Burning Bridges (Naked Eyes album)
| Burning Bridges | ||||
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| Studio album by Naked Eyes | ||||
| Released | March 16, 1983 | |||
| Recorded | Abbey Road Studios, 1982-83 | |||
| Genre | Synthpop | |||
| Length | 44:03 | |||
| Label | EMI, EMI America | |||
| Producer | Tony Mansfield | |||
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| Allmusic |   |
Burning Bridges was Naked Eyes' 1983 debut album. The album was released in the United States and Canada as Naked Eyes with two tracks demoted to B-sides. The track "Always Something There to Remind Me" was released as a single and reached No. 59 in the United Kingdom chart and US Top 10 in July 1983. The album was released for the first time on CD in 2012 by Cherry Red Records.[2]
Original UK release
All tracks written by Pete Byrne and Rob Fisher, except where noted.
| Side one | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Voices in My Head" | 3:47 | |
| 2. | "I Could Show You How" | 3:28 | |
| 3. | "A Very Hard Act to Follow" | 4:05 | |
| 4. | "Always Something There to Remind Me" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Fortune and Fame" | 3:18 | |
| 6. | "Could Be" | 2:47 | |
| Side two | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 7. | "Burning Bridges" | 3:30 |
| 8. | "Emotion in Motion" | 4:42 |
| 9. | "Low Life" | 3:57 |
| 10. | "The Time Is Now" | 3:23 |
| 11. | "When the Lights Go Out" | 3:00 |
| 12. | "Promises, Promises" | 4:36 |
US release
The North American release[3] of Burning Bridges was issued in April 1983, retitled as Naked Eyes and released with an alternate cover.
| Side one | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Always Something There to Remind Me" | 3:40 |
| 2. | "Fortune and Fame" | 3:18 |
| 3. | "When the Lights Go Out" | 3:00 |
| 4. | "Voices in My Head" | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Low Life" | 3:57 |
| Side two | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 6. | "Promises, Promises" | 4:26 |
| 7. | "I Could Show You How" | 3:28 |
| 8. | "Emotion in Motion" | 4:42 |
| 9. | "Burning Bridges" | 3:30 |
| 10. | "Could Be" | 2:47 |
The two deleted songs, "The Time Is Now" and "A Very Hard Act to Follow" were issued in the US as the b-sides of "Always Something There to Remind Me" and "Promises, Promises."
Personnel
Naked Eyes
- Pete Byrne – vocals
- Rob Fisher – keyboards (Fairlight CMI, Synclavier 2, PPG Wave 2.2, E-mu Emulator, Oberheim OB-Xa, Prophet 5, grand piano, harpsichord)
Additional musicians
- Tony Mansfield – guitar,[4] bass,[5] Simmons drums, Linn LM-1 programming
- Phil Towner – drums
- C. C. Smith – horns
- Martin Dobson – saxophone, flute
Tony Mansfield is listed as having played "guitar" (but not "bass guitar") on the British version of the album (Burning Bridges), while on the American version (self-titled), he is listed as playing "bass guitar" (but not "guitar"). It thus seems reasonable to assume that he played both instruments on the album.
References
- ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r45320
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
- ↑ Naked Eyes Album EMI America ST-17089
- ↑ Naked Eyes- Burning Bridges @Discogs.com Retrieved 5-24-2013.
- 1 2 Naked Eyes- self-titled album (American release) @Discogs.com Retrieved 5-24-2013.