You, the Night ... and the Music

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You, the Night ... and the Music
Gallon Drunk - You, the Night and the Music.jpg
Studio album by
Released1992
RecordedAutumn 1991, London, England
Genre Rock
Length31:58
Label Clawfist
Producer Gallon Drunk, Tony Harris
Gallon Drunk chronology
Tonite... the Singles Bar
(1991)
You, the Night ... and the Music
(1992)
Clawfist - The Peel Sessions
(1992)

You, the Night ... and the Music is the debut album by the English band Gallon Drunk. [1] [2] It was released in 1992 through Clawfist. [3] The album was produced by the band and Tony Harris. [4]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Trouser Press wrote: "The band has developed its melodic side; many of the songs are draped in [James] Johnston's dark piano playing. But the brimstone igniting the songs remains firmly on high." [7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rev Up – TPA"Mike Delanian, James Johnston 0:52
2."Some Fool's Mess"Joe Byfield, Max Décharné, Mike Delanian, James Johnston5:02
3."Just One More"James Johnston3:55
4."Two Wings Mambo"Mike Delanian, James Johnston6:39
5."You, the Night ... and the Music"Max Décharné, Mike Delanian, James Johnston2:21
6."Gallon Drunk"Joe Byfield, Nick Combe, Mike Delanian, James Johnston3:38
7."Night Tide"Mike Delanian, James Johnston2:27
8."Eye of the Storm"Mike Delanian, James Johnston1:56
9."The Tornado"Mike Delanian, James Johnston5:08
2007 remastered CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Ruby" (alternate take)Joy May Creasy, Simeon, Danny Taylor4:07
11."Draggin' Along" (Steven Stapleton mix)Joe Byfield, Nick Coombes, Mike Delanian, James Johnston3:54
12."All Mouth, No Trousers" (unreleased demo) 2:41
13."Arlington Road" (live)Joe Byfield, Max Décharné, Mike Delanian, James Johnston4:55
14."You Should Be Ashamed" (live)James Johnston, Geraldine Swayne 3:24
15."Push the Boat Out" (live)James Johnston4:49
16."Two Wings Mambo" (live)Mike Delanian, James Johnston9:03

Personnel

Gallon Drunk
Production and additional personnel

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References

  1. "Picks – You, the Night ... and the Music by Gallon Drunk". Guitar Player. Vol. 27, no. 2. February 1993. p. 125.
  2. "Tonite, the Singles Bar / You, the Night… and the Music / From the Heart of Town". Record Collector.
  3. Buckley, Peter (8 August 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN   9781843531050.
  4. 1 2 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 279.
  5. Raggett, Ned. "You, the Night...and the Music". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  6. Larkin, Colin (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. Virgin Books. pp. 168–169.
  7. Anderson, Lydia (2007). "Gallon Drunk". Trouser Press . Retrieved 17 March 2013.