Promise (Gene Loves Jezebel album)

Promise is the debut album by British gothic rock band Gene Loves Jezebel.[3][4] Released in 1983 by Situation Two, it peaked at No. 8 on the UK Indie Chart.[3]

Promise
Studio album by
Released1983
Recorded1982-1983
GenrePost-punk, gothic rock
Length37.13
LabelSituation Two (UK), Geffen Records (US)
ProducerJohn Brand
Gene Loves Jezebel chronology
Promise
(1983)
Immigrant
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "the songs have a decidedly sexual air, but it’s the sheer din — roughly produced but convincing — that makes Promise worth repeated listenings."[4]

Track listing

  1. "Upstairs" (J. Aston, M. Aston, Hudson) – 3:18
  2. "Bruises" (J. Aston, M. Aston) – 3:38
  3. "Pop Tarantula" (J. Aston, M. Aston) – 3:10
  4. "Screaming for Emmalene" (J. Aston, M. Aston) – 2:58
  5. "Scheming" (J. Aston, M. Aston) – 6:26
  6. "Bread from Heaven" (J. Aston, M. Aston, Hudson) – 4:12
  7. "Influenza" (J. Aston, Hudson) – 3:42
  8. "Shower Me with Brittle Punches" (J. Aston, M. Aston, Hudson) – 2:50
  9. "Wraps and Arms" (J. Aston, M. Aston) – 4:00
  10. "Psychological Problems" (J. Aston, M. Aston, Hudson) – 3:45

Special Edition bonus disc

  1. "Shame" (Original Version) - 3:25
  2. "Influenza" (Relapse) - 3:48
  3. "Stephen" (Original Version) - 4:49
  4. "Walking in the Park" - 4:06
  5. "Wrap and Arms" (Version 2) - 4:00
  6. "Bruises" (Extended Single Version) - 4:49
  7. "Punch Drunk" - 2:23
  8. "Brando (Bruises)" [Extended Version] - 4:58
  9. "Scheming" (Original Version) - 3:33
  10. "Screaming for Emmalene" (Single Version) - 3:55
  11. "So Young (Heave Hard Heave Ho)" - 3:24
  12. "No Voodoo Dollies" - 3:02
  13. "Shaving My Neck" - 2:55
  14. "Sun and Insanity" - 3:37
  15. "Machismo" - 3:22
  16. "Glad to Be Alive" - 5:38

Production

  • John Brand: Producer, Engineer
  • Louis Austin: Engineer, Mixing
  • John Madden: Engineer
  • Nick Smith: Engineer
  • Robin Springall: Engineer

Personnel

  • John Aston - lead vocals, backing vocals, guitars
  • Michael Aston - lead vocals
  • Ian C. Hudson - guitars, bass
  • Albie DeLuca - guitars
  • Julianne Regan - bass, backing vocals, piano
  • Steve Marshall - bass

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References

  1. Promise at AllMusic
  2. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 3: MUZE. p. 714.CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. Thompson, Dave (August 10, 2000). "Alternative Rock". Hal Leonard Corporation via Google Books.
  4. "Gene Loves Jezebel". Trouser Press. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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