Sanctuary (The Passions album)

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Sanctuary
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Released18 September 1982
Studio The Garden, London
Genre New wave
Label Polydor
Producer Mick Glossop
The Passions chronology
Thirty Thousand Feet Over China
(1981)
Sanctuary
(1982)
Professional ratings
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Sanctuary is the third and last album by English post-punk/new wave band The Passions, released on 18 September 1982 [2] by Polydor Records.

Contents

The album was originally called "Cars Driven Fast" after the song on the album and artwork had been designed for it. However, the name was changed after the involvement of Cairo Management. [3] The original title and artwork was used in some areas of Europe.

The album was reissued on CD in November 2019 by Rubellan Remasters and included 9 bonus tracks, the first 5 were A-side and B-side non-album singles and the other 4 were live recordings of other songs by The Passions, including their best-known song "I'm in Love with a German Film Star". [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Passions, with "Love Is Essential" written just by Kevin Armstrong.

No.TitleLength
1."Jump for Joy" (Produced by Peter Wilson)4:00
2."The Letter"3:26
3."Into Night"4:45
4."Small Talk"4:05
5."White Lies"3:15
6."Cars Driven Fast"4:51
7."Love Is Essential"3:25
8."Your Friend"3:33
9."Hold On Don't Go"3:17
10."Sanctuary"5:47

2019 CD bonus tracks:

No.TitleLength
11."Africa Mine"3:51
12."I Feel Cheap"3:04
13."The Story"4:10
14."Tempting Fate"3:43
15."Stop That Man"2:28
16."The Square" (Live)3:26
17."Why Me" (Live)3:21
18."Snow" (Live)2:23
19."I'm in Love with a German Film Star" (Live)4:10

Personnel

The Passions

Technical [5]

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References

  1. Hanson, Amy. "Sanctuary – The Passions | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  2. Post Punk Diary: 1980–1982 by George Gimarc
  3. "Biography 3 | The Passions". thepassions.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  4. "The Passions / Sanctuary". Rubellan Remasters. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  5. "Sanctuary - The Passions | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 April 2020.