Forever Breathes the Lonely Word

Forever Breathes the Lonely Word is the sixth album by English alternative rock band Felt, released in September 1986. This is the first Felt album with no instrumental tracks. The cover photo subject is keyboardist Martin Duffy.

Forever Breathes the Lonely Word
Studio album by Felt
Released	September 1986
Recorded	Woodbine Street Recording Studios, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Genre	Jangle pop, indie pop
Length	31:45
Label	Creation
Producer	John A. Rivers
Felt chronology
The Seventeenth Century (1986) Forever Breathes the Lonely Word (1986) Poem of the River (1987)
Singles from Forever Breathes the Lonely Word
"Rain of Crystal Spires" Released: September 1986

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Pitchfork	9.3/10^[2]
Record Mirror	5/5^[3]
Uncut	9/10^[4]

The record features Duffy's organ alongside two guitars, one sometimes played by Lawrence. The organ is foregrounded in the mix and creates a vastly new sound for the band.

In a 2011 NME feature, Hamish MacBain said of the album that "Lawrence delivered his masterpiece," and described it as "the first truly classic Creation album."^[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Lawrence.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rain of Crystal Spires"	3:54
2.	"Down But Not Yet Out"	3:37
3.	"September Lady"	3:44
4.	"Grey Streets"	3:46
5.	"All the People I Like Are Those That Are Dead"	5:10
6.	"Gather Up Your Wings and Fly"	3:54
7.	"A Wave Crashed on Rocks"	2:54
8.	"Hours of Darkness Have Changed My Mind"	4:46

Personnel

Felt

• Lawrence – vocals, electric guitar
• Martin Duffy – hammond organ, piano, backing vocals
• Marco Thomas – bass guitar, guitar
• Gary Ainge – drums

Additional personnel

• Tony Willé – acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals
• Sarah & Yvonne – backing vocals
• John A. Rivers – production, backing vocals

References

1. Sendra, Tim. "Forever Breathes the Lonely Word – Felt". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
2. Moreland, Quinn (26 May 2019). "Felt: Forever Breathes the Lonely Word". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
3. Wilkes, Jane (1986). "Felt: Forever Breathes the Lonely Word". Record Mirror. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
4. Dale, Jon (November 2018). "Felt: Forever Breathes the Lonely Word / Poem of the River / The Pictorial Jackson Review / Train Above the City / Me & a Monkey on the Moon". Uncut (258): 46.
5. MacBain, Hamish (1 January 2011). "Forever Breathes the Lonely Word". NME. Retrieved 9 September 2013.