Pride (Living Colour album)

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Pride
Living Colour Pride album.jpg
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedNovember 14, 1995
Recorded1987–1994
Genre Alternative metal, funk metal, heavy metal, experimental rock
Length74:39
Label Epic [1]
Living Colour chronology
Stain
(1993)
Pride
(1995)
Collideøscope
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Pride is a compilation album by the American musical group Living Colour, released in 1995. [5] In addition to some of their most commercially successful songs, the album includes four rare tracks recorded for the follow-up to their third album, Stain . [5]

Contents

The collection is out of print; problems with the rights ownership make a reissue unlikely.[ citation needed ]

Critical reception

Entertainment Weekly wrote that "singles like 'Type' and 'Glamour Boys', and Vernon Reid’s dive-bomber guitar, amount to one mighty legacy." [6] The Commercial Appeal opined: "Much of the Pride collection is just depressing, documenting the death of a promising band. So, unless you're a devoted fan, skip this one and use the bucks to replace your scarred copy of Vivid." [7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Pride"4:55
2."Release the Pressure"4:15
3."Sacred Ground"3:47
4."Visions"4:35
5."Love Rears Its Ugly Head" (Soulpower Remix)6:13
6."These Are Happy Times"5:27
7."Memories Can't Wait (Live)" (Talking Heads cover)5:05
8."Cult of Personality"4:53
9."Funny Vibe"3:53
10."WTFF"2:04
11."Glamour Boys"3:40
12."Open Letter (To a Landlord)"5:32
13."Solace of You"3:35
14."Nothingness"3:30
15."Type"6:26
16."Time's Up"3:07
17."What's Your Favorite Color? (Theme Song)"4:42
Australian limited edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cult of Personality" (live)Corey Glover; Muzz Skillings; Vernon Reid; Will Calhoun4:55
2."Burning of the Midnight Lamp"Jimi Hendrix5:31
3."Ausländer"Corey Glover; Doug Wimbish; Vernon Reid; Will Calhoun2:38
4."Sunshine of Your Love"Eric Clapton; Jack Bruce; Pete Brown5:16
5."Final Solution" (Pere Ubu cover)Craig Bell; David Taylor; David Thomas; Peter Laughner; Scott Krauss; Tim Wright; Tom Herman4:31
6."Nothingness" (Colour Mix)Will Calhoun3:50
7."New Jack Theme" (live)Vernon Reid5:08

Australian limited edition

Charts

Chart performance for Pride
Chart (1995)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [8] 70

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