Laser Love
| Laser Love | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 21 September 1979[1] | |||
| Recorded | July–August 1978 Record Plant NY | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 38:17 | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Producer | Muff Winwood (Tracks A1, A3, A5, B1, B3-B4) Rhett Davies (Co-producer on A1, B3) Rupert Hine (Tracks A2, B2) After the Fire (Track A4) John Leckie (Track B5) | |||
| After the Fire chronology | ||||
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Laser Love is the second album by UK band After the Fire.[2][3] Released in 1979, the album showcased more of a new wave approach,[4] including much shorter songs than had been featured on the band's more progressive rock-oriented debut album, Signs of Change. It was produced primarily by Muff Winwood.[5]
The album includes the band's biggest hit in the UK, "One Rule For You". Laser Love peaked at No. 57 on the UK Albums Chart.[6]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
The Bristol Evening Post called Laser Love a "pleasant album which showcases After the Fire's rich music and melodic instrumental work."[8]
Track listing
[edit]Side one
- "Laser Love" (Andy Piercy, Peter "Memory" Banks) (3:28)
- "Joy" (Banks, Piercy, John Russell, Ivor Twidell) (3:17)
- "Take Me Higher" (Piercy, Banks) (4:31)
- "Life in the City" (Piercy, Banks) (4:13)
- "Suspended Animation" (Piercy, Banks) (4:52)
Side two
- "Like the Power of a Jet" (Piercy, Banks) (3:07)
- "One Rule For You" (Piercy, Banks) (3:24)
- "Time to Think" (Piercy, Banks) (3:28)
- "Timestar" (Banks) (4:36)
- "Check It Out" (Piercy, Banks) (3:21)
References
[edit]- ^ "After The Fire – Official website – Biography". afterthefire.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "After the Fire". Trouser Press. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "After the Fire Biography by Mike Edmunds". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ Watson, Albert (11 October 1979). "After the Fire, a still small voice". Weekly Examiner. Huddersfield. p. 9.
- ^ Paul, Gary (23 December 1979). "Record Review". Bedfordshire on Sunday. p. 5.
- ^ "After the Fire". Official Charts. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Laser Love After the Fire". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ Belsey, James (29 September 1979). "Pops". Bristol Evening Post. p. 6.
External links
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