The Orange Juice

The Orange Juice
Studio album by
Orange Juice
ReleasedNovember 1984
GenrePost-punk
LabelPolydor
ProducerDennis Bovell, Will Gosling, Phil Thornalley
Orange Juice chronology
Texas Fever
(1984) 		The Orange Juice
(1984) 		Ostrich Churchyard
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Smash Hits9/10[2]

The Orange Juice is the third and final[3] studio album by Scottish post-punk band Orange Juice.[4] It was released in 1984.The title was a tribute to The Velvet Underground's eponymous third album.

The album was released with free 12" single versions of several tracks on the cassette version, and it sold mostly in this format. The album was re-released on CD in 1998 and again in 2014.[5]

Edwyn Collins used to dedicate the song "I Guess I'm Just a Little Too Sensitive" to Morrissey on the tour promoting this album.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Edwyn Collins

  1. "Lean Period"
  2. "I Guess I'm Just a Little Too Sensitive"
  3. "Burning Desire"
  4. "Scaremonger"
  5. "The Artisans"
  6. "What Presence?!"
  7. "Out for the Count"
  8. "Get While the Gettings Good"
  9. "All That Ever Mattered"
  10. "Salmon Fishing in New York"

Personnel

Orange Juice
  • Edwyn Collins — lead vocals; guitar (tracks 3-9), synthesizer (track 1), rhythm guitar (track 2), lead guitar (track 10)
  • Zeke Manyika – drums; backing vocals (tracks 3, 8)

with:

  • Dennis Bovell – keyboards (track 1), vocals (track 1), piano (tracks 2, 4, 7, 9), organ (tracks 2, 5, 7), rhythm guitar (track 2), synthesizer (track 4), Emulator (track 4), lead guitar (track 9)
  • Johnny Britton – guitar (tracks 3, 8), backing vocals (track 3), rhythm guitar (track 10)
  • Delipse — organ (track 8)
  • Frank Want — piano (track 10)
  • Clare Kenny – bass (tracks 1-8, 10), backing vocals (track 3)
  • Paul Heard — bass (track 9)

References

  1. ^ "The Orange Juice - Orange Juice | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Heath, Chris (22 November – 5 December 1984). "Albums: Orange Juice – The Orange Juice (Polydor)". Smash Hits. Vol. 6, no. 24. Peterborough: EMAP National Publications, Ltd. p. 25. ISSN 0260-3004. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  3. ^ Jack, Malcolm (20 July 2016). "Orange Juice and Edwyn Collins – 10 of the best". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
  4. ^ Martell, Nevin (22 November 2010). "Not From Concentrate: Orange Juice, 'Coals to Newcastle'" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  5. ^ "ALL FOUR CLASSIC ORANGE JUICE ALBUMS TO BE REISSUED". Domino.


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