Pacific Street

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Pacific Street
Pacific Street Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 27, 1984
StudioVillage Way Studios; The Manor, Shipton-on-Cherwell; Ridge Farm Studios, Capel, Dorking; Nova Sound Studios, Marble Arch, London
Length37:25
Label Virgin
Producer Howard Gray, The Pale Fountains
The Pale Fountains chronology
Pacific Street
(1984)
From Across the Kitchen Table
(1985)
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Pacific Street is the debut album by British band The Pale Fountains. The CD version of the LP contains the first 11 tracks plus 4 bonus songs: "Thank You", "Meadow of Love", "Palm of My Hand" and "Love's a Beautiful Place". [2]

Contents

Pacific Street features an acoustic sound, with trumpet and flute, influenced by Burt Bacharach, Love and Bossa nova in the context of melodic pop songs.

The band would record one more album before splitting and Head would re-emerge a few years later fronting Shack. [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Michael Head

No.TitleLength
1."Reach"4:10
2."Something on My Mind"3:55
3."Unless"4:40
4."Southbound Excursion"2:32
5."Natural"3:20
6."Faithful Pillow (Pt.1)"1:39
7."(Don't Let Your Love) Start a War"3:38
8."Beyond Friday's Field"4:03
9."Abergele Next Time"3:49
10."Crazier"3:40
11."Faithful Pillow (Pt.2)"1:59
Total length:37:25
Japanese Limited Edition
No.TitleLength
12."Thank You" 
13."Meadow of Love" 
14."(There's Always) Something on My Mind" (Remix) 
15."Palm of My Hand" 
16."Unless" (Extended version) 
17."(Don't Let Your Love) Start a War" (Alt. Version) 
18."Just a Girl" (Re-recording) 
19."Palm of My Hand" (Instrumental) 
20."Love Situation" 
21."(Don't Let Your Love) Start a War" (Extended Version) 

Personnel

The Pale Fountains

Additional musicians

References

  1. Pacific Street at AllMusic Allmusic review
  2. "Pale Fountains – Pacific Street – Red Sun Records" . Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  3. "– PACIFIC STREET +Album Reviews – SwapaCD" . Retrieved 2 November 2015.