Flash Light is Tom Verlaine's fifth solo album. After a three-year hiatus, during which Verlaine lived in both New York and Europe, he released the album with a large amount of promotion and touring in the UK.
| Flash Light | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Studio | Sorcerer 2, New York City | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Label | Fontana (UK), IRS (US) | |||
| Producer | Fred Smith, Tom Verlaine; David Bascombe (only "The Scientist Writes a Letter") | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Blender | [2] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[3] |
| Record Mirror |  [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
It was recorded by Mario Salvati at Sorcerer 2, New York City except "The Scientist Writes a Letter", engineered by Mark Wallis. Mixed by Paul O'Duffy at Sarm West, London.
The cover artwork was by Susan Hiller, who also created the cover artwork for the accompanying 7-inch singles, 'Cry Mercy Judge' and 'A Town Called Walker'. Layout by John Rimmer at Pointblanc.
Track listing
editAll songs written by Tom Verlaine
Side one
edit- "Cry Mercy Judge"
- "Say a Prayer"
- "A Town Called Walker"
- "Song"
- "The Scientist Writes a Letter"
Side two
edit- "Bomb"
- "4 A.M."
- "The Funniest Thing"
- "Annie's Telling Me"
- "One Time at Sundown"
Personnel
edit- Tom Verlaine - guitar, vocals
- Jimmy Ripp - guitar
- Fred Smith - bass
- Allan Schwartzberg - drums
- Andy Newmark - drums on "The Scientist Writes a Letter"
- Technical
- Mark Wallis - engineer on "The Scientist Writes a Letter"
- Paul O'Duffy - mixing
- Mario Salvati - recording
- Susan Hiller - cover artwork
- John Rimmer - cover layout
Charts
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| Year | Country | Chart | Peak position | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK | UK Official Album Chart | 99 | [6] |
Singles
| Year | Country | Single | Chart | Peak position | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK | "Cry Mercy Judge" | UK Official Singles Chart | 99 | [6] |
References
edit- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Young, Jon. "Tom Verlaine: Flash Light". Blender. Archived from the original on November 9, 2004. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ Strickland, Andy (February 28, 1987). "Tom Verlaine: Flash Light". Record Mirror. p. 12.
- ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Tom Verlaine". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 848–49. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ a b "UK Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
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