. 'Hero Takes a Fall' Released: 1984. ' Released: 1984 Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating 8/10 A− All Over the Place is the debut studio album by American band. Released in 1984 through, the sound is lively and shows more Bangles collaboration and fewer keyboard overdubs than were used later on their more commercially successful albums. Although the album was not a major commercial success — peaking at #80 on the Billboard 200 albums chart — and didn’t produce a hit, it sold respectably, mostly through steady airplay on college stations. It also gave them the chance to perform as an opening act for and and brought the group to the attention of, who would write ', their first hit. Two singles were released from this album: 'Hero Takes a Fall', which peaked outside the U.K.
Top 40, and ',' written by of, which won the Bangles the, the equivalent of the. The video for 'Going Down to Liverpool' features, who plays the part of the band's chauffeur. The album was reissued in 2008 on the label (WOU 9220) adding a bonus track: 'Hero Takes a Fall' (Single Remix). In 2010, UK label Cherry Pop re-released the album with one bonus track, their cover of 'Where Were You When I Needed You', which was originally released as the b-side to 'Hero Takes a Fall'. Contents.
Commercial performance The album spent 30 weeks on the U.S. Album charts and reached its peak position of #80 in November 1984. Track listing No. Title Writer(s) Lead vocals Length 1. 'Hero Takes a Fall', Hoffs 2:54 2. ' (cover of, 1967) 2:36 3. Peterson Hoffs 2:36 4.
Jun 19, 2007 - 08 - Bangles - Manic Monday.mp3. 11 - Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth.mp3 12 - George Michael. 14 - Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World.mp3.
'All About You' V. Peterson 2:26 5. 'Dover Beach' Hoffs, V. Peterson Hoffs 3:48 6.
'Tell Me' Hoffs, V. Peterson Hoffs and V. Peterson 2:15 7. 'Restless' Hoffs, V. Peterson 2:41 8. ' (cover of, 1983) D. Peterson 3:41 9.
'He's Got a Secret' V. Peterson Hoffs 2:42 10. 'Silent Treatment' V. Peterson 2:07 11. 'More Than Meets the Eye' V.
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Peterson and D. Peterson 3:19 Notes 'James' was originally sung by Peterson but her vocals were replaced by Hoffs' by the time the album was recorded. Its intro contains elements of 'The Rock and Roll Alternative Program Theme Song' from their Ladies and Gentlemen. 'Hero Takes a Fall' was given a subtle remix for its single release.
It was backed by the non-album track 'Where Were You When I Needed You', a cover of tune. 'Hero Takes a Fall' (Single Mix) was included on the Bangles album. Personnel The Bangles. –, lead and backing. –, lead and backing vocals.
–, lead and backing vocals. –, backing vocals Guest musician. – string arrangement on 'More Than Meets the Eye' Production. Producer and Engineer – David Kahne. Additional Engineering – Andrew Berliner.
Mixing – Joe Chiccarelli. Mastered by Jack Skinner at Sterling Sound (New York, NY). Art Direction – Nancy Donald and Tony Lane. Inner Sleeve Collage Design – Pete Lamson. Collage Photography – Ed Colver, Mike Condello, Terry Dorn, Bruce Kalberg, Pete Lamson, Larry Rodriguez, Jeffrey Scales and Bob Seidemann.
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I'm listening to this album tonight after a long day on the job, and I'm reminded how much I love this record. 'Walk Like an Egyptian' was lurking around the corner, but this album captures that 60s instrumental and vocal magic better than just about any other record that I can think of. You could play this record, Mr. Tambourine Man, Rubber Soul, and If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears for someone who knew nothing about pop music, and he would probably think that they were all recorded within a year of each other. The four girls' vocal harmonies on this record rival those of the Beach Boys, Byrds, and Mamas and Papas, imho. All over the place is one of the greatest records of the 80's period. Superb from start to finish but that doesn't mean that more 80's sounding later stuff is bad - both Different Light and Everything while more polished and commercial were packed with killer tunes, harmonies and stuff.
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And don't forget probably the most underrated record of all time - Susanna Hoffs' solo masterpiece When you're a boy that sold like 100 copies! Now back to early Bangles - it's a crying shame that their pre All over the place stuff is not yet properly released on CD - I mean the 1981-83 singles, outtakes and of course the 1982 EP. Taken together they could become a complete wonderful CD, almost as good as All over the place. Anyone heard Susanna doin' Velvet Underground? You're missing a lot!
As for the later - well, like the other Bangles records it needs remastering badly. Not that CD sounds like., but the LP still wipes the floor with it. And for the record - Dover Beach is my favourite tune from AOTP.
All Over the Place is one of my favorite albums. I still remember how I found out about this album. I was a senior in college in New York in 1984-1985. The Village Voice had an article about the album in September or October of 1984, with Susanna Hoffs in a Shangri-Las T-shirt. The album then showed up on several best-of-1984 lists in the campus daily newspaper.
I liked what I read, bought a copy at Tower Records' NYC East 4th Street store, and was hooked. I later found the EP (the I.R.S. Records reissue; I have since found an original Faulty Products pressing); the truncated 3-inch CD of the EP.
With an alternate mix of 'The Real World'; a UK 12-inch 45 with yet another mix of 'The Real World'; and a couple of various-artists compliations with tracks that to my knowledge have not seen legitimate CD release ('Bitchen' Summer,' an instrumental from the Rodney on the ROQ Vol. III LP, and 'NO MAG Commercial,' a truncated version of 'Getting out of Hand' with different lyrics including the line 'Pop, trash, noise, music, Nancy Reaguh-un/Yeah,' which appeared on a Japanese album called The Radio Tokyo Tapes: A Compilation of 17 Los Angeles Bands, JVC (Victor) VIL-6169). No question, The Bangles' finest hour.
How can you go wrong with 'Hero Takes a Fall' and their cover of 'Goin' Down to Liverpool' that bests the original? I enjoy the EP as well; I remember hearing 'The Real World' on the radio somewhere.God knows who would have played it, but I did! As for The Continental Drifters, I remember not liking the production on their first album. Sound seemed very murky to me. But the second one, Vermillion, is outstanding. 'The Rain Song' in particular is just an amazing song, though I believe that one is Susan Cowsill's.
I bought that first LP just on the basis of the cover alone. Hadn't heard a thing about them before that. I'd been burned by going on just the cover before that, but something made me take a chance anyway. Loved it from the first spin. I remember playing the heck out of it. It has been out again recently into my playing rotation.
I too bought the I.R.S. Reissue of the Ep when it came out. I liked it well enough. I only recently made a cd-r of it after recording it to my computer and I like it even more now. I love to crank up 'How Is The Air Up There?'
I remember being very disappointed in how it was treated when the 3' cd for it came out. I mean, come on. The 5 original songs would have fit just fine on the 3' format. I'm listening to this album tonight after a long day on the job, and I'm reminded how much I love this record. 'Walk Like an Egyptian' was lurking around the corner, but this album captures that 60s instrumental and vocal magic better than just about any other record that I can think of. You could play this record, Mr. Tambourine Man, Rubber Soul, and If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears for someone who knew nothing about pop music, and he would probably think that they were all recorded within a year of each other.
The four girls' vocal harmonies on this record rival those of the Beach Boys, Byrds, and Mamas and Papas, imho.