Another World (The Roches album)

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Another World
The Roches - anotherworld.gif
Studio album by
Released1985
Length37:14
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Carter Cathcart, Edd Kalehoff, Howie Lindeman, Richard Gottehrer, the Roches
The Roches chronology
Keep On Doing
(1982)
Another World
(1985)
No Trespassing
(1986)

Another World is the fourth studio album by the American musical trio the Roches, released in 1985 on Warner Bros. Records. [1] [2] The trio supported the album with a North American tour. [3]

Contents

Production

Richard Gottehrer was among the album's many producers. [4] The trio added drum machines and synthesizers to their sound in part to appeal to radio, but primarily because they were interested in experimenting with the technology. [5] They wrote 17 songs, choosing seven for the album. [6] "Come Softly to Me" is a cover of the Fleetwoods' song. [7] The Roches' brother, David, wrote "Missing". [8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Robert Christgau B+ [10]
Orlando Sentinel Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
The Philadelphia Inquirer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]

The New York Times wrote that, "instead of emphasizing individual quirks, the vocal arrangements on the new album favor a sweetly homogenized blend, and the instrumentation makes liberal use of drum machines and synthesizers." [12] The Orlando Sentinel deemed the album "a flashy brand of pop-rock—the kind with bouncy arrangements and polished production." [11]

Track listing

  1. "Love Radiates Around" (Mark Johnson)
  2. "Another World" (Maggie, Terre & Suzzy Roche)
  3. "Come Softly to Me" (Gary Troxel, Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis)
  4. "Missing" (David Roche)
  5. "Face Down at Folk City" (Maggie, Terre & Suzzy Roche)
  6. "The Angry Angry Man" (Terre & Suzzy Roche)
  7. "Weeded Out" (Maggie, Terre & Suzzy Roche)
  8. "Older Girls" (Terre & Suzzy Roche)
  9. "Love to See You" (Suzzy Roche)
  10. "Gimme a Slice" (Maggie & Terre Roche)

Personnel

"Love Radiates Around", "Missing", "The Angry Angry Man", "Love to See You" and "Gimme a Slice" mixed by Howard E. Lindeman at RPM Studio (thanks to Bob Mason). Assistant and additional engineering: Mike Krowiak

"Come Softly to Me", "Face Down at Folk City", "Weeded Out" and "Older Girls" mixed by Thom Panunzio at the Record Plant.

Notes

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