The Vegetarians of Love

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The Vegetarians of Love
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Studio album by
Bob Geldof
Released23 July 1990 [1]
StudioMaison Rouge, Fulham Broadway, London; Studio Acousti, Paris
Genre Folk rock, pop, rock, [1] Celtic [2]
Length57:29 [2]
Label Mercury (UK) [1]
Atlantic (US)
Producer Rupert Hine [1]
Bob Geldof chronology
Deep in the Heart of Nowhere
(1986)		The Vegetarians of Love
(1990)		 The Happy Club
(1993)
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The Vegetarians of Love is the second solo studio album by Bob Geldof, released in July 1990. [2] [1] 'The Vegetarians of Love' was also the name of the band of musicians with whom Geldof recorded the album. It includes Pete Briquette from Geldof's previous band, The Boomtown Rats, who also co-wrote one track. [2] Another notable co-writer was David A. Stewart of Eurythmics. The album was produced by Rupert Hine, who also played on it. [1]

Contents

The album reached No. 21 in the UK Albums Chart in August 1990. [3]

Three singles were released from the album, of which only one, "The Great Song of Indifference", entered the UK Singles Chart, peaking at no. 15. [3]

Track listing

All songs were written by Bob Geldof, except where noted.

  1. "A Gospel Song" – 5:24
  2. "Love or Something" (Geldof, David A. Stewart) – 4:39
  3. "The Great Song of Indifference" – 4:38
  4. "Thinking Voyager 2 Type Things" (Geldof, Pete Briquette) – 8:20
  5. "Big Romantic Stuff" – 4:06
  6. "Crucified Me" – 2:09
  7. "The Chains of Pain" (Geldof, Daniel Mitchell) – 3:43
  8. "A Rose at Night" – 5:42
  9. "No Small Wonder" (Geldof, Mitchell) – 4:46
  10. "Walking Back to Happiness" – 7:29
  11. "Let It Go" – 4:40
  12. "The End of the World" – 1:52 [1]
Great Songs of Indifference re-release
  2. "Out of Order" – 3:29
  3. "Hotel 75" – 3:56
  4. "One of the Girls" – 2:28
  5. "The Original Miss Jesus" – 3:44
  6. "The Vegetarians of Love" – 1:19
  7. "Sunny Afternoon" – 3:44
  8. "The Great Song of Indifference" (French Version) – 3:37

Personnel

The Vegetarians of Love:

Occasional Vegetarians:

Production Credits:

Recorded at Maison Rouge Studios, London, by Stephen W Tayler and Andrew Scarth, assisted by Emmanuel Taylor.

Mixed at Maison Rouge Studios, London, by Stephen W Tayler and Cameron Jenkins.

Mastered by Arun Chakraverty at The Master Room.

Demos produced by Pete Briquette.

Singles

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Tom Demalon. "The Vegetarians of Love - Bob Geldof | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
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