Cloudland (album)
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Cloudland is Pere Ubu's
seventh album. As indicated by the presence of Stephen Hague
in the producer's chair, this album is among the most straightforwardly pop efforts in the Ubu canon. The album is rife with glossy surfaces and bubbly synth pads, but the poetic vision of David Thomas roots the album firmly within the Ubu tradition. The track "Love Love Love", originally titled "Can't Believe It", dates from the band's Hearpen singles days (featuring a co-writing credit for Peter Laughner
), but has been transformed from a Velvet Underground-inspired chug to an almost bizarrely chipper synth-pop exercise. The track "Waiting for Mary", the video for which achieved some MTV exposure, netted Pere Ubu their only Billboard
chart success to date, reaching #6 on the Modern Rock chart.
After being out-of-print for many years the album was re-released on CD with bonus tracks in 2007.
Pere Ubu
Pere Ubu is an experimental rock music group from Cleveland, Ohio.Père Ubu may also refer to:* Ubu, the enigmatic central figure of a series of French plays by Alfred Jarry, including Ubu Roi, and subsequent plays Ubu Cocu and Ubu Enchaîné...
seventh album. As indicated by the presence of Stephen Hague
Stephen Hague
Stephen Hague is an American music producer most active with various British acts in the 1980s. He was an influential figure in the synthpop movement.-Early career:...
in the producer's chair, this album is among the most straightforwardly pop efforts in the Ubu canon. The album is rife with glossy surfaces and bubbly synth pads, but the poetic vision of David Thomas roots the album firmly within the Ubu tradition. The track "Love Love Love", originally titled "Can't Believe It", dates from the band's Hearpen singles days (featuring a co-writing credit for Peter Laughner
Peter Laughner
Peter Laughner was an American guitarist, songwriter and singer.A native of Bay Village, Ohio, Laughner remains a rather little known figure; nonetheless, Richie Unterberger described him as "probably the single biggest catalyst in the birth of Cleveland's alternative rock scene in the mid...
), but has been transformed from a Velvet Underground-inspired chug to an almost bizarrely chipper synth-pop exercise. The track "Waiting for Mary", the video for which achieved some MTV exposure, netted Pere Ubu their only Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
chart success to date, reaching #6 on the Modern Rock chart.
After being out-of-print for many years the album was re-released on CD with bonus tracks in 2007.
Track listing
- Breath – 3:58
- Race the Sun – 3:25
- Cry – 2:33
- Why Go It Alone? – 2:49
- Waiting for Mary – 3:29
- Ice Cream Truck – 2:48
- Bus Called Happiness – 3:13
- Monday Night – 2:15
- Love Love Love – 3:28
- Lost Nation Road – 2:16
- Fire – 3:45
- Nevada! – 3:20
- The Wire – 3:20
- Flat – 2:23
- The Waltz – 3:30
- Pushin' – 2:27
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US Modern Rock | US Mainstream Rock | UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 1989 | "Waiting for Mary" | - | 6 | - | - | Cloudland |
| "Love Love Love" | - | - | - | 88 |
Personnel
- David ThomasDavid Thomas (musician)David Lynn Thomas is an American singer, songwriter, and musician.He was one of the founding members of the short-lived protopunkers Rocket From The Tombs , where he went by the name of Crocus Behemoth, and of punk group Pere Ubu . He has also released several solo albums...
– vocals - Jim JonesJim Jones (guitarist)James E. Jones, known as Jim Jones, was an experimental music artist, producer, and guitarist in the rock band Pere Ubu. Jones was a founding member of many experimental rock bands of the 70s and 80s including: Easter Monkeys, Foreign Bodies, Mirrors, The Styrenes, Home And Garden, and Terminal...
– guitar, backing vocals - Allen Ravenstine – EML synthesizers, backing vocals
- Tony MaimoneTony MaimoneTony Maimone is a bass player, producer, and engineer who lives in Brooklyn, New York.He was a member of Pere Ubu from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s, often playing with drummer Scott Krauss...
– bass, backing vocals - Chris CutlerChris CutlerChris Cutler is an English percussionist, composer, lyricist and music theorist. Best known for his work with English avant-rock group Henry Cow, Cutler was also a member and drummer of a number of other bands, including Art Bears, News from Babel, Pere Ubu and Gong/Mothergong...
– drums - Scott Krauss – drums
- Stephen HagueStephen HagueStephen Hague is an American music producer most active with various British acts in the 1980s. He was an influential figure in the synthpop movement.-Early career:...
– keyboards