From the Greenhouse

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From the Greenhouse
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Studio album by
Crack the Sky
Released1989
Genre Rock
Length42:15
Label Grudge
Producer John Palumbo
Crack the Sky chronology
Raw
(1986)		From the Greenhouse
(1989)		 Dog City
(1990)

From the Greenhouse is a studio album by the American band Crack the Sky, released in 1989. [1] [2] It saw the return of keyboardist Vince DePaul as well as founding members Rick Witkowski (lead guitar) and drummer Joe D'Amico (relegated to just singing back-up vocals). A concept album about environmental degradation, it originated as a John Palumbo solo album. [3] [4]

Contents

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Ottawa Citizen Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

The Ottawa Citizen wrote that "Crack the Sky only relaxes its borrowing from Pink Floyd long enough to copy a few hooks and harmonies from the Beatles." [6] The Buffalo News called the album a "snappy, sleekly-produced set with its echoes of Pink Floyd's Roger Waters and, occasionally, Peter Gabriel." [7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Palumbo

No.TitleLength
1."From the Greenhouse"5:51
2."Under Red Skies"3:28
3."Big Money"5:44
4."The Frozen Rain"5:44
5."Monkeyboy"3:44
6."All the Things We Do"5:05
7."Lost in America"4:41
8."Can I Play for You (Ian's Song)"7:58

Note: song lengths listed on the CD differ slightly from the tracks' actual times

Personnel

The band

Additional musicians

Production

Additional credits

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References

  1. ↑ Small, Michael (May 22, 1989). "Song: From the Greenhouse". People. 31 (20): 19.
  2. ↑ Joyce, Mike (29 June 1989). "Crack the Sky". The Washington Post. p. D7.
  3. ↑ McConnell, Craig (12 Nov 1989). "Innovative sound worth a 'listen'". Toronto Star. p. G10.
  4. ↑ Considine, J.D. (April 27, 1990). "3rd Round For Crack the Sky". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The Baltimore Sun. p. 4F.
  5. ↑ "From the Greenhouse Crack the Sky". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  6. 1 2 Erksine, Evelyn (26 May 1989). "Crack the Sky From the Greenhouse". Ottawa Citizen. p. B6.
  7. ↑ Anderson, Dale (February 24, 1989). "Records". Gusto. The Buffalo News. p. 36.


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