Walk on Fire (album)

Walk on Fire is the second studio album from Belfast New Wave/rock band Silent Running, released in 1987.

Walk on Fire
Studio album by
Silent Running
Released1987
GenreNew wave, rock
Length35:23
LabelAtlantic Records
ProducerTerry Brown, Andy Richards
Silent Running chronology
Shades of Liberty
(1984)		 Walk on Fire
(1987)		 Deep
(1989)

Background

After the commercial failure of the band's 1984 debut album Shades of Liberty and its three singles, the band were to record their second album for EMI Records. However, the 1985 single "No Faith is Blind" failed to become a commercial success.[1] Despite massive airplay and appearances on television shows across the musical spectrum (including 'Cheggar's Plays Pop') the single resulted in the band being dropped by EMI.

In a major coup the band were picked up by Atlantic Records, becoming the first British or Irish act to join the roster of this legendary American record label.[2]

A total of two singles were released from the album; "Sanctuary" and "Heartland", which both failed to make enough impact to chart, causing the band to not make the elusive breakthrough that was hoped.

"Sanctuary" was released in both the UK and America.[3] The artwork for the single used the main artwork for the album.[3] "Heartland" was released during 1988 in the UK only[4] although it was also released as an American promotional single.[5][6] The single featured non-related artwork to the album.[6]

Following the commercial failure of the album, the band would work on their next album for Atlantic Records, the 1989 album Deep.[7]

Recording

The album was produced and engineered by British-Canadian producer Terry Brown, although two tracks, "Walk on Fire" and "Till Tomorrow Comes", were produced by Andy Richards and engineered by Tony Phillips.[8] All tracks are original, where the music was written by all four members of the band, with the lyrics being written solely by vocalist Peter Gamble.[9]

Keyboardist Alex White left in 1985 to work with Joan Armatrading, resulting in the band relying on session musicians such as Ian Curnow (Talk Talk) to record keyboards on the album.[10]

Release

The album was released via Atlantic Records in the America, Canada, Germany and Australia. It was not given a UK release unlike the band's debut album.[11]

To date, the album remains available on now out-of-print second-hand vinyl, cassette and CD.[12]

Promotion

A music video was created for the single "Sanctuary".[13]

A European mini-poster advertisement for the album was issued for magazines.[14]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sanctuary"Richard Collett, Ian Gault, Peter Gamble, Tony Scott5:34
2."Heartland"Richard Collett, Ian Gault, Peter Gamble, Tony Scott4:42
3."The Hunger"Richard Collett, Ian Gault, Peter Gamble, Tony Scott5:05
4."Heartbreak City"Richard Collett, Ian Gault, Peter Gamble, Tony Scott4:18
5."Walk on Fire"Richard Collett, Ian Gault, Peter Gamble, Tony Scott3:50
6."Winds of War"Richard Collett, Ian Gault, Peter Gamble, Tony Scott4:21
7."Under Your Skin"Richard Collett, Ian Gault, Peter Gamble, Tony Scott3:39
8."Till Tomorrow Comes"Richard Collett, Ian Gault, Peter Gamble, Tony Scott3:54

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[15]

Personnel

Silent Running
  • Peter Gamble - Vocals, Writer, Lyrics
  • Tony Scott - Guitar, Writer
  • Richard Collett - Bass, Writer
  • Ian Gault - Drums, Drum Programming, Writer

Additional personnel
  • Terry Brown - Producer, Engineer
  • Andy Richards - Producer on "Walk on Fire" and "Till Tomorrow Comes", Keyboards
  • Tony Phillips - Engineer on "Walk on Fire" and "Till Tomorrow Comes"
  • James Reynolds - Assistant Engineer
  • Ren Swan - Assistant Engineer
  • Trevor Hallesy - Engineer
  • Ian Curnow - Keyboards
  • Clive Griffin, Helena Spriggs, Linda Taylor, Shirley Lewis, Tessa Niles - Backing Vocals
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References
  1. "The Official Charts Company - No Faith Is Blind by Silent Running Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.
  2. "Atlantic - CDs and Vinyl at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  3. "Silent Running - Sanctuary at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  4. "Silent Running - Heartland (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  5. "Silent Running - Heartland (promo, 1987, Us) (12") $3.90". Musicstack.com. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  6. "Silent Running - Heartland Vinyl Records, CDs and LPs". Musicstack.com. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  7. "Silent Running - Deep at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  8. "Silent Running - Walk On Fire (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  9. vinylmeister August 16th, 2008 (2008-08-16). "vinylmeister - SILENT RUNNING WALK ON FIRE". Vinylmeister.livejournal.com. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  10. "Walk on Fire - Silent Running : Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  11. "Silent Running - Walk On Fire at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  12. "silent running walk fire: Music". Amazon.com. 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  13. YouTube (2009-01-04). "Silent Running - Sanctuary". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  14. "SILENT RUNNING Mini POSTER / Ad RARE #2 walk on fire". eBay. 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  15. "Walk on Fire - Silent Running : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
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