Lovers Who Wander (The Del-Lords album)
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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Rock, roots rock | |||
| Length | 54:08 | |||
| Label | Enigma | |||
| Producer | Manny Caiati, Thom Panunzio | |||
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Lovers Who Wander is the fourth studio album by the Del-Lords, released in 1990 through Enigma Records.[1][2] The band supported the album with a North American tour.[3] The album title comes from a Dion song.[4]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
| Robert Christgau |  [6] |
The Washington Post wrote that "this band has been moving toward a traditional early-'60s New York rock sound: Springsteen territory, though the Lords aren't quite so overweening as the Boss."[7] The Dallas Morning News determined that "the band displays its seemingly unerring knack for melding melodies that are as lasting as they are immediate with lyrics that act more as stories being told than merely words that sound good strung together."[8] The Palm Beach Post concluded that "singer-guitarist Scott Kempner's thoughtful songs about the exhilaration and disappointment of love and romance deserve a hearing."[9]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Scott Kempner, except "Learn to Let Go" co-written by David Roter and "Stay With Me" co-written by Andy Shernoff.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Touch One Heart" | 4:25 |
| 2. | "You and I" | 4:30 |
| 3. | "I Need Love" | 4:02 |
| 4. | "Love on Fire" | 3:50 |
| 5. | "About You" | 3:25 |
| 6. | "Learn to Let Go" | 4:25 |
| 7. | "I Stand in Your Light" | 4:27 |
| 8. | "Kiss Away" | 3:53 |
| 9. | "Hellbent" | 5:01 |
| 10. | "Rockabye" | 4:00 |
| 11. | "Stay with Me" | 4:10 |
| 12. | "The Wild Boys" | 3:55 |
| 13. | "A Lifetime of Trouble" | 4:05 |
Personnel
[edit]The Del-Lords
- Scott Kempner – lead vocals, guitar, twelve-string guitar, illustration
- Eric Ambel – guitar, twelve-string guitar, acoustic guitar, Rickenbacker, vocals
- Manny Caiati – bass guitar, Rhodes piano, vocals, production, mixing
- Frank Funaro – drums, vocals
Additional personnel
- Steve Aiken – illustration
- Frank Caiati – vocal harmony
- Charlie Giordano – keyboards
- Jim Goatley – engineering
- Mark Harder – engineering
- Jerry – tambourine
- Kenny Laguna – tambourine
- Kenny Margolis – keyboards, organ, Hammond organ, piano
- Manny Margolis – Hammond organ
- Mike Meehan – assistant engineering
- N.J. Nightingales – guitar
- Thom Panunzio – production, mixing, tambourine
- Jeannine Pinkerton – photography
- Gray Russell – engineering, tambourine, vocals
- Jenine Saccente – illustration, design
- Snookie – additional vocals
- Robert Spencer – illustration, art direction, photography, design, photography
- Lisa Sutton – design, typography
- Tish – additional vocals
- Lou Whitney – associate producer, engineer
- Jim Wunderle – vocals
References
[edit]- ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Del-Lords". www.trouserpress.com.
- ^ Blackstock, Peter (17 Mar 1990). "SXSW leaves virtually no place without a showcase". Austin American-Statesman. p. F1.
- ^ Racine, Marty (August 18, 1990). "Rock scene needs the Del Lords". Houston. Houston Chronicle. p. 5.
- ^ Christiano, Nick (April 5, 1996). "Little Kings Stay True to Rock and Roll's Roots". Features Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 15.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "Lovers Who Wander". AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "the del-lords". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (7 Dec 1990). "Post-Punk Merges With Roots Rock". The Washington Post. p. N22.
- ^ Maurstad, Tom (July 31, 1990). "Albums". The Dallas Morning News. p. 5C.
- ^ Benarde, Scott (December 9, 1990). "Y-Not Radio Bucks Pop System". The Palm Beach Post. p. 2L.
