| Benefactor | |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | Romeo Void |
| Cover: | Benefactor - Romeo Void.jpg |
| Released: | August 6, 1982 |
| Recorded: | 1981–1982 |
| Genre: | New wave |
| Length: | 38:04 (Benefactor) 20:23 (Never Say Never) 58:27 (total) |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Ian Taylor Ric Ocasek on "Never Say Never" |
| Prev Title: | Never Say Never EP |
| Prev Year: | 1981 |
| Next Title: | Instincts |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
Benefactor is the second studio album by American new wave band Romeo Void, released in 1982.[1] [2] It was released on CD in 2006 by Wounded Bird Records, with their Never Say Never EP as four bonus tracks. The version of the song "Never Say Never" is a shorter, "clean" edit suitable for general radio broadcast.
The New York Times wrote that "too much of Benefactor suffers from Miss Iyall's artsy overwriting... And the feverishly clever arrangements can't quite disguise the band's lack of strong melodies."[3] The Boston Phoenix opined that "As scrambled as its material gets, Benefactor is saved by the struggle this band brings to their rock ‘n’ roll — their conviction that escape routes from lovelessness are worth fighting for, worth opening up for the audience."[4]
All songs written by Benjamin Bossi, Larry Carter, Debora Iyall, Peter Woods, and Frank Zincavage, except where noted.
Album
| Item | Year | Chart | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never Say Never (EP) | 1982 | Pop Albums | 147 | |
| Benefactor | 1982 | Pop Albums | 119 |