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More Songs About Love & Hate | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 1989 | |||
Recorded | Winter 1988–1989 | |||
Studio | Elephant Studios, Wapping, London (Mixed at Odyssey Studios, London, February 1989) | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 39:09 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Vic Maile | |||
The Godfathers chronology | ||||
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Singles from More Songs About Love & Hate | ||||
USA cover art | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
More Songs About Love and Hate is the third studio album by alternative rock band the Godfathers,released in May 1989 by Epic Records. [3] It reached number 49 on the UK Albums Chart. [4] The UK album cover shows Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. It was the last Godfathers album to feature guitarist Kris Dollimore,who was replaced by Chris Burrows for 1991's Unreal World . [5]
In a contemporary review in The Washington Post ,Mark Jenkins argued that the album lacks great songs,calling it "11 songs in search of a hit." He,however,felt that it is more consistent than its predecessor Birth,School,Work,Death ,writing,"None of the material soars,but only "Another You" sounds disposable." Jenkins highlighted "Walking Talking Johnny Cash Blues," a "change-of-pace" track with a "country flavor," as one of the album's best tracks. He concluded that More Songs About Love and Hate shows the band "sliding back into the amiable but underwhelming rut of such pub rock also-rans as Ducks Deluxe. The songs keep reaching for hooks - the submerged "yeah yeah yeahs" of "Pretty Girl," the pounding finale to "This Is Your Life," the bells that end the album-closing "Another You" - to distinguish generic melodies." [6]
In a retrospective review,AllMusic's Mark Deming also felt that the album lacked an "instant classic single" like the title track from their previous album,but "otherwise it came close to matching that album's muscle and fury and confirmed the band had plenty of offer." Deming noted that the album had "just a dash more polish" than the band's previous work,and "their tough,meat-and-potatoes sound had picked up a bit more heft and precision along the way." He concluded that "while the songs on More Songs About Love and Hate aren't always as memorable as [Birth,School,Work,Death],there aren't any outright duds either," calling the album a "fine work". [3]
All tracks are written by the Godfathers
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "She Gives Me Love" | 3:34 |
2. | "Those Days Are Over" | 3:29 |
3. | "How Low Is Low?" | 3:26 |
4. | "Pretty Girl" | 4:00 |
5. | "This Is Your Life" | 3:57 |
6. | "I'm Lost and Then I'm Found" | 3:58 |
7. | "I Don't Believe in You" | 3:29 |
8. | "Life Has Passed Us By" | 4:03 |
9. | "Walking Talking Johnny Cash Blues" | 3:06 |
10. | "Halfway Paralysed" | 2:43 |
11. | "Another You" | 3:24 |
Total length: | 39:09 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Just Because You're Not Paranoid Doesn't Mean to Say They're Not Going to Get You!" (B-side of "She Gives Me Love") | 2:25 |
13. | "Still Alone" (B-side of "I'm Lost and Then I'm Found") | 3:38 |
14. | "Birth, School, Work, Death" (Ex Mix) | 4:42 |
15. | "She Gives Me Love" (High Octane Mix) | 3:44 |
16. | "She Gives Me Love" (Extended Mix) | 5:30 |
Total length: | 59:00 |
Adapted from the album liner notes. [7]
Chart (1989) | Peak Position |
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UK Albums Chart [4] | 49 |
Swiss Albums [8] | 29 |
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