Permanent Shade of Blue

Permanent Shade of Blue
Studio album by Roachford
Released	4 April 1994 (1994-04-04) [1]
Genre	R&B pop rock soul
Length	50:23
Label	Columbia
Producer	Andrew Roachford Martin Phillips Gil Norton Tim Palmer
Roachford chronology
Get Ready! (1991) Permanent Shade of Blue (1994) Feel (1997)
Singles from Permanent Shade of Blue
"Only to Be with You" Released: 7 March 1994 [2] "Lay Your Love on Me" Released: 6 June 1994 [3] "This Generation" Released: 8 August 1994 [4] "Cry for Me" Released: 21 November 1994 [5] "I Know You Don't Love Me" Released: 20 March 1995 [6]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Music Week	[8]

Permanent Shade of Blue is the third studio album by the British band Roachford, released in April 1994. The album was certified double-platinum in Australia, where it reached number two on the ARIA Albums Chart.

Track listing

All tracks were written by Andrew Roachford.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Only to Be with You"	4:21
2.	"Johnny"	4:47
3.	"Emergency"	4:37
4.	"Lay Your Love on Me"	4:06
5.	"Ride the Storm"	3:58
6.	"This Generation"	4:08
7.	"I Know You Don't Love Me"	5:43
8.	"Gus's Blues (Intro)"	0:31
9.	"Do We Wanna Live Together"	4:12
10.	"Cry for Me"	4:34
11.	"Guess I Must Be Crazy"	4:43
12.	"Higher Love"	5:23

Personnel

Band members

• Andrew Roachford – vocals, keyboards, percussion, producer
• Hawi Gondwe – guitar
• Derrick Taylor – bass
• Chris Taylor – drums

Additional musicians

• Sagat Guiay – guitar on track 5
• Gus Isidore – guitar on tracks 7 and 8
• Frank Tontoh – drums on tracks 2 and 5
• Pat Roache – drums on track 10
• Chyna Gordon – backing vocals on track 6
• Faye Simpson, Lain Gray, Lawrence – backing vocals on track 12
• Jeff Beck – guitar on track 3

Production

• Martyn Phillips – producer on tracks 1 and 6
• Gil Norton – producer on track 4
• Mark O'Donohghue – engineer
• Tim Palmer, Tony Phillips – mixing

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1994–1995) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [9] 2 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 52 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [11] 11 UK Albums (OCC) [12] 25

Year-end charts Chart (1995) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) [13] 24

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [14]	2× Platinum	140,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [15]	Gold	100,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Album Releases". Music Week . 2 April 1994. p. 20.
2. "Single Releases". Music Week. 5 March 1994. p. 21.
3. "Single Releases". Music Week. 4 June 1994. p. 21.
4. "Single Releases". Music Week. 6 August 1994. p. 21.
5. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 19 November 1994. p. 39.
6. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 18 March 1995. p. 35.
7. "Roachford Permanent Shade of Blue review". AllMusic - Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 12 April 2012.
8. Jones, Alan (16 April 1994). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums" (PDF). Music Week . p. 19. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
9. "Australiancharts.com – Roachford – Permanent Shade of Blue". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Roachford – Permanent Shade of Blue" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
11. "Charts.nz – Roachford – Permanent Shade of Blue". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
12. "Roachford | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
13. "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1995". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
14. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1995 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 28 November 2021.
15. "British album certifications – Roachford – Permanent Shade of Blue". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 25 October 2018.

External links

• Permanent Shade of Blue at Discogs (list of releases)