A Walk Across the Rooftops
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| A Walk Across the Rooftops | ||
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| Studio album by The Blue Nile | ||
| Released | May 1984 | |
| Recorded | 1982 - 1984 | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 37:47 | |
| Label | Linn Records | |
| Producer(s) | The Blue Nile | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| The Blue Nile chronology | ||
| A Walk Across the Rooftops (1984) |
Hats (1989) |
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A Walk Across the Rooftops is the debut album from Glasgow, Scotland adult alternative/pop group The Blue Nile, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music).
This album has quite an unusual history. Three years prior, The Blue Nile recorded and independently released their first single, "I Love This Life." It caught the attention of RSO Records, who re-released it, but the company was absorbed into Polygram soon afterward, so the single disappeared from view, as did the band. The Blue Nile continued recording, and one of their songs, "Tinseltown in the Rain," was heard by a representative of Linn Hi-Fi, who was looking for a demo track to demonstrate the fidelity of his company's high-end audio equipment. The band was commissioned to record one, and once Linn heard "A Walk Across the Rooftops," the compay was so impressed, they financed an entire album and created a new record label to release it.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Robert Bell and Paul Buchanan
- "A Walk Across the Rooftops" – 4:56
- "Tinseltown in the Rain" – 5:57
- "From Rags to Riches" – 5:59
- "Stay" – 4:57
- "Easter Parade " – 4:34
- "Heatwave" – 6:28
- "Automobile Noise" – 5:08
[edit] Personnel
[edit] The Blue Nile
- Robert Bell - Bass, Synthesizer
- Paul Buchanan - Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer
- Paul Joseph Moore - Keyboards, Synthesizer
[edit] Additional musicians
- Calum Malcolm - Keyboards, Vocals
- Nigel Thomas - Drums
[edit] Production
- Producer(s): The Blue Nile
