Lullaby (Book of Love album)
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| Studio album by Book of Love | ||||
| Released | June 21, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | D+D Recording, NYC Unique Recording Studios, NYC Cathedral of Saint John the Divine |
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| Genre | New wave, synthpop | |||
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38:21 75:51 (2009 reissue) |
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| Label | Sire | |||
| Producer | Flood & Ted Ottaviano | |||
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Lullaby is the second studio album by American synthpop and electronic band Book of Love, released on June 21, 1988, by Sire Records.
New York-based synthpop quartet Book of Love released their follow up record two years after their eponymous debut Book Of Love. Promotional duties and non-stop touring in support of Depeche Mode's Black Celebration Tour had kept Book of Love from entering the studio to lay down ideas for their second record. In a 2009 interview, Ted Ottaviano stated, "It's the classic story. We weren't quite sure where the first album would take us, and it ended up taking us on a ride. But then we had to turn right around and write and record songs for the follow-up. I'm not sure we had enough distance, enough time, to fully grasp what this meant or entailed." In the spring of 1987, the band was finally able to lay down some demos for the next record, writing the new songs between March through August.
In late September 1987, the band eventually convened at D+D Recording and Unique Recording Studios in New York to record with esteemed producer Mark Ellis, aka Flood (Depeche Mode, Erasure, Nitzer Ebb, Nine Inch Nails), who had just produced Erasure's The Circus the previous year, along with engineering on U2's The Joshua Tree.Flood co-produced the record with Ted Ottaviano. Reflecting on the recording in 2009, Susan Ottaviano stated, "It was great to be part of some of Ted's Cecil B. DeMille-styled productions. We had a full orchestra and a bagpipe player wearing a kilt for the song "Lullaby". We also recorded the organ at Cathedral of St. John the Divine (NYC) for "With A Little Love". It was such an amazing experience." The cathedral organ drenched, "With A Little Love", marked the first Book Of Love song to feature Ted Ottaviano on lead vocals. On recording with Flood, Ted Ottaviano stated, "We spent one night there, from about 10 pm to 6 am. Flood miked the entire cathedral. He was totally game for what we wanted to do." Recording in New York ended on December 18, 1987, with the band reuniting with Flood in January 1, 1988 to record vocals at the Great Hall at Hansa Tonstudios Berlin.Flood mixed "Melt My Heart" and "Champagne Wishes" and the recording of the album was finished. The remaining eight tracks were mixed by Alan Meyerson in L.A. in February, and the album mastered in March at Sterling Sound.
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