Whiplash Boychild

Whiplash Boychild is the solo debut album by Scottish musician and singer-songwriter Chris Connelly, who is best known for his work for bands such as Ministry, The Revolting Cocks, and Pigface.[2] It was released in 1991 through Wax Trax! Records. The album also features session contributions from drummer William Rieflin,[1] and bass guitarist Stuart Zechman, who later reunited with Connelly on his next album, Phenobarb Bambalam (1992).[3]

Whiplash Boychild
Studio album by
Chris Conneliy
Released1991
Recorded9 April 1990—22 July 1990[1]
Genre
Length60:44
LabelWax Trax!
Producer
  • Chris Connelly
  • Keith Auerbach
Chris Conneliy chronology
Whiplash Boychild
(1991)		 Phenobarb Bambalam
(1992)

The record stylistically differs from Wax Trax!'s industrial music-indebted catalogue, incorporating influences from Scott Walker, David Bowie and Marc Bolan, as well as experimenting with avant-garde song structures.[2][1] It takes its title from a lyric from the Velvet Underground song, "Venus in Furs".[4]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

AllMusic critic Ned Raggett considered the record as "a commanding and often quite surprising solo effort of equal power and delicacy," and wrote: "Compared with Marc Almond's splashy theatrics, Connelly is a little more abstract and restrained, approaching his material with a certain calm." Raggett also thought that the album's production was "remarkably clear, without ever being sterile or losing the impact of the music."[1] Ira Robbins of Trouser Press gave the album a positive review, stating: "An ambitious lyricist who doesn't quite have poetry within his reach, Connelly is an able, mannered singer with some intriguing ideas."[4]

Track listing
  1. "Daredevil" – 5:10
  2. "Ghost of a Saint" – 4:43
  3. "This Edge of Midnight" – 6:49
  4. "The Last of Joy" – 3:11
  5. "The Amorous Humphrey Plugg" (Scott Walker) – 3:49
  6. "Stowaway" – 3:52
  7. "The Hawk, the Butcher, the Killer of Beauties" – 3:20
  8. "The Game Is All Yours" – 5:04
  9. "Confessions of the Highest Bidder" – 10:56
  10. "Stowaway (Daydream Mix)" – 6:48
  11. "This Edge of Midnight (Sparse Mix)" – 7:02

Personnel

Album personnel as adapted from the album's liner notes.[5]

  • Chris Connelly – performer, producer, lyrics, cover art
  • Keith Auerbach – producer
  • Jessica Villines – performer, engineer
  • Stuart Zechman – performer
  • William Rieflin – performer
  • Andy McGregor – performer
  • Jim Marcus – performer
  • Steve Albini – recording (3)
  • Duanne Buford – programming (6)
  • Die Warzau – mixing (10)
  • Jeff Newell – engineer
  • Gary Sanders – assistant engineer
  • John Hachtel – assistant engineer
  • Keith Mestle – assistant engineer
  • Steve Levy – assistant engineer
  • Brian Shanley – cover art
  • Tom Young – cover art
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References
  1. Raggett, Ned. "Chris Connelly - Whiplash Boychild". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  2. Jeffries, David. "Chris Connelly". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  3. Suarez, Gary (7 May 2014). "The Incredible Shrinking Industrial Man: Stuart Zechman On Stabbing Westward". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  4. Robbins, Ira. "Chris Connelly". Trouser Press. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  5. Chris Connelly – Whiplash Boychild album liner notes
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