Laughter is the third studio album by English rock group The Mighty Lemon Drops. Released on Chrysalis/Sire in 1989, the album was the band's first to feature David Newton as the primary songwriter, as co-writer and bassist Tony Linehan quit early during the recording sessions. The album contains the hit U.S. modern rock singles "Into the Heart of Love" and "Where Do We Go From Heaven".
The Mighty Lemon Drops, feeling wrongly pigeonholed from their previous works as a "doom and gloom" band, decided in early 1989 to name their new album Laughter to reflect the group's shift in musical direction and to distance themselves from other bands with whom they had often been compared.[1][2] Guitarist and songwriter David Newton explained, "There's definitely more lightness as opposed to all the dark stuff we've done. We wanted to lose all that. People are really amazed when they hear us. The press would lead you to believe that the only reason we exist is because of Echo and the Bunnymen. I don't even like them."[1]
During the sessions for Laughter, bassist and co-writer Tony Linehan left the band after recording two tracks for the album, "All That I Can Do" and "Second Time Around". In a 2012 interview, Newton said of Linehan's departure: "We had spent the best part of four years with each other most days, and that will magnify any differences personality-wise or musically you might have. It was a stupid situation really and Tony now considers it a mistake on his part to leave, but we were also still quite young and things like this happen."[3] Linehan was replaced by Marcus Williams, who had played with Julian Cope.[1] Singer Paul Marsh credited Williams for bringing a fresh approach to the band which helped result in the poppier direction evident on Laughter, which features a horn section, layered guitars, and a live sound.[1][4]
Released in September 1989, Laughter produced two singles that reached the top 10 of the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart: "Into the Heart of Love" (number five) and "Where Do We Go From Heaven" (number eight). The album peaked at number 195 on the Billboard 200 in March 1990.[6]
Dave Schulps and Ira Robbins of Trouser Press called Laughter "an altogether great album which remains by far the band's best" and compared it to the "psychedelically tinged pop joy of Stone Roses' debut, released in the same year".[7] Robin Reinhardt of Spin said Laughter combines the "raw energy of Happy Head with the fuller, tighter sounds of World Without End".[8] Reviews from the British press were generally less positive, however, leading the band to concentrate its promotion efforts in the U.S., including a 70-date concert tour with labelmates The Ocean Blue and John Wesley Harding.[4]
Track listingedit
All tracks are written by David Newton, except where noted
^ abcd Reinhardt, Robin (January 1990). "Rock Candy". Spin. 5 (10). SPIN Media LLC: 18. ISSN 0886-3032.
^Christensen, Thor (5 February 1990). "'Laughter' Tour offers a dreary shade of rock". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. 5B. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
^ Crigler, Pete (2013). Majorlabelland And Assorted Oddities. Bloomington, In. p. 4. ISBN978-1491706015.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks (1981–2008). Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 164. ISBN978-0898201741.
^ Schulps, Dave; Robbins, Ira. "The Mighty Lemon Drops". Trouser Press. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
^ Reinhardt, Robin (December 1989). "Heavy Rotation". Spin. 5 (9). SPIN Media LLC: 14. ISSN 0886-3032.
^"The Mighty Lemon Drops Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
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Laughter is the third studio album by English rock group The Mighty Lemon Drops Released on Chrysalis Sire in 1989 the album was the band s first to feature David Newton as the primary songwriter as co writer and bassist Tony Linehan quit early during the recording sessions The album contains the hit U S modern rock singles Into the Heart of Love and Where Do We Go From Heaven LaughterStudio album by The Mighty Lemon DropsReleasedSeptember 1989RecordedReal World Bath EnglandGenreAlternative rock college rock indie rockLength50 40LabelChrysalis SireProducerMark Wallis Tim Palmer Simon Vinestock The Mighty Lemon DropsThe Mighty Lemon Drops chronologyWorld Without End 1988 Laughter 1989 Sound Goodbye to Your Standards 1991 Contents 1 Background and recording 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Charts 6 ReferencesBackground and recording editThe Mighty Lemon Drops feeling wrongly pigeonholed from their previous works as a doom and gloom band decided in early 1989 to name their new album Laughter to reflect the group s shift in musical direction and to distance themselves from other bands with whom they had often been compared 1 2 Guitarist and songwriter David Newton explained There s definitely more lightness as opposed to all the dark stuff we ve done We wanted to lose all that People are really amazed when they hear us The press would lead you to believe that the only reason we exist is because of Echo and the Bunnymen I don t even like them 1 During the sessions for Laughter bassist and co writer Tony Linehan left the band after recording two tracks for the album All That I Can Do and Second Time Around In a 2012 interview Newton said of Linehan s departure We had spent the best part of four years with each other most days and that will magnify any differences personality wise or musically you might have It was a stupid situation really and Tony now considers it a mistake on his part to leave but we were also still quite young and things like this happen 3 Linehan was replaced by Marcus Williams who had played with Julian Cope 1 Singer Paul Marsh credited Williams for bringing a fresh approach to the band which helped result in the poppier direction evident on Laughter which features a horn section layered guitars and a live sound 1 4 Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 Released in September 1989 Laughter produced two singles that reached the top 10 of the U S Modern Rock Tracks chart Into the Heart of Love number five and Where Do We Go From Heaven number eight The album peaked at number 195 on the Billboard 200 in March 1990 6 Dave Schulps and Ira Robbins of Trouser Press called Laughter an altogether great album which remains by far the band s best and compared it to the psychedelically tinged pop joy of Stone Roses debut released in the same year 7 Robin Reinhardt of Spin said Laughter combines the raw energy of Happy Head with the fuller tighter sounds of World Without End 8 Reviews from the British press were generally less positive however leading the band to concentrate its promotion efforts in the U S including a 70 date concert tour with labelmates The Ocean Blue and John Wesley Harding 4 Track listing editAll tracks are written by David Newton except where notedNo TitleWriter s Length1 At Midnight 4 292 Into the Heart of Love 2 563 Where Do We Go from Heaven 5 414 The Heartbreak Thing 6 185 One in a Million 4 376 Written in Fiction 3 357 The Real World 5 538 All That I Can Do Tony Linehan Newton4 329 Second Time Around Linehan Newton3 5310 Beautiful Shame 3 31 CD bonus trackNo TitleWriter s Length11 Rumbletrain Paul Marsh Newton Keith Rowley Marcus Williams5 15 2008 reissue bonus tracksNo TitleWriter s Length12 Sometimes Good Guys Don t Wear White Ed Cobb2 5713 Where Do We Go From Heaven Chris Lord Alge remix edit 4 2614 Forever Home at Heart 3 1315 At Midnight live 4 2416 Like an Angel live 3 4117 Budweiser Commercial 1 0118 At Midnight alternate mix 4 5119 Written in Fiction alternate mix 3 24Personnel editThe Mighty Lemon DropsPaul Marsh vocals David Newton guitars backing vocals Marcus Williams bass guitar backing vocals on tracks 1 7 10 11 Keith Rowley drums Tony Linehan bass guitar on tracks 8 9 AdditionalIan Devaney brass Luis Jardim percussion Stevie Lange backing vocals Andy Morris brass Alex White keyboardsCharts editChart 1990 PeakpositionUS Billboard 200 9 195References edit a b c d Reinhardt Robin January 1990 Rock Candy Spin 5 10 SPIN Media LLC 18 ISSN 0886 3032 Christensen Thor 5 February 1990 Laughter Tour offers a dreary shade of rock Milwaukee Journal Sentinel p 5B Retrieved 1 March 2016 Crigler Pete 2013 Majorlabelland And Assorted Oddities Bloomington In p 4 ISBN 978 1491706015 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link a b Aparicio Nestor 16 March 1990 Mighty Lemon Drops Laugh at English ways Boca Raton News via The Baltimore Sun p 17W Retrieved 1 March 2016 Laughter Overview AllMusic Rovi Corporation Retrieved 1 March 2016 Whitburn Joel 2008 Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981 2008 Menomonee Falls Wis Record Research p 164 ISBN 978 0898201741 Schulps Dave Robbins Ira The Mighty Lemon Drops Trouser Press Retrieved 1 March 2016 Reinhardt Robin December 1989 Heavy Rotation Spin 5 9 SPIN Media LLC 14 ISSN 0886 3032 The Mighty Lemon Drops Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved 1 March 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laughter The Mighty Lemon Drops album amp oldid 1187179697, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
