Let It Bee

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Let It Bee
VOTB Let It Bee.jpg
Studio album by
Released20 June 1988 [1]
Recorded1987–1988
Genre
Length45:03 (U.S. version)
Label London
Producer
Voice of the Beehive chronology
Let It Bee
(1988)
Honey Lingers
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Robert Christgau A− [4]

Let It Bee is the debut album by alternative rock band Voice of the Beehive. Released in 1988 on London Records, the album earned positive reviews from music critics and was a success on U.S. college radio stations. In the UK, the album reached No. 13 on the albums chart in its debut week ending 2 July 1988. [5] The album peaked at No. 53 in Australia on the ARIA albums chart, [6] and No. 40 in New Zealand. [7]

Contents

The group had their first top 40 hit single in the UK with "Don't Call Me Baby" from the album, which reached No. 15. [5] Let It Bee contained two bonus tracks on the U.S. edition (they were not listed on the CD cover, but were listed within the text on the disc).

Track listing

  1. "The Beat of Love" (Tracey Bryn, Brad Nack, temptation rap by Melissa Brooke) – 4:08
  2. "Sorrow Floats" (Bryn) – 4:23
  3. "Don't Call Me Baby" (Bryn, Mike Jones) – 3:11
  4. "Man in the Moon" (Bryn, Brooke) – 3:16
  5. "What You Have Is Enough" (Bryn) – 2:38
  6. "Oh Love" (Brooke, Jones) – 2:59
  7. "I Walk the Earth" (Nack) – 3:42
  8. "Trust Me" (Bryn) – 3:22
  9. "I Say Nothing" (Bryn, Jones) – 3:32
  10. "There's a Barbarian in the Back of My Car" (Bryn, Zodiac Mindwarp) – 2:38
  11. "Just a City" (Bryn, Jones) – 4:27
  12. "This Weak" (Bryn, Jones) (bonus track, U.S. only) – 3:14
  13. "Jesus" (Lou Reed) (bonus track, U.S. only) – 3:24

Personnel

The band

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts) [8] 53
New Zealand (RIANZ)40
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)13

2022 deluxe edition

Chart (2022)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [9] 52
UK Album Sales Chart (OCC) [10] 53
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [11] 15

Singles

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