Eternally Yours (album)
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| Studio album by The Saints | ||||
| Released | May 1978 | |||
| Recorded | late 1977 | |||
| Studio | Roundhouse Studios, London; mixed at Wessex Studio | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
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Harvest (UK & Australia) Sire (original US release) Captain Oi! (1999 UK CD reissue) EMI Music Australia (Australian 2004 Reissue) 4 Men With Beards (2011 US LP reissue) |
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| Producer | Chris Bailey & Ed Kuepper | |||
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Eternally Yours is the second album released by the Australian music group The Saints in 1978. For their follow up album (with Kuepper and Bailey in the producers chair) the band chose a bigger, more R&B-driven sound, including the addition of a horn section.
The original title for the album was to be International Robots and recording initially commenced at Wessex Studios. The tapes from these sessions (which have since been released on the 2007 reissue CD) reveal the songs in a more stripped down form like their previous recordings. The sessions also include "Champagne Misery", which was not released until 2000's Wild About You compilation.
Chris Bailey later said, "For me, it's our first proper release because (I'm) Stranded was just a load of demos. Although we still had the same energy as the first album, the added horn section seemed to confuse people and the record sort of disappeared." In another interview, Bailey stated, "When people talk to me about the early Saints in hallowed terms, I find it a little bit amusing, because when I think about something like "Lost & Found" or "Misunderstood", I kind of think that's crap."
John Robb described the album as, "One of the classic hidden gems of the punk canon. The band married Ed Kuepper's wall of sound guitars and Chris Bailey's fantastic sneering vocals with the fattest, baddest horn section and made it work." He claims the album was a "new template" for future punk releases. The album is listed as one of the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.Kurt Cobain from Nirvana listed the album 19 on his Top 50 favorites albums.
Reviewed at the time of release, Roadrunner said, "Their English experience has done them the world of good: they are musically tighter without losing any of the fast and furious punch that is the trademark, but it's their lyrics that have really developed."
All tracks composed by Ed Kuepper and Chris Bailey; except where indicated
All Tracks:copyright Saints Music\Mushroom Music
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