Eye of the Hurricane (The Alarm album)

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Eye of the Hurricane
The Alarm Hurricane.jpg
Studio album by
Released19 October 1987 [1]
Recorded1987
Genre Rock, new wave
Length40:56(original release)
Label I.R.S.
Producer John Porter, The Alarm
The Alarm chronology
Strength
(1985)
Eye of the Hurricane
(1987)
Electric Folklore Live
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
New Musical Express 6/10 [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Eye of the Hurricane is the third studio album by the Welsh band the Alarm, released in October 1987 on I.R.S. Records. The album was initially released on vinyl LP and cassette, reaching number 23 in the UK charts and number 77 in the US charts. A CD version was released later the same year and in 2000 an extended re-mastered version was released, including extra tracks.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Eddie MacDonald & Mike Peters, except where noted.

Folklore

  1. "Rain in the Summertime" (The Alarm) - 5:12
  2. "Newtown Jericho" - 4:05
  3. "Hallowed Ground" - 4:17
  4. "One Step Closer to Home" (Dave Sharp, Nigel Twist) - 4:31
  5. "Shelter" (The Alarm) - 3:08

Electric

  1. "Rescue Me" - 3:19
  2. "Permanence in Change" - 4:01
  3. "Presence of Love" - 4:01
  4. "Only Love Can Set Me Free" - 4:22
  5. "Eye of the Hurricane" - 3:38

Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians

Single releases

Credits

Recorded & mixed at Great Linford Manor.

Engineer Tony Platt
Mixed by David Leonard
Producer The Alarm and John Porter

Remastered release

Released in 2000, the remastered edition featured a revised track listings, b-sides and previously unreleased recordings, new and original artwork, unseen photos, lyrics, sleeve notes by Mike Peters and interactive programming information to play the album in its original form.

Track listing

  1. "Electric"
  2. "Newtown Jericho"
  3. "Rain in the Summertime"
  4. "Rose Beyond the Wall"
  5. "Hallowed Ground"
  6. "One Step Closer to Home"
  7. "Shelter"
  8. "Folklore"
  9. "Eye of the Hurricane"
  10. "Permanence in Change"
  11. "Presence of Love"
  12. "World on Fire"
  13. "A Time to Believe"
  14. "Only Love Can Set Me Free"
  15. "Rescue Me"
  16. "A New South Wales"
  17. "Elders and Folklore"
  18. "My Land Your Land"
  19. "Pastures of Plenty"
  20. "Rescue Me (Tearing The Bonds Assunder Mix)"
  21. "Rain in the Summertime (Thunder/Through The Haze Mix)"

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