Loved (Cranes album)

Loved is an album by the British gothic rock band Cranes.[3] The album contains elements of alternative rock, shoegaze, dream pop, and darkwave.

Loved
Studio album by Cranes
Released	11 October 1994
Recorded	First Protocol Studios, London
Genre	Alternative rock, shoegazing, dream pop, darkwave
Length	56:16
Label	Dedicated Records
Producer	Cranes
Cranes chronology
Forever (1993) Loved (1994) La Tragédie D'Oreste Et Électre' (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]

It contains the single "Shining Road," as well as the promotional singles "Beautiful Friend" and "Lilies."

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote: "'Shining Road' has an enchanting pop melody and rushing guitar pulse, 'Lilies' flirts with fragile funkiness and 'Paris and Rome' feels like a European music-box waltz. Using odd squeaking noises and distant whammy-bar twangs, 'Beautiful Friend' cunningly fashions an unusual ambient/western hybrid; the title track actually rocks."[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Cranes.

1. "Shining Road" – 3:51
2. "Pale Blue Sky" – 3:29
3. "Reverie" – 4:01
4. "Lilies" – 3:45
5. "Are You Gone?" – 2:58
6. "Loved" – 3:10
7. "Beautiful Friend" – 3:14
8. "Bewildered" – 4:22
9. "Come This Far" – 4:11
10. "Paris and Rome" – 6:04
11. "In the Night" - 4:12
12. "Shining Road (Brauer Mix)" - 3:52
13. "Paris and Rome (Flood Mix)" - 5:14
14. "Lilies (Flood Mix)" - 3:53

References

1. "Loved - Cranes | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
2. "Robert Christgau: CG: the cranes". robertchristgau.com.
3. Guides (Firm), Rough (July 19, 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
4. "Cranes". Trouser Press. Retrieved 19 July 2020.