Words from the Front
| Words from the Front | ||||
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| Studio album by Tom Verlaine | ||||
| Released | June 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Studio | Blue Rock Studio, New York City | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Length | 36:42 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Tom Verlaine | |||
| Tom Verlaine chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Rolling Stone | |
Words from the Front is Tom Verlaine's third solo album, released in 1982. It was issued on compact disc in 2008 by Collectors' Choice Music. Music videos were made for "Words from the Front" and "Clear It Away" directed by Ed Steinberg.
Track listing
All songs written by Tom Verlaine
Side one
- "Present Arrived" – 5:17
- "Postcard from Waterloo" – 3:32
- "True Story" – 5:25
- "Clear It Away" – 4:11
Side two
- "Words from the Front" – 6:42
- "Coming Apart" – 2:59
- "Days on the Mountain" – 8:55
Personnel
- Tom Verlaine – guitars, vocals
- Thommy Price – drums
- Jimmy Ripp – guitars
- Joe Vasta - bass
- Additional personnel
- Fred Smith – bass on "Clear It Away"
- Jay Dee Daugherty – drums on "Clear It Away"
- Allan Schwartzberg – drums on "Days on the Mountain"
- Lene Lovich – saxophone on "Days on the Mountain", vocals on "Postcard from Waterloo"
- Technical
- Dave Jerden - mixing
- Michael Ewasko - engineer
- Rich Mahon - illustration
- Howard Rosenberg - photography
Reception
Words from the Front was ranked among the top fifty "Albums of the Year" for 1982 by NME.[3]
References
- ↑ Words from the Front at AllMusic
- ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/104032/review/5940636/wordsfromthefront Rolling Stone review
- ↑ "Albums and Tracks of the Year". NME. 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
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