After the Snow is Modern English

Modern English (band)

Modern English are an English rock band best remembered for their songs "I Melt with You", "Hands Across the Sea", and "Ink and Paper". The group disbanded for a period in 1991, but later recorded in 1995 and 2002 with new members...

's second album, released in 1982 on 4AD Records in the United Kingdom

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, Vertigo Records

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 in Canada

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 and Sire Records

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 in the United States

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. It featured the original recording of the now classic tune "I Melt with You

I Melt With You

"I Melt with You" is a song by the British post-punk and New Wave band Modern English. The song, produced by Hugh Jones, was a single from the 1982 album After the Snow, and is about a couple making love as nuclear bombs fall. It reached #7 on Billboard's Top Tracks chart and #78 on the Billboard...

," which the band would later re-record in 1990 for their album Pillow Lips.

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Modern English.

1. "Someone's Calling" 4:01
2. "Life in the Gladhouse" 4:38
3. "Face of Wood" 5:56
4. "Dawn Chorus" 4:43
5. "I Melt with You
   I Melt With You
   "I Melt with You" is a song by the British post-punk and New Wave band Modern English. The song, produced by Hugh Jones, was a single from the 1982 album After the Snow, and is about a couple making love as nuclear bombs fall. It reached #7 on Billboard's Top Tracks chart and #78 on the Billboard...
   
   " 4:10 (length incorrectly listed as 3:49)
6. "After the Snow" 3:51
7. "Carry Me Down" 5:25
8. "Tables Turning" 4:33

Reception

After the Snow received a four-star review from Allmusic.

Modern English

• Robbie Grey: Vocals
• Gary McDowell: Guitars
• Stephen Walker: Keyboards
• Michael Conroy: Bass, Violin
• Richard Brown: Drums, Percussion

Additional Personnel

• Hugh Jones: Additional Keyboards, Backing Vocals
• Faith: Flute on "Carry Me Down"