Another World (The Roches album)
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| Another World | ||||
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| Released | 1985 | |||
| Length | 37:14 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Carter Cathcart, Edd Kalehoff, Howie Lindeman, Richard Gottehrer, the Roches | |||
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Another World is the fourth studio album by the American musical trio the Roches, released in 1985 on Warner Bros. Records.[1][2] The trio supported the album with a North American tour.[3]
Richard Gottehrer was among the album's many producers.[4] The trio added drum machines and synthesizers to their sound in part to appeal to radio, but primarily because they were interested in experimenting with the technology.[5] They wrote 17 songs, choosing seven for the album.[6] "Come Softly to Me" is a cover of the Fleetwoods' song.[7] The Roches' brother, David, wrote "Missing".[8]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[10] |
| Orlando Sentinel | [11] |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer | [7] |
The New York Times wrote that, "instead of emphasizing individual quirks, the vocal arrangements on the new album favor a sweetly homogenized blend, and the instrumentation makes liberal use of drum machines and synthesizers."[12] The Orlando Sentinel deemed the album "a flashy brand of pop-rock—the kind with bouncy arrangements and polished production."[11]
Track listing
- "Love Radiates Around" (Mark Johnson) – 4:48
- "Another World" (Maggie, Terre & Suzzy Roche) – 3:18
- "Come Softly to Me" (Gary Troxel, Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis) – 3:03
- "Missing" (David Roche) – 4:01
- "Face Down at Folk City" (Maggie, Terre & Suzzy Roche) – 4:06
- "The Angry Angry Man" (Terre & Suzzy Roche) – 3:39
- "Weeded Out" (Maggie, Terre & Suzzy Roche) – 3:48
- "Older Girls" (Terre & Suzzy Roche) – 2:57
- "Love to See You" (Suzzy Roche) – 4:18
- "Gimme a Slice" (Maggie & Terre Roche) – 3:29
