Chasing Shadows (album)
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Chasing Shadows was released in 1986 on Island Records, but has yet to be reissued. It was The Comsat Angels' sixth album and was put out on CD
, cassette and LP.
Having left Jive Records
, the band had gotten a recording contract with Island Records aided by Robert Palmer, who confessed on a TV show to be a fan of The Comsat Angels. As a thank-you he was credited as "executive producer" on the album, and also did some of the vocals on the song "You'll Never Know."
The track "The Cutting Edge" was released as a single, with "Something's Got To Give" on the b-side, a song which was not included on the album, but later appeared as a demo track on the 2007 release To Before
.
Chasing Shadows was regarded by the band as a departure from their last two albums, Land and 7 Day Weekend which were produced by Jive Records
. Frontman Steve Fellows
talked of the experience in a 1997 interview. When it was suggested that Chasing Shadows offered his best vocals as an artist, he agreed. He added: "I liked Rockfield, where we recorded Chasing Shadows cos it was very informal. We played mostly live, with vocals added later. Sleep No More was done live – the feel, capturing the moment. Obviously the Jive albums weren't done like that – assembled by machines in another room while we watched television and ate fruit."
Compact Disc
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, cassette and LP.
Having left Jive Records
Jive Records
Jive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African...
, the band had gotten a recording contract with Island Records aided by Robert Palmer, who confessed on a TV show to be a fan of The Comsat Angels. As a thank-you he was credited as "executive producer" on the album, and also did some of the vocals on the song "You'll Never Know."
The track "The Cutting Edge" was released as a single, with "Something's Got To Give" on the b-side, a song which was not included on the album, but later appeared as a demo track on the 2007 release To Before
To Before
To Before is a double CD of demos and out-takes released by Renascent in 2007. The tracks cover the years 1978 to 1993 and were salvaged from old cassette tapes, DATs and bootlegs. CD One covers some of the earliest years of the band and includes the entire Red Planet EP, The Comsat Angels' first...
.
Chasing Shadows was regarded by the band as a departure from their last two albums, Land and 7 Day Weekend which were produced by Jive Records
Jive Records
Jive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African...
. Frontman Steve Fellows
Stephen Fellows
Stephen Fellows is a singer, songwriter and musician. From 1978-1995, he was frontman for the band the Comsat Angels. He has also been manager for the band Gomez and has helped guide the band the Little Glitches....
talked of the experience in a 1997 interview. When it was suggested that Chasing Shadows offered his best vocals as an artist, he agreed. He added: "I liked Rockfield, where we recorded Chasing Shadows cos it was very informal. We played mostly live, with vocals added later. Sleep No More was done live – the feel, capturing the moment. Obviously the Jive albums weren't done like that – assembled by machines in another room while we watched television and ate fruit."
Track listing
All tracks written by Fellows/Glaisher/Bacon/Peake.- "The Thought That Counts" – 6:03
- "The Cutting Edge" – 5:06
- "Under The Influence" – 4:22
- "Carried Away" – 5:05
- "You'll Never Know" – 4:57
- "Lost Continent" – 5:01
- "Flying Dreams" – 5:45
- "Pray For Rain" – 5:01
Personnel
- Stephen FellowsStephen FellowsStephen Fellows is a singer, songwriter and musician. From 1978-1995, he was frontman for the band the Comsat Angels. He has also been manager for the band Gomez and has helped guide the band the Little Glitches....
- vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Andy Peake - synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
, vocals - Kevin BaconKevin Bacon (producer)Kevin Bacon is a British musician and record producer best known for his work with fellow brit Jonathan Quarmby under the moniker 'Bacon & Quarmby', as well as being bass player in his band The Comsat Angels....
- bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Mik Glaisher - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Robert Palmer - vocals on "You'll Never Know"