Laser Love (album)
1979 studio album by After the Fire
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Laser Love is the second album by UK band After the Fire.[2][3] Released in 1979, the album showcased more of a new wave approach,[4] including much shorter songs than had been featured on the band's more progressive rock-oriented debut album, Signs of Change. It was produced primarily by Muff Winwood.[5]
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| Released | 21 September 1979[1] | |||
| Recorded | July–August 1978 Record Plant NY | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 38:17 | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Producer | Muff Winwood (Tracks A1, A3, A5, B1, B3-B4) Rhett Davies (Co-producer on A1, B3) Rupert Hine (Tracks A2, B2) After the Fire (Track A4) John Leckie (Track B5) | |||
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The album includes the band's biggest hit in the UK, "One Rule For You". Laser Love peaked at No. 57 on the UK Albums Chart.[6]
Critical reception
The Bristol Evening Post called Laser Love a "pleasant album which showcases After the Fire's rich music and melodic instrumental work."[8]
Track listing
Side one
- "Laser Love" (Andy Piercy, Peter "Memory" Banks) (3:28)
- "Joy" (Banks, Piercy, John Russell, Ivor Twidell) (3:17)
- "Take Me Higher" (Piercy, Banks) (4:31)
- "Life in the City" (Piercy, Banks) (4:13)
- "Suspended Animation" (Piercy, Banks) (4:52)
Side two
- "Like the Power of a Jet" (Piercy, Banks) (3:07)
- "One Rule For You" (Piercy, Banks) (3:24)
- "Time to Think" (Piercy, Banks) (3:28)
- "Timestar" (Banks) (4:36)
- "Check It Out" (Piercy, Banks) (3:21)
