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"Although much of the finished work incorporates seeds of the original improvisations from which it grew, there was a lot of re-recording and polishing of the material. I don’t remember there being too much of a struggle regarding the different directions the material took although I do remember I’d frequently be forced to justify my decisions whereby one piece or approach might be deemed out of context and another not. ‘Blackwater’ might be the exception here. I think I fought harder for that track than any other. Not because it was of the greatest interest but it was a strong piece that worked well in the body of the remainder of the album".

— Interview by Markus Deisenberger on 22 November 2009 [4]

Release and reception

Rain Tree Crow
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Studio album by
Rain Tree Crow
Released8 April 1991
RecordedSeptember 1989 – April 1990
Studio
Genre
Length45:53
Label Virgin
Producer Rain Tree Crow
Japan chronology
Oil on Canvas
(1983)		Rain Tree Crow
(1991)
David Sylvian chronology
Weatherbox
(1989)		Rain Tree Crow
(1991)		 Ember Glance: The Permanence of Memory
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
NME 2/10 [6]
Trouser Press positive [7]

"Blackwater" was released as the album's only single and reached number 62 in the UK Singles Chart in March 1991. The album reached number 24 in the UK Albums Chart. [8]

The album was remastered and reissued on CD in 2003. The B-side track from the "Blackwater" single, "I Drink To Forget", was included on this reissue, but omitted on the later vinyl reissue of March 2019.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rain Tree Crow.

Rain Tree Crow track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Big Wheels in Shanty Town"7:08
2."Every Colour You Are"4:46
3."Rain Tree Crow"2:04
4."Red Earth (As Summertime Ends)"3:38
5."Pocket Full of Change"6:08
6."Boat's for Burning"0:45
7."New Moon at Red Deer Wallow"5:12
8."Blackwater"4:19
9."A Reassuringly Dull Sunday"1:22
10."Blackcrow Hits Shoe Shine City"5:14
11."Scratchings on the Bible Belt"2:46
12."Cries and Whispers"2:31
Total length:45:53
2003 bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."I Drink to Forget"1:46
Total length:47:39

Personnel

Rain Tree Crow

Additional musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart (1991)Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [9] 72
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [10] 49
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [11] 61
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [12] 33
UK Albums (OCC) [1] 24

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rain Tree Crow | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  2. ↑ Prasad, Anil (1996). "Innerviews: Mick Karn".
  3. ↑ Innerviews. "Mick Karn - Sculpting Sound". Innerviews: Music Without Borders. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  4. 1 2 "David Sylvian 2009: interviews Archives". www.davidsylvian.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  5. ↑ Rain Tree Crow at AllMusic
  6. ↑ Dalton, Stephen (13 April 1991). "Long Play". New Musical Express . p. 32.
  7. ↑ Robbins, Ira; Aswad, Jem. "TrouserPress.com :: Japan". TrouserPress.com . Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Japan | Artist | Official Charts". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1521". RPM . Library and Archives Canada.
  10. ↑ Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon. ISBN   4-87131-077-9.
  11. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rain Tree Crow – Rain Tree Crow" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  12. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Rain Tree Crow – Rain Tree Crow". Hung Medien.
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