Pride (Living Colour album)

Pride
Greatest hits album by
Living Colour
ReleasedNovember 14, 1995
Recorded1987–1994
Genre
Length74:39
LabelEpic[1]
Living Colour chronology
Stain
(1993) 		Pride
(1995) 		Collideøscope
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[1]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Pride is a compilation album by the American rock band Living Colour, released on November 14, 1995.[5] In addition to some of their most commercially successful songs, the album includes four rare tracks recorded for the follow-up to their third album, Stain.[5]

The collection is out of print; problems with the rights ownership make a reissue unlikely.[citation needed]

Critical reception

Entertainment Weekly wrote that "singles like 'Type' and 'Glamour Boys', and Vernon Reid’s dive-bomber guitar, amount to one mighty legacy."[6] The Commercial Appeal opined: "Much of the Pride collection is just depressing, documenting the death of a promising band. So, unless you're a devoted fan, skip this one and use the bucks to replace your scarred copy of Vivid."[7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Pride"4:55
2."Release the Pressure"4:15
3."Sacred Ground"3:47
4."Visions"4:35
5."Love Rears Its Ugly Head" (Soulpower Remix)6:13
6."These Are Happy Times"5:27
7."Memories Can't Wait (Live)" (Talking Heads cover)5:05
8."Cult of Personality"4:53
9."Funny Vibe"3:53
10."WTFF"2:04
11."Glamour Boys"3:40
12."Open Letter (To a Landlord)"5:32
13."Solace of You"3:35
14."Nothingness"3:30
15."Type"6:26
16."Time's Up"3:07
17."What's Your Favorite Color? (Theme Song)"4:42
Australian limited edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cult of Personality" (live)Corey Glover; Muzz Skillings; Vernon Reid; Will Calhoun4:55
2."Burning of the Midnight Lamp"Jimi Hendrix5:31
3."Ausländer"Corey Glover; Doug Wimbish; Vernon Reid; Will Calhoun2:38
4."Sunshine of Your Love"Eric Clapton; Jack Bruce; Pete Brown5:16
5."Final Solution" (Pere Ubu cover)Craig Bell; David Taylor; David Thomas; Peter Laughner; Scott Krauss; Tim Wright; Tom Herman4:31
6."Nothingness" (Colour Mix)Will Calhoun3:50
7."New Jack Theme" (live)Vernon Reid5:08
  • Tracks 2–4 and 6 are previously unreleased.
  • Tracks 8, 9, 11, 12, and 17 are from Vivid.
  • Tracks 1, 13, 15, and 16 are from Time's Up.
  • Tracks 10 and 14 are from Stain.
  • Track 7 is from the Biscuits EP.
  • Track 5 was released as a single.

Australian limited edition

Charts

Chart performance for Pride
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 70

References

  1. ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 682.
  2. ^ "Pride - Living Colour | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 277.
  4. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (May 28, 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ a b "Living Colour". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "Pride". EW.com.
  7. ^ Callahan, Jody (December 23, 1995). "HOT SOUNDS". The Commercial Appeal. p. C1.
  8. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 168.