Birds of Prey (Godley & Creme album)

Birds of Prey is the fifth studio album by English duo Godley & Creme, released in April 1983 by Polydor Records. It was recorded at Lymehouse Studios in Leatherhead, Surrey and engineered and re-mixed at Nigel Gray's Surrey Sound Studios.[1]

Birds of Prey
Studio album by Godley & Creme
Released	April 1983
Studio	Lymehouse Studio, Leatherhead
Genre	Electronic rock
Length	37:16
Label	Polydor
Producer	Kevin Godley Lol Creme
Godley & Creme chronology
Ismism (1981) Birds of Prey (1983) The History Mix Volume 1 (1985)
Singles from Birds of Prey
"Save a Mountain for Me" Released: 1982 "Samson" Released: 1983

Despite the success of their previous album Ismism, Birds of Prey failed to chart. Two singles were released from the album: "Save a Mountain for Me" and "Samson", both of which also failed to chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Dave Thompson deemed the album "the least successful inclusion in the Godley & Creme catalog", and called it "a major disappointment".[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kevin Godley and Lol Creme.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"My Body the Car"	2:25
2.	"Worm and the Rattlesnake"	3:23
3.	"Cats Eyes"	3:44
4.	"Samson"	5:29
5.	"Save a Mountain for Me"	3:36

Side two

No.	Title	Length
6.	"Madame Guillotine"	5:04
7.	"Woodwork"	4:39
8.	"Twisted Nerve"	4:03
9.	"Out in the Cold"	4:53
Total length:		37:16

Personnel

• Kevin Godley
• Lol Creme
• Guy Barker – trumpet on "Save a Mountain for Me"

References

1. "Godley & Creme - Birds Of Prey...Plus + History Mix Vol. 1...Plus (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
2. Thompson, Dave. "Birds of Prey – Godley & Creme". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 July 2019.

External links

• Birds of Prey at Discogs (list of releases)