Velveteen (album)

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Velveteen
TransvisionVamp-Velveteen.jpg
Studio album by
Transvision Vamp
ReleasedJune 1989
Recorded1989
StudioMoody Studios, Acton, London; Eastcote Studios, Kensal Road, London; The Town House, London
Length50:10
Label MCA
Producer
Transvision Vamp chronology
Pop Art
(1988)		Velveteen
(1989)		 The Complete 12"ers Collection Vol. 1
(1990)
Singles from Velveteen
  1. "Baby I Don't Care"
    Released: 1989
  2. "The Only One"
    Released: 28 August 1989 [2]
  3. "Landslide of Love"
    Released: 1989
  4. "Born to Be Sold"
    Released: 1989

Velveteen is the second studio album by English rock band Transvision Vamp, released in June 1989 by MCA Records. The album includes the single "Baby I Don't Care", which reached number 3 in the United Kingdom and Australia. Velveteen reached number 1 on the UK Albums Chart and number 2 in Australia, where it became the 39th best-selling album of the year. [3]

Contents

An accompanying video album, titled The Velveteen Singles, features the videos for all four singles released from the album, as well as behind-the-scenes footage.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Robert Christgau B+ [5]
Hi-Fi News & Record Review A:1 [6]
New Musical Express 3/10 [7]
Number One Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [8]
Record Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]

Jeff Clark-Meads, reviewer of British music newspaper Music Week , said that the band is more successful with loud and fast songs. He noted with satisfaction that "there are enough tracks here with pace and raunch to carry the casual listener through the slower, limits-of-ability-defining tracks," and summarized: "Indeed, as a package the album has life, verve and muscle and will appeal to anybody who finds the band's singles attractive." [10]

Track listing

All tracks written by Nick Christian Sayer, except where noted. [1]

  1. "Baby I Don't Care" – 4:37
  2. "The Only One" – 4:19
  3. "Landslide of Love" – 3:48
  4. "Falling for a Goldmine" (Sayer, Marcus Myers) – 4:28
  5. "Down on You" – 4:20
  6. "Song to the Stars" – 1:50
  7. "Kiss Their Sons" – 4:16
  8. "Born to Be Sold" – 3:44
  9. "Pay the Ghosts" – 4:37
  10. "Bad Valentine" – 3:45
  11. "Velveteen" – 9:51

Personnel

Transvision Vamp

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Technical

Charts

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