Rage (T'Pau album)
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Rage is the second album by late-1980s British pop group T'Pau
. It reached Number Four on the UK album chart and gave the group three hit singles - "Secret Garden
" (a UK Top 20), "Road to Our Dream
" and "Only the Lonely
" (not a cover of the Roy Orbison song
).
The artwork for the release included the word rage rearranged to form a face (similar to the Moai
stone heads found on Easter Island
)
This was similar to the rearranging of the word t'pau on the bands debut album Bridge of Spies & their third album The Promise
The song "Only the Lonely" on the UK CD has the lyrics "and here we go spending our money, Filling the house with things we hope will bring us happiness again" at the end of the first verse, but they have been omitted from the remixed version on the Canadian CD. This remixed and slightly shorter version of the song was also used for its UK and Canadian single releases (listed as "The Guitar Remix" on the single's cover and accompanied by a rockier, extended "Nightmare Mix" on the 12" and CD single
s, and was presumably prepared as a radio edit to take listeners more quickly to the chorus.
The song "This Girl" was on the UK CD only, but was also released as "Secret Garden" single B-side, and on the albums "Heart And Soul - The Very Best Of T'Pau" and The Greatest Hits.
Side One
Side Two
T'Pau (band)
T'Pau was a 1980s British Rock group led by singer Carol Decker. They had a string of Top 40 hits in the UK, and several hits in the United States and Europe...
. It reached Number Four on the UK album chart and gave the group three hit singles - "Secret Garden
Secret Garden (T'Pau song)
"Secret Garden" is a 1988 single from British band T'Pau's album Rage, released the same year.-Chart information:This was one of the group's last significant chart hits in the UK, peaking at #18 in the UK Singles Chart.-Music video:...
" (a UK Top 20), "Road to Our Dream
Road to Our Dream
"Road to Our Dream" is the last single of 1988 from the British band T'Pau. The single was the second of three singles from the band's second album "Rage"....
" and "Only the Lonely
Only the Lonely (T'Pau song)
"Only the Lonely" is the first and only single of 1989 from the British band T'Pau.The single was the third and final single from the band's second album "Rage"...
" (not a cover of the Roy Orbison song
Only the Lonely
"Only the Lonely " is a 1960 song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. Recorded by Orbison, it became his first major hit. As an operatic rock ballad, it was a sound unheard of at the time, described by the New York Times as expressing "a clenched, driven urgency". It is seen as a seminal event...
).
Release background
The Canadian release came out later than the UK version with four songs noticeably remixed: "Arms of Love", "Only the Lonely", "Running Away", and "Island". "This Girl" was omitted. The songs on the UK CD have a more live sound to them. The most different sounding track is "Island" which almost sounds like a different song, reviewers have commented that the UK version is the weaker of the two, as is the case with the other UK song versions as well. The artwork is also totally different on the Canadian CD, but change was less well received. This album was not released in the US.The artwork for the release included the word rage rearranged to form a face (similar to the Moai
Moai
Moai , or mo‘ai, are monolithic human figures carved from rock on the Chilean Polynesian island of Easter Island between the years 1250 and 1500. Nearly half are still at Rano Raraku, the main moai quarry, but hundreds were transported from there and set on stone platforms called ahu around the...
stone heads found on Easter Island
Easter Island
Easter Island is a Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian triangle. A special territory of Chile that was annexed in 1888, Easter Island is famous for its 887 extant monumental statues, called moai, created by the early Rapanui people...
)
This was similar to the rearranging of the word t'pau on the bands debut album Bridge of Spies & their third album The Promise
The Promise (T'Pau album)
The Promise is the third album by British pop group T'Pau. It was released in 1991.-Overview:The album reached #10 on the UK Albums Chart and gave the group two charting singles - "Whenever You Need Me" and "Walk on Air"...
The song "Only the Lonely" on the UK CD has the lyrics "and here we go spending our money, Filling the house with things we hope will bring us happiness again" at the end of the first verse, but they have been omitted from the remixed version on the Canadian CD. This remixed and slightly shorter version of the song was also used for its UK and Canadian single releases (listed as "The Guitar Remix" on the single's cover and accompanied by a rockier, extended "Nightmare Mix" on the 12" and CD single
CD single
A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...
s, and was presumably prepared as a radio edit to take listeners more quickly to the chorus.
The song "This Girl" was on the UK CD only, but was also released as "Secret Garden" single B-side, and on the albums "Heart And Soul - The Very Best Of T'Pau" and The Greatest Hits.
Track listing
- All Songs Written By Carol Decker & Ron Rogers (CopyrightCopyrightCopyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
MIS Publishing/Virgin Music Publishers, Ltd.), except where noted.
Side One
- "Arms of Love" - 3:34
- "Only the LonelyOnly the Lonely (T'Pau song)"Only the Lonely" is the first and only single of 1989 from the British band T'Pau.The single was the third and final single from the band's second album "Rage"...
" - 4:24 - "Running Away" - 3:22 (Copyright Amp Publishing Ltd./Virgin Music Publishers Ltd.)
- "Between the Lines" - 3:30 (C. Decker, R. Rogers, M. Chetwood, P. Jackson, T. Burgess, D. Howard)
- "Road to Our DreamRoad to Our Dream"Road to Our Dream" is the last single of 1988 from the British band T'Pau. The single was the second of three singles from the band's second album "Rage"....
" - 4:40
Side Two
- "Island" - 5:16
- "Heaven" - 3:30
- "Taking Time Out" - 3:30 (Copyright Amp Publishing Ltd./Virgin Music Publishers Ltd.)
- "Secret GardenSecret Garden (T'Pau song)"Secret Garden" is a 1988 single from British band T'Pau's album Rage, released the same year.-Chart information:This was one of the group's last significant chart hits in the UK, peaking at #18 in the UK Singles Chart.-Music video:...
" - 4:06 - "Time Will Tell" - 3:38 (Copyright Amp Publishing Ltd./Virgin Music Publishers Ltd.)
- "This Girl" - 4:02
- NOTE - "This Girl" was not included on the vinyl or cassette editions.
Chart performance
| Chart (1988/1989) | Peak position |
Total weeks |
|---|---|---|
| German Albums Chart | 44 | ? |
| Norwegian Albums Chart | 16 | 2 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 14 | 3 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 21 | 2 |
| UK Albums Chart | 4 | 17 |
Production
- Produced by Carol Decker, Roy Thomas Baker, Ronnie Rogers and Tim Burgess
- Engineered by Lorraine Francis, Ben Kape and Ronald Prent
- Mixed by Stephen W. Tayler and Roy Thomas Baker
- Mastered by Arun Chakraverty
Personnel
- Carol Decker: lead and backing vocals
- Dean Howard: guitars
- Ronnie Rogers: guitars
- Michael Chetwood: keyboards
- Paul Jackson: bass
- Tim Burgess: drums, percussion
- Gary BarnacleGary BarnacleGary Barnacle is a saxophonist/flautist, brass instrument arranger, composer and producer, primarily noted for session work, live work Gary Barnacle (born 1959, Dover, England) is a saxophonist/flautist, brass instrument arranger, composer and producer, primarily noted for session work, live work...
: saxophone on "Road to Our Dream"