Sleep in Safety
Album by 45 Grave
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Sleep in Safety is the first studio album by American horror rock band 45 Grave. It was released in 1983 on record label Enigma. The album attempted to bring 45 Grave to a wider audience, crossing over from the band’s punk and deathrock roots with forays into heavy metal with a cover of “School's Out" by Alice Cooper and the song “Partytime”, which later featured in the 1985 film The Return of the Living Dead.
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | Capitol (Hollywood) | |||
| Genres | Deathrock, horror punk | |||
| Length | 41:47 | |||
| Label | Enigma | |||
| Producers | Craig Leon, Paul B. Cutler | |||
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Critical reception
Retrospective critical reception of the album has been generally positive. Ned Raggett of AllMusic praised the album.[1] Trouser Press wrote that the album "contains most of their best songs", calling it "consistently creepy".[2] Spin, on the other hand, opined that the album "never escapes Christian Death's shadow".[3]
Track listing
- 1983 vinyl release
All tracks are written by 45 Grave (Dinah Cancer, Paul Cutler and Don Bolles), except as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Insurance from God" | 5:03 | |
| 2. | "Evil" | Cancer, Bolles, Cutler, Rob Graves | 2:52 |
| 3. | "Partytime" | 3:16 | |
| 4. | "Dream Hits II" | Cancer, Cutler | 1:48 |
| 5. | "Slice o' Life" | Bolles, Cutler | 6:08 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "45 Grave" | 3:30 | |
| 2. | "Phantoms" | 3:55 | |
| 3. | "Violent World" | Rev. Mikey Borens | 2:05 |
| 4. | "Bad Love" | Cancer, Cutler | 2:45 |
| 5. | "Surf Bat" | Cutler | 1:17 |
| 6. | "Procession" | 5:16 |
- 1993 remastered CD bonus tracks
All tracks are written by 45 Grave (Dinah Cancer, Paul Cutler and Don Bolles), except as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 12. | "Riboflavin" | 2:54 | |
| 13. | "School's Out" | Alice Cooper | 3:33 |
| 14. | "Partytime" (Single Version) | 3:06 |
Personnel
- Dinah Cancer — vocals
- Paul B. Cutler — guitar, keyboards, vocals, co-production
- Rob Graves — bass
- Don Bolles — drums
- Paul Roessler — keyboards