Blue Sunshine is the only album by the British supergroup The Glove

The Glove

The Glove was a short-lived one-off alternative rock supergroup, formed in 1982 by The Cure's Robert Smith and Siouxsie and the Banshees' Steven Severin.-History:...

, which was first released in 1983. This album mainly served as a diversion for Robert Smith

Robert Smith (musician)

Robert James Smith is an English musician. He is the lead singer, guitar player and principal songwriter of the rock band The Cure, and its only constant member since its founding in 1976...

 and Steven Severin

Steven Severin

Steven Severin , is an English musician, composer, bassist and co-founding member of Siouxsie and the Banshees....

 when both of them were under heavy stress in their respective bands The Cure

The Cure

The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...

 and Siouxsie and the Banshees. Since Smith was prohibited from singing in another band by his record company, he and Severin got Zoo

Zoo (dance troupe)

Zoo were a dance troupe who appeared on the weekly British music series Top of the Pops between 1981 and 1983.Like previous dance troupes Pan's People, Ruby Flipper and their immediate predecessors Legs & Co., Zoo were put together and choreographed by Flick Colby...

 dancer Jeanette Landray, who was dating Banshees drummer Budgie

Budgie (drummer)

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 at the time, to sing a majority of the tracks in the original release; Smith only sang on "Mr. Alphabet Says" and "Perfect Murder". Other musicians involved in this project were Andy Anderson (who later joined The Cure) and Martin McCarrick

Martin McCarrick

Martin McCarrick is an English cellist, keyboardist and guitarist.He is best known for his work Siouxsie and the Banshees from 1987 until 1995. He recorded with them three studio albums : Peepshow, Superstition and The Rapture...

 (who later joined Siouxsie and the Banshees).

In 2006, this album was digitally remastered and re-released through Rhino Records, featuring a bonus disc that has Smith singing new vocals on studio demo versions of all the songs in place of Landray.

Track listing

Original 1983 release

Bonus tracks on CD version:

11. Mouth to Mouth - 5:35
    
12. The Tightrope - 3:12
    
13. Like an Animal (12" Club? What Club? Mix) - 6:35
    

Deluxe Issue

Disc one – The original album plus bonus tracks

1. Like an Animal - 4:44
2. Looking Glass Girl - 4:56
3. Sex-Eye-Make-Up - 4:22
4. Mr. Alphabet Says - 3:50
5. A Blues in Drag - 3:12
6. Punish Me with Kisses - 3:40
7. This Green City - 4:34
8. Orgy - 3:19
9. Perfect Murder - 4:27
10. Relax - 6:13
11. The Man from Nowhere - 1:46
12. Mouth to Mouth - 5:40
13. Punish Me with Kisses (Mike Hedges Mix) - 3:30
14. The Tightrope - 3:22
15. Like an Animal (12" Club? What Club? Mix) - 5:38

Disc Two – Rarities (1983)

1. Like An Animal (RS Vocal Demo) - 4:38
2. Looking Glass Girl (RS Vocal Demo) 4:28
3. Sex-Eye-Make-Up (RS Vocal Demo) 4:27
4. Mr. Alphabet Says (Alt RS Vocal Demo) 4:06
5. A Blues In Drag (Alt RS Vocal Demo) 3:11
6. Punish Me With Kisses (RS Vocal Demo) 3:30
7. This Green City (RS Vocal Demo) 4:31
8. Orgy (RS Vocal Demo) 3:41
9. Perfect Murder (Alt RS Vocal Demo) 4:04
10. Relax (Alt RS Vocal Demo) 6:15
11. The Man From Nowhere (Alt Instrumental Mix) 1:47
12. Mouth To Mouth (RS Vocal Demo) 6:06
13. Opened The Box (A Waltz) (RS Vocal Demo) 1:29
14. The Tightrope (Almost Time) (RS Vocal Demo) 3:14
15. And All Around Us The Mermaids Sang (aka Torment) (RS Vocal Demo) 3:26
16. Holiday 80 (Original Instrumental Mix) 1:45

Personnel

All tracks: lyrics and music written, arranged, played by Steven Severin and Robert Smith.

• Robert Smith: Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Various
• Steven Severin: Bass, Keyboards, Various
• Landray: Vocals
• Andy Anderson: Drums
• Martin McCarrick, Ginny Hewes, Anne Stephenson: Strings

External links

• All vinyl, cassette, CD versions