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 the lost song by The Beatles of the same name. 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
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [14] 24
UK Albums (OCC) [15] 5

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  5. ↑ "Fete Accompli". Melody Maker . 1994.
  6. ↑ Sutherland, Steve (16 June 1994). "Flawed Fiesta". NME .
  7. ↑ Perry, Steve (June 1994). "Top of the fops". Select .
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