In Ribbons

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In Ribbons
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Studio album by
Released23 March 1992 (1992-03-23)
RecordedOctober 1991 – January 1992
Studio
Genre Shoegaze
Length51:24
Label 4AD
Producer Hugh Jones
Pale Saints chronology
The Comforts of Madness
(1990)
In Ribbons
(1992)
Slow Buildings
(1994)
Singles from In Ribbons
  1. "Throwing Back the Apple"
    Released: 11 May 1992 [1]

In Ribbons is the second studio album by English alternative rock band Pale Saints, released on 23 March 1992 by 4AD. [2] It peaked at number 61 on the UK Albums Chart. [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
NME 9/10 [7]

Jack Rabid of Trouser Press called In Ribbons "alluring and attractive, rich in complexity and raw emotion." [8] Martin C. Strong wrote that "the subtlety of its shredding chords and sporadic sonic dreamscapes were let loose all over the shop." [9] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide wrote that the album "immaculately balances wide-screen guitars and soft melodies." [6]

Spin included In Ribbons in a 2007 list of "essential" shoegaze albums. [10] In 2016, Pitchfork ranked In Ribbons at number 34 on its list of the 50 best shoegaze albums of all time. [11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pale Saints (Meriel Barham, Chris Cooper, Ian Masters, and Graeme Naysmith), except where noted

UK edition
No.TitleLength
1."Throwing Back the Apple"4:09
2."Ordeal"3:58
3."Thread of Light"4:05
4."Shell"4:54
5."There Is No Day"0:39
6."Hunted"7:42
7."Hair Shoes"5:48
8."Babymaker"3:25
9."Liquid"2:43
10."Neverending Night"4:45
11."Featherframe"4:38
12."A Thousand Stars Burst Open"4:38
Total length:51:24
Japanese and US edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Throwing Back the Apple" 4:09
2."Ordeal" 3:58
3."Thread of Light" 4:05
4."Shell" 4:54
5."There Is No Day" 0:39
6."Hunted" 6:28
7."Blue Flower"5:37
8."Hair Shoes" 5:48
9."Babymaker" 3:25
10."Liquid" 2:43
11."Neverending Night" 4:45
12."Featherframe" 4:38
13."A Thousand Stars Burst Open" 4:38
Total length:55:47

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [12]

  • Pale Saints (Meriel Barham, Chris Cooper, Ian Masters, and Graeme Naysmith) – all instruments (except cello), arrangement

Additional musicians

Production

  • Phil Ault – engineering
  • Goetz Botzenhardt – engineering
  • Alan Branch – engineering
  • Steve Bray – engineering
  • Kevin Hurley – engineering
  • Hugh Jones – production, engineering
  • John O'Donnell – engineering
  • Paul Tipler – engineering

Design

Charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [3] 61
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [13] 10

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