise"
- "Part of Your Life"
- "Shelter Me"
- "The Night Ain't Over"
- "No Point"
- "Taken By Surprise"
- "Reach Out"
- "Makin' Up"
- "Inside Your Skin"
All songs were written by John Frederick Spinks, with the exception of "Taken By Surprise", which was written by John Spinks and Tony Lewis.
Personnel
Additional musicians
Singles
The album's title track was a Top 40 hit single, peaking at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The second-single was "My Paradise", which peaked at #72 on the Billboard Hot 100, not achieving the success expected of it.
Songs
1Voices Of Babylon3:31
2My Paradise3:40
3Part of Your Life3:59