Sleep in Safety

Sleep in Safety
Studio album by 45 Grave
Released	1983
Recorded	Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre	Deathrock, horror punk
Length	41:47
Label	Enigma
Producer	Craig Leon, Paul B. Cutler
45 Grave chronology
Sleep in Safety (1983) Phantoms (1983)

Sleep in Safety is the first studio album by American rock band 45 Grave. It was released in 1983 on record label Enigma.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Contemporary critical reception of the album has been generally positive. Ned Raggett of AllMusic praised the album. ^[1] Trouser Press wrote that the album "contains most of their best songs", calling it "consistently creepy". ^[2] Spin , on the other hand, opined that the album "never escapes Christian Death's shadow". ^[3]

Track listing

1983 vinyl release

All tracks are written by 45 Grave (Dinah Cancer, Paul Cutler and Don Bolles), except as noted

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Insurance from God"		5:03
2.	"Evil"	Cancer, Bolles, Cutler, Rob Graves	2:52
3.	"Partytime"		3:16
4.	"Dream Hits II"	Cancer, Cutler	1:48
5.	"Slice o' Life"	Bolles, Cutler	6:08

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"45 Grave"		3:30
2.	"Phantoms"		3:55
3.	"Violent World"	Rev. Mikey Borens	2:05
4.	"Bad Love"	Cancer, Cutler	2:45
5.	"Surf Bat"	Cutler	1:17
6.	"Procession"		5:16

1993 remastered CD bonus tracks

All tracks are written by 45 Grave (Dinah Cancer, Paul Cutler and Don Bolles), except as noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Riboflavin"		2:54
13.	"School's Out"	Alice Cooper	3:33
14.	"Partytime" (Single Version)		3:06

Personnel

• Craig Leon – co-production
• Paul B. Cutler – co-production

References

1. Raggett, Ned. "Sleep in Safety – 45 Grave : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 28 February 2013.
2. Robbins, Ira; Fasolino, Greg. "trouserpress.com :: 45 Grave". trouserpress.com . Retrieved 28 February 2013.
3. Beaujon, Andrew (April 2005). "66.6: Greatest Moments in Goth". Spin : 72. Retrieved 21 March 2013.

External links

• Sleep in Safety at Discogs (list of releases)