Erotica (The Darling Buds album)

Erotica
Studio album by the Darling Buds
Released	6 October 1992 [1]
Studio	Surrey Sound, Leatherhead The Greenhouse, London
Genre	Indie shoegazing
Length	44:38
Label	Epic
Producer	Stephen Street [2] the Darling Buds
The Darling Buds chronology
Crawdaddy (1990) Erotica (1992)
Singles from Erotica
"Sure Thing" Released: 1992 "Please Yourself" Released: 1992 "Long Day in the Universe" Released: 1992

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Robert Christgau	[4]

Erotica is the third and final studio album by British alternative rock band the Darling Buds, ^{[2] [5] [6]} released in 1992 by Epic Records. The album shares a name with, and a similar cover to, the Madonna album of the same name, which was released two weeks later. ^[1]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote: "Lewis comes into her own on the aptly named Erotica (also made with producer Street), on which a fine band matures in sound yet still capitalizes on its original strength—namely, brilliant hookcraft." ^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Andrea Lewis and Harley Farr, except where noted.

1. "One Thing Leads to Another" (Lewis, McDonagh) – 5:21
2. "Sure Thing" (Farr, McDonagh, Watkins) – 3:24
3. "Off My Mind" – 5:17
4. "Gently Fall" – 5:37
5. "Please Yourself" (Lewis, Farr, McDonagh, Jo Callis) – 3:55
6. "Angels Fallen" (Farr, McDonagh, Watkins) – 4:47
7. "Isolation" (Lewis, McDonagh) (4:08
8. "Long Day in the Universe" (Lewis, Farr, McDonagh, Watkins) – 4:12
9. "Wave" – 4:20
10. "If" – 3:37

Singles

1. Sure Thing (1992)
2. Long Day in the Universe (1992)
3. Please Yourself (1993)

Members

• Andrea Lewis – Vocals
• Geriant "Harley" Farr – Guitar
• Chris McDonogh – Bass
• Jimmy Hughes- Drums

References

1. Newman, Melinda (24 October 1992). "Buds' 'Erotica' Doubles The Pleasure; Frampton, Floyd 'Shine On'; Stamp-ede". Billboard . Vol. 104, no. 43. p. 17. ISSN   0006-2510 – via Google Books.
2. "Darling Buds".
3. "Erotica - the Darling Buds | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
4. "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 2747". www.robertchristgau.com.
5. Whitburn, Joel (23 June 2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981–2008. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN   978-0-8982-0174-1 – via Google Books.
6. "POP MUSIC REVIEW : Downbeat With Thelonious Monster". Los Angeles Times . 21 December 1992.