Velocity (album)
Encyclopedia
Velocity is the first album recorded by the The Vels
(Alice Cohen
, Chris Larkin and Charles Hansen
).
"Velocity" was published in 1984 under the Mercury Records
label, and was produced by Steven Stanley
.
The Vels
The Vels were an American New wave band, formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Career:The Vels began when Charles Hanson, former member of the 1970s New Orleans punk group, The Normals, invited Chris Larkin and Alice Desoto to join him for a show at the now defunct Love Club in Philadelphia. The...
(Alice Cohen
Alice Cohen
Alice Cohen is a New York City based American singer, songwriter and fine artist.-The Vels:Cohen is best known for her years as the primary songwriter and lead singer of The Vels, the Philadelphia band she co-created in the early 1980s. They were signed in 1984 to the Mercury label under which...
, Chris Larkin and Charles Hansen
Charles Hansen
Charles Carl Hans Hansen was a Danish road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Copenhagen....
).
"Velocity" was published in 1984 under the Mercury Records
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
label, and was produced by Steven Stanley
Steven Stanley
Steven J. C. Stanley , is a Jamaican audio engineer, record producer and keyboardist who has worked in the reggae, dub and rock music genres since 1975, most notably with Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club and Black Uhuru....
.
Track listing
- "Tell Me Something" – 5:08
- "Secret Garden" – 3:30
- "Can't You Hear Me?" – 4:14
- "Coming Attractions" – 6:16
- "Look My Way" – 2:06
- "Day After Day" – 5:58
- "Private World" – 4:55
- "Hieroglyphics" – 6:36