Raindancing
Raindancing | ||||
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Studio album by Alison Moyet | ||||
Released | 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1986–1987 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 39:22 | |||
Label |
CBS/Columbia (re-released on CD in 1990 by Sony Music Entertainment and in 2000 by Sony-BMG) | |||
Producer | Jimmy Iovine (tracks 1–6 & 8–10), Jess Bailey & Alison Moyet (track 7), Joseph Hughes & David Freeman (track 5), Jean Guiot (track 6) | |||
Alison Moyet chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Raindancing is the second studio album by singer/songwriter Alison Moyet. The album includes four single releases; "Is This Love?" (co-written by the Eurythmics' David A. Stewart under his 'Jean/Manu Guiot' pseudonym), "Weak in the Presence of Beauty", "Ordinary Girl" and "Sleep Like Breathing", a duet with David Freeman of the band The Lover Speaks. The US version of Raindancing was released with a different cover and the tracks in re-arranged order.
The non-album single "Love Letters" followed in late 1987.
Track listing
- All Songs Copyright Virgin Music Publishers Ltd, except where noted.
Side A:
- "Weak in the Presence of Beauty" (Rob Clarke, Michael Ward) – 3:45
- "Ordinary Girl" (Jess Bailey, Rick Driscoll, Moyet) – 3:27
- "You Got Me Wrong" (Moyet) – 4:04
- "Without You" (Moyet) – 3:28
- "Sleep Like Breathing" (Joseph Hughes, David Freeman; Copyright Warner Bros Music Ltd./Anxious Music/Virgin Music Publishers Ltd.) – 4:10
Side B:
- "Is This Love?" (Jean Guiot, Moyet) – 4:00
- "Blow Wind Blow" (Jess Bailey, Moyet) – 5:46
- "Glorious Love" (Jess Bailey, Rick Driscoll, Moyet) – 4:22
- "When I Say (No Giveaway)" (Jess Bailey, Rick Driscoll, Moyet) – 2:54
- "Stay" (Jess Bailey, Rick Driscoll, Moyet) – 3:26
US Edition
Side A:
- "Is This Love" (Guiot, Moyet) – 4:00
- "Stay" (Bailey, Driscoll, Moyet) – 3:26
- "Glorious Love" (Bailey, Driscoll, Moyet) – 4:22
- "When I Say (No Giveaway)" (Bailey, Driscoll, Moyet) – 2:54
- "Blow Wind Blow" (Bailey, Moyet) – 5:46
Side B:
- "Weak in the Presence of Beauty" (Clarke, Ward) – 3:45
- "Ordinary Girl" (Bailey, Driscoll, Moyet) – 3:27
- "You Got Me Wrong" (Moyet) – 4:04
- "Without You" (Moyet) – 3:28
- "Sleep Like Breathing" (Freeman, Hughes) – 4:10
Chart performance
Original 1987 release
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
Total weeks |
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Austrian Albums Chart[2] | 23 | 2 |
Canadian Albums Chart[3] | 36 | 10 |
German Albums Chart[4] | 3 | |
New Zealand Albums Chart[5] | 1 | 25 |
Norwegian Albums Chart[6] | 1 | 17 |
Swedish Albums Chart[7] | 4 | 6 |
Swiss Albums Chart[8] | 4 | 13 |
UK Albums Chart[9] | 2 | 52 |
US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 94 | 17 |
1995 release
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart[11] | 98 |
Non-album tracks, the Raindancing era
- "Is This Love?" (Extended version a.k.a. L.A. Mix) – 5:23
- "Blow Wind Blow" (Long version) – 6:19
- "Weak in the Presence of Beauty" (Extended remix) – 6:00
- "To Work on You" – 4:13
- "Take My Imagination To Bed" – 3:42
- "Ordinary Girl" (Extended version) – 5:34
- "Ordinary Girl" (Remix) – 5:55
- "Palm of Your Hand (Cloak and Dagger)" – 3:54
- "Love Resurrection" (Live at Wembley Arena 13 May 1987) – 6:31
- "Ne Me Quitte Pas" (Live at Wembley Arena 13 May 1987) – 4:46
- "Love Letters" – 2:51
- "Love Letters" (Extended) – 3:29
- "This House" (Original version) – 5:55
- "Coventry Carol" – 3:24 (from Special Olympics benefit album A Very Special Christmas, 1987)
Production
- See InfoBox for full producer listing
- Associate Producer: Mike Shipley
- Recorded & Engineered By Joe Chiccarelli, John Fryer, Robert de la Garza & Mark Desisto
- Mixed By Jess Bailey, Alison Moyet, Scott Litt, Mike Shipley & Humberto Gatica
- Mastered By Vladimir "Vlado" Meller
- Richard Houghton – sleeve photography
- Rob O'Connor (Stylorouge) – design, art direction
References
- ↑ "Raindancing - Alison Moyet | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Austria Top 40 – Hitparade Österreich". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ↑ "Welcome to the Library and Archives Canada website". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
- ↑ "charts.de". charts.de. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "New Zealand charts portal". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ↑ Steffen Hung (15 June 2006). "Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ↑ "UK Singles & Albums Chart Archive". Chart Stats. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ↑ "Raindancing - Alison Moyet | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
- ↑ "Chart Log UK: M – My Vitriol". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
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