Birds of Prey | ||||
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Released | 5 April 1983 [1] | |||
Studio | Lymehouse Studio (Leatherhead) | |||
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Length | 37:16 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
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Singles from Birds of Prey | ||||
Birds of Prey is the fifth studio album by English duo Godley & Creme, released in April 1983 by Polydor Records. It was recorded at Lymehouse Studios in Leatherhead, Surrey and engineered and re-mixed at Nigel Gray's Surrey Sound Studios. [3]
Despite the success of their previous studio album Ismism (1981), Birds of Prey failed to chart. Two singles were released from the album: "Save a Mountain for Me" and "Samson", both of which also failed to chart.
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Dave Thompson deemed the album "the least successful inclusion in the Godley & Creme catalog", and called it "a major disappointment". [4]
All tracks are written by Kevin Godley and Lol Creme.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "My Body the Car" | 2:25 |
2. | "Worm and the Rattlesnake" | 3:23 |
3. | "Cats Eyes" | 3:44 |
4. | "Samson" | 5:29 |
5. | "Save a Mountain for Me" | 3:36 |
No. | Title | Length |
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6. | "Madame Guillotine" | 5:04 |
7. | "Woodwork" | 4:39 |
8. | "Twisted Nerve" | 4:03 |
9. | "Out in the Cold" | 4:53 |
Total length: | 37:16 |
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