Glory of Love (The Armoury Show song)

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"Glory of Love"
The Armoury Show Glory of Love 1985 single cover.jpg
Single by The Armoury Show
from the album Waiting for the Floods
B-side "Higher Than the Instrumental"
ReleasedJune 1985
Length4:52
Label Parlophone
Songwriter(s) The Armoury Show
Producer(s) Nick Launay
The Armoury Show singles chronology
"We Can Be Brave Again"
(1985)		"Glory of Love"
(1985)		"Castles in Spain"
(1985)

"Glory of Love" is a song by British new wave band The Armoury Show, released by Parlophone in June 1985 as the third single from the band's debut studio album, Waiting for the Floods . The song was written by the Armoury Show and was produced by Nick Launay. "Glory of Love" peaked at number 92 in the UK Singles Chart.

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Critical reception

Upon its release, Jerry Smith of Music Week praised "Glory of Love" as "another glorious anthem", with Jobson's "dramatic vocals illustrated well" by McGeoch's "shards of echoing guitar". He continued, "For some unknown reason they have yet to receive commercial success but it can't be far off." [1] Debbi Voller of Number One praised the band as a "powerful team, so heaven only knows why [they] aren't having massive hits". She felt the studio version of the song "doesn't quite match up to their live version" and considered it "a case of the wrong producer for the right song". [2]

Eleanor Levy of Record Mirror noted Jobson's progression as a singer as he's now "half singing on this record, although he does deliver a good few heathen chants for old times". She concluded, "Not as good as it should be, but they're getting there". [3] John Lee of the Huddersfield Daily Examiner praised Jobson's voice for "sound[ing] as good as ever", but was disappointed in the single, concluding, "Try again, chaps." [4]

Track listing

7–inch single (UK) [5]

  1. "Glory of Love" – 4:52
  2. "Higher Than the Instrumental" – 4:14

12-inch single (UK) [6]

  1. "Glory of Love" (Universal Mix) – 8:25
  2. "Glory of Love" – 4:52
  3. "Higher Than the Instrumental" – 4:14

Personnel

The Armoury Show ("Glory of Love")

Additional musicians

Production

Other

Charts

Chart (1985)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [7] 92

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References

  1. ↑ Smith, Jerry (29 June 1985). "Singles". Music Week . p. 19. ISSN   0265-1548.
  2. ↑ Voller, Debbi (6 July 1985). "Singles". Number One . No. 107. p. 36.
  3. ↑ Levy, Eleanor (29 June 1985). "Singles". Record Mirror . p. 17. ISSN   0144-5804.
  4. ↑ Lee, John (29 June 1985). "Reviews: Singles" . Huddersfield Daily Examiner . p. 13. Retrieved 11 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ Glory of Love (UK 7-inch single sleeve). The Armoury Show. Parlophone. 1985. R 6098.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ Glory of Love (UK 12-inch single sleeve). The Armoury Show. Parlophone. 1985. 12R 6098.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ "Armoury Show: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
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