| Lovers Who Wander | ||||
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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Rock, roots rock | |||
| Length | 54:08 | |||
| Label | Enigma | |||
| Producer | Manny Caiati, Thom Panunzio | |||
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Lovers Who Wander is the fourth studio album by the Del-Lords, released in 1990 through Enigma Records. [1] [2] The band supported the album with a North American tour. [3] The album title comes from a Dion song. [4]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
| Robert Christgau |  [6] |
The Washington Post wrote that "this band has been moving toward a traditional early-'60s New York rock sound: Springsteen territory, though the Lords aren't quite so overweening as the Boss." [7] The Dallas Morning News determined that "the band displays its seemingly unerring knack for melding melodies that are as lasting as they are immediate with lyrics that act more as stories being told than merely words that sound good strung together." [8] The Palm Beach Post concluded that "singer-guitarist Scott Kempner's thoughtful songs about the exhilaration and disappointment of love and romance deserve a hearing." [9]
All songs written by Scott Kempner, except "Learn to Let Go" co-written by David Roter and "Stay With Me" co-written by Andy Shernoff.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Touch One Heart" | 4:25 |
| 2. | "You and I" | 4:30 |
| 3. | "I Need Love" | 4:02 |
| 4. | "Love on Fire" | 3:50 |
| 5. | "About You" | 3:25 |
| 6. | "Learn to Let Go" | 4:25 |
| 7. | "I Stand in Your Light" | 4:27 |
| 8. | "Kiss Away" | 3:53 |
| 9. | "Hellbent" | 5:01 |
| 10. | "Rockabye" | 4:00 |
| 11. | "Stay with Me" | 4:10 |
| 12. | "The Wild Boys" | 3:55 |
| 13. | "A Lifetime of Trouble" | 4:05 |
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