Boylan Heights (album)
| Boylan Heights | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1986–87 | |||
| Studio | Drive-In Studio, Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, jangle pop | |||
| Length | 39:19 | |||
| Label | TVT | |||
| Producer | Mitch Easter[1] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
Boylan Heights is the second album by the American pop/rock band the Connells.[6][7] It was released in 1987, and was their first for TVT Records.[8] The title of the album references the historic Boylan Heights neighborhood of Raleigh, North Carolina.
Production
[edit]The album was recorded at Drive-In Studio, and was produced by Mitch Easter.[9]
Critical reception
[edit]AllMusic praised the album as an improvement on the previous effort, noting the influences of Southern rock and Celtic rock.[2] Trouser Press wrote that "the band has matured into a distinctive enough unit to do justice to Michael’s yearning collegiate considerations of love, war and alienation."[10] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide deemed Boylan Heights "one of the most distinctive college rock albums of the '80s."[1] The Orlando Sentinel called it "a collection of warmly energetic and melodic rockers."[11]
Track listing
[edit]All songs by Mike Connell, except "Home Today" by George Huntley.
- "Scotty's Lament" - 3:24
- "Choose A Side" - 3:44
- "Try" - 3:17
- "Just Like Us"- 3:28
- "If It Crumbles" - 3:43
- "Pawns" - 3:24
- "Over There" - 3:29
- "Elegance" - 3:40
- "Home Today" - 3:28
- "OT² (Instrumental)" - 2:52
- "I Suppose" - 4:50
Personnel
[edit]- The Connells
- Doug MacMillan - lead vocals
- Mike Connell - guitar, backing vocals
- George Huntley - guitar, backing vocals, keyboards; lead vocals on "Home Today"
- David Connell - bass
- Peele Wimberley - drums
- Additional personnel
- Mitch Easter - producer
- Bill Spencer - trumpet
- Angie Carlson - Hammond organ
- Molly Leach - design
- Lane Smith - illustration
- Steve Wilson - photography
References
[edit]- ^ a b c MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 265.
- ^ a b AllMusic Review
- ^ "DANCE-POP, FUNK - AND THE BLOB". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 515.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 157–158.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (20 Nov 1987). "A R.E.M.inder By the Connells". The Washington Post: N21.
- ^ Worrell, Kris (7 Feb 1992). "THE CATCHY CONNELLS POWER POP GROUP LETS THE MUSIC DO THE TALKING". Daily Press: 13.
- ^ "Artist Biography by Jason Ankeny". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ Menconi, David (2020). Step It Up and Go: The Story of North Carolina Popular Music, from Blind Boy Fuller and Doc Watson to Nina Simone and Superchunk. UNC Press Books. p. 144.
- ^ "Connells". Trouser Press. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Best Patrol bets". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
