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| Released | 1979 | |||
| Studio | Blue Rock (New York, New York) | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Length | 36:45 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Tom Verlaine | |||
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Tom Verlaine is the solo debut studio album by American musician and Television guitarist/vocalist Tom Verlaine. It was released in 1979 through Elektra Records.
Several tracks, including "The Grip of Love", "Breakin' in My Heart", "Last Night", and "Red Leaves" trace their roots to unreleased Television songs. In the case of "Red Leaves", the verses are drawn from "Adventure", the unfinished title track of Television's 1978 album Adventure . Fred Smith, bassist for Television, also performs on the record. Ricky Wilson, at the time guitarist of the B-52's, plays guitar on "Breakin' in My Heart"; it is the only song Wilson recorded that did not involve other B-52's members.
David Bowie covered "Kingdom Come" the following year on Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) . Tom Verlaine was originally set to play lead guitar on this version; however, Bowie was unhappy with his part and instead used King Crimson guitarist, Robert Fripp.
The album was originally mixed by Verlaine, but this mix was rejected by Elektra Records. Bob Clearmountain subsequently remixed the album, and it was this version that was released by Elektra in 1979. In 2002, a CD reissue by Collectors' Choice Music inadvertently used the earlier, rejected mix for initial pressings fulfilled by mail order; [1] this was subsequently replaced with the approved Clearmountain mix by the time the CD was made available through traditional retail channels.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [3] |
| The Great Rock Discography | 7/10 [4] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [5] |
| OndaRock | 7/10 [6] |
| Record Mirror | [7] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 7/10 [9] |
| The Village Voice | A− [10] |
Tom Verlaine was ranked at number 15 among the top "Albums of the Year" for 1979 by NME . [11]
All songs written by Tom Verlaine.
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