The Voice of Love (Julee Cruise album)

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The Voice of Love
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 12, 1993 (1993-10-12)
RecordedExcalibur Studios, Cherokee Recording, Saturn Sound
Length51:47
Label Warner Bros.
Producer David Lynch
Julee Cruise chronology
Floating into the Night
(1989)
The Voice of Love
(1993)
The Art of Being a Girl
(2002)
Professional ratings
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NME 3/10 [2]
Spin (favorable) [3]

The Voice of Love is the second album by American dream pop singer Julee Cruise. It was released on October 12, 1993.

Contents

Background and content

Some of the songs on the album were taken from previous David Lynch productions. "Up in Flames" had previously appeared on Lynch's 1990 musical play Industrial Symphony No. 1 ; "Questions in a World of Blue", an instrumental version of "She Would Die for Love", and an instrumental version of "The Voice of Love" were all included in the film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me , which was also directed by David Lynch and in which Cruise makes a brief appearance. An instrumental version of "Kool Kat Walk" appeared in Lynch's 1990 film Wild at Heart .

Track listing

All lyrics are written by David Lynch, except where noted; all music is composed by Angelo Badalamenti, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Is Our Night" 4:06
2."The Space for Love" 3:24
3."Movin' in on You" 4:04
4."Friends for Life" 4:44
5."Up in Flames" 4:39
6."Kool Kat Walk" 6:23
7."Until the End of the World" 5:33
8."She Would Die for Love" 6:06
9."In My Other World"Cruise, Louis Tucci4:47
10."Questions in a World of Blue" 4:47
11."The Voice of Love" 3:14

Personnel

Technical

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References

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  2. Pouncey, Edwin (October 23, 1993). "Long Play". NME . p. 35. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  3. Powers, Ann (December 1993). "Spins". Spin . Retrieved December 20, 2014.