Carnival of Light (album)

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Carnival of Light
Carnivalridebandalbum.jpg
Studio album by
Ride
Released20 June 1994
Studio Sawmills, The Manor, RAK, Abbey Road, Sound City, Ocean Way, Sunset Sound
Genre
Length56:33
Label Creation
Producer John Leckie
Ride chronology
Grasshopper
(1992)		Carnival of Light
(1994)		 Tarantula
(1996)
Singles from Carnival of Light
  1. "Birdman"
    Released: 18 April 1994
  2. "How Does It Feel to Feel?"
    Released: 13 June 1994
  3. "I Don't Know Where It Comes From"
    Released: 12 September 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Melody Maker (positive) [5]
NME 7/10 [6]
Select Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Vox 8/10 [8]

Carnival of Light is the third studio album by British rock band Ride, released in June 1994 via Creation Records. The album is named after a lost song by the Beatles. The album showcased the band's shift from shoegazing to a more traditional, folk rock sound. [3] It was well received by some critics, magazine Select calling it "another fantastic British album in the old tradition" [9] and reached the UK Top 5. However, by the end of 1994 even the band members had become disillusioned, referring to it amongst themselves as "Carnival of Shite", [10] although in a 2022 interview Andy Bell stated that he had "made peace with it. It’s got a lot of good tracks, like Moonlight Medicine and Birdman". [11]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Andy Bell except where noted

Original album
No.TitleLyricsMusicLead vocalsLength
1."Moonlight Medicine" Mark Gardener GardenerGardener6:49
2."1000 Miles"GardenerGardenerGardener with Bell5:00
3."From Time to Time"GardenerGardener, Steve QueraltGardener and Bell5:05
4."Natural Grace" Loz Colbert Loz ColbertGardener and Bell4:40
5."Only Now"Gardener, Jack Rieley GardenerGardener4:25
6."Birdman"  Bell6:39
7."Crown of Creation"  Bell4:41
8."How Does It Feel to Feel?" (The Creation cover) Eddie Phillips, Bob GarnerPhillips, GarnerGardener and Bell3:40
9."Endless Road"  Bell3:30
10."Magical Spring"  Bell with Gardener4:25
11."Rolling Thunder"   2:08
12."I Don't Know Where It Comes From"  Bell5:32
Total length:56:33
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLead vocalsLength
1."Don't Let It Die"GardenerGardenerGardener3:12
2."Let's Get Lost"BellBellGardener and Bell3:56
3."At the End of the Universe"Bell, Colbert, Gardener, QueraltBell, Colbert, Gardener, QueraltGardener and Bell7:55

Personnel

Ride

Additional musicians

Charts

Chart performance for Carnival of Light
Chart (1994)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [12] 32
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [13] 38
Scottish Albums (OCC) [14] 15
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [15] 24
UK Albums (OCC) [16] 5
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [17] 22
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [18] 8

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  2. ↑ Heaton, Dave (8 April 2003). "In a Different Place: Interviews with Andy Bell and Mark Gardener of Ride". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
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  5. ↑ "Fete Accompli". Melody Maker . 1994.
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