Ten Songs for Another World

Last updated
Ten Songs for Another World
Skin - Ten Songs for Another World.jpg
Studio album by
Released1990 (1990)
RecordedApril – June 1990 (1990-06)
StudioB.Monster Studio, NYC
Length42:22
Label Young God
Producer Michael Gira
Skin chronology
The World of Skin
(1988)
Ten Songs for Another World
(1990)

Ten Songs for Another World is the third and final studio album by The World of Skin, released in 1990 by Young God Records. [1] [2]

Contents

Accolades

PublicationCountryAccoladeYearRank
Terrorizer United Kingdom 100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties [3] 2000*
* denotes an unordered list.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Please Remember Me" Michael Gira 5:07
2."Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes"traditional1:59
3."The Child's Right"Michael Gira3:33
4."Everything for Maria" Jarboe 5:07
5."I'll Go There, Take Me Home"Michael Gira3:55
6."Black Eyed Dog" Nick Drake 4:01
7."A Parasite and Other Memories"Michael Gira3:01
8."Dream Dream"Jarboe5:36
9."You'll Never Forget"Michael Gira3:29
10."Mystery of Faith"Jarboe6:33

Personnel

Adapted from the Ten Songs for Another World liner notes. [4]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States 1990 Young God CD, CS, LP YG02

Related Research Articles

Obituary (band) American death metal band

Obituary is an American death metal band formed in Tampa, Florida in 1984. They were a fundamental act in the development of death metal music, and are one of the most successful death metal bands of all time. To date, Obituary has released ten studio albums, and with the exception of their 1997–2003 split, they continue to perform live around the world.

Swans (band) American experimental rock band

Swans are an American experimental rock band formed in 1982 by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. One of few acts to emerge from the New York City-based no wave scene and stay intact into the next decade, Swans have become recognized for an ever-changing sound, exploring genres such as noise rock, post-punk, industrial and post-rock. Initially, their music was known for its sonic brutality and misanthropic lyrics. Following the addition of singer, songwriter and keyboardist Jarboe in 1986, Swans began to incorporate melody and intricacy into their music. Jarboe remained the band's only constant member except Gira and semi-constant guitarist Norman Westberg until their dissolution in 1997.

Eddie Hazel American guitarist

Edward Earl Hazel was an American guitarist and singer in early funk music who played lead guitar with Parliament-Funkadelic. Hazel was a posthumous inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. His ten-minute guitar solo in the Funkadelic song "Maggot Brain" is hailed as "one of the greatest solos of all time on any instrument". In 2015, Rolling Stone ranked Hazel at no. 83 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists.

Michael W. Smith American musician and songwriter

Michael Whitaker Smith is an American musician who has charted in both contemporary Christian and mainstream charts. His biggest success in mainstream music was in 1991 when "Place in This World" hit No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. Over the course of his career, he has sold more than 18 million albums.

Ronnie Van Zant American singer, songwriter, and founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd

Ronald Wayne Van Zant was an American musician known as the lead vocalist, primary lyricist, and founding member of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. He was the older brother of two other rock vocalists: current Lynyrd Skynyrd lead vocalist Johnny Van Zant and Donnie Van Zant, the founder and vocalist of 38 Special. He was the father of Tammy Van Zant and Melody Van Zant.

Terrorizer is an American grindcore band formed in 1986 in Los Angeles, California. After disbanding, its members gained recognition by playing in influential extreme metal bands, such as Morbid Angel, Napalm Death and Nausea. To date, Terrorizer has released four studio albums, and broken up twice. The band reunited again in 2009, this time without Pintado, who had died three years prior.

Andrew Wood (singer) American musician and singer

Andrew Patrick Wood was an American musician. He was the lead singer and lyricist for the alternative rock bands Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone. Wood formed Malfunkshun in 1980 with his older brother Kevin Wood on guitar and Regan Hagar on drums. The band used alter ego personas onstage, with Wood using the name Landrew the Love Child. Though the band only had two songs released, "With Yo' Heart " and "Stars-n-You", on the Deep Six compilation album, they are often cited as being among the "founding fathers" of the Seattle grunge movement. During his time in Malfunkshun, Wood started relying heavily on drugs, entering rehab in 1985.

Lisa Germano Musical artist

Lisa Ruth Germano is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Indiana. Her album Geek the Girl (1994) was chosen a top album of the 1990s by Spin magazine. She began her career as a violinist for John Mellencamp. As of 2018 she has released thirteen albums.

Hillsong Music is Christian music produced by Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia as well as offshoot churches, Hillsong London and Hillsong Kiev. Hillsong albums are released and distributed by Hillsong Music. The main groups are Hillsong Worship, Hillsong United, Hillsong Young & Free, and Hillsong Kids.

Vision of Love 1990 single by Mariah Carey

"Vision of Love" is the debut single by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. Written by Carey and Ben Margulies, "Vision of Love" was released as the lead single from Carey's self-titled debut album on May 15, 1990. After being featured on Carey's demo tape for Columbia, the song was re-recorded and produced by Rhett Lawrence and Narada Michael Walden. "Vision of Love" features a slow-dance theme tempo and backing vocals sung by Carey herself, and introduces her usage of the whistle register. Lyrically, the song describes both a past and present relationship with a lover: Carey describes the "vision of love" she dreamed of, as well as the present love she feels for him.

<i>Storm of the Lights Bane</i> 1995 studio album by Dissection

Storm of the Light's Bane is the second full-length album by Swedish black metal band Dissection. It was released on 17 November 1995 by Nuclear Blast. This would be the band's last full-length album before Nödtveidt's 1997 incarceration for the felony murder of Josef ben Meddour. It would not be until 2006 that they would release their third and final album Reinkaos, which was followed by the breakup of the band and Jon Nödtveidt's suicide shortly after. As with the band's debut album, Kristian 'Necrolord' Wåhlin created the artwork. The album is widely considered a masterpiece and one of the best black metal albums ever written. It has had significant influence on the development of extreme metal, inspiring many bands such as Watain, whose frontman played bass live with the band during their final shows.

<i>City</i> (Strapping Young Lad album) 1997 studio album by Strapping Young Lad

City is the second studio album by Canadian extreme metal band Strapping Young Lad, released on February 11, 1997. Frontman Devin Townsend assembled a permanent lineup of Strapping Young Lad to record the album, including prolific drummer Gene Hoglan, and Townsend's former bandmates Jed Simon on guitar and Byron Stroud on bass. The album was critically acclaimed, with Revolver naming it one of "the greatest metal albums of all time", and it is widely considered Strapping Young Lad's best work. The album was re-released in 2007 with several bonus tracks and altered cover art.

Steve Green (singer) Musical artist

Steve Green is an American Christian music singer, notable for his tenor vocal range and flexible solo style. Over his 45-year career, Green has been honored as a four-time Grammy Award nominee, seven-time Dove Award winner and was inducted in to the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2017. He has had 13 No. 1 songs, and has sold over three million albums.

The World of Skin was a project springing out of the American group Swans, which was a collaboration between the core Swans members Michael Gira and Jarboe. The project was initially called Skin, with the first two albums being released under that name, the last one being released under the name the World of Skin. In the UK, the first two albums were released by Product Inc., an imprint of Mute Records, while the last was released on Gira's own Young God label.

<i>Cop</i> (album) 1984 studio album by Swans

Cop is the second studio album by American experimental rock band Swans. It was released in 1984, through record label K.422.

<i>Soundtracks for the Blind</i> album by Swans

Soundtracks for the Blind is the tenth studio album by Swans. It was released as a double CD in 1996, through Young God Records. Soundtracks for the Blind was intended, as suggested by the title, to function as a sort of "soundtrack for a non-existent film." It was the last studio album released by the band until 2010's My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky. A reissue of the album was released on July 20, 2018, marking the first time Soundtracks for the Blind was released on vinyl.

<i>Possession</i> (God album) 1992 studio album by GOD

Possession is the debut studio album of GOD, released on 17 April 1992 by Caroline and Virgin Records.

<i>In the Eyes of God</i> 1999 studio album by Today Is the Day

In the Eyes of God is the fifth studio album by the American noisegrind band Today Is the Day, released on July 20, 1999, by Relapse Records. It is the only album by the group to feature Brann Dailor and Bill Kelliher, who would both move on to form Mastodon. First issued in 1999 on CD and vinyl formats, the LP was a limited edition of 1,000 total: 900 black copies sold to the public, and 100 clear copies that were given away as gifts to the staff of Relapse.

<i>Rise as God</i> 2015 studio album by TVXQ

Rise as God is a Korean studio album by South Korean pop duo TVXQ. It was released on July 20, 2015 by S.M. Entertainment. Released as a special album, it is the duo's last musical release before taking their two-year hiatus to complete their mandatory military service.

References

  1. Leland, John; Sheridan, David; Kenny, Glenn; Frampton, Scott (2007). "Swans". Trouser Press . Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  2. "The World of Skin: Ten Songs for Another World > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  3. "Terrorizer: 100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties". Terrorizer . Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  4. Ten Songs for Another World (booklet). The World of Skin. Brooklyn, New York: Young God. 1990.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)