| Burning Bridges | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Naked Eyes |
| Cover: | Naked Eyes - Burning Bridges album cover.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | 16 March 1983 |
| Recorded: | 1982–1983 |
| Studio: | Abbey Road, Eel Pie |
| Genre: | |
| Length: | 44:03 |
| Label: | EMI (UK/Europe) EMI America (US/Canada) |
| Producer: | Tony Mansfield |
| Next Title: | Fuel for the Fire |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
Burning Bridges is the debut studio album by English new wave band Naked Eyes, released on 16 March 1983 by EMI and EMI America Records. The album was released in the United States and Canada as Naked Eyes with two tracks demoted to B-sides. The track "Always Something There to Remind Me" was released as a single and reached No. 59 on the UK Singles Chart and US No. 8 in July 1983 before "Promises, Promises" reached US No. 11 and "When the Lights Go Out" US No. 37. The album was released for the first time on CD in 2012 by Cherry Red Records.[1]
The North American release[2] of Burning Bridges was issued in April 1983, retitled as Naked Eyes and released with an alternate cover.
The two deleted songs, "The Time Is Now" and "A Very Hard Act to Follow" were issued in the US as the B-sides of "Always Something There to Remind Me" and "Promises, Promises." The single, "Sweet Poison" was absent from the album and later issued as a single, then paired as a B-side for "Voices in My Head", both on vinyl, 7". Also, "Pit Stop" was released as a B-side for "Always Something There to Remind Me" on vinyl, 12", maxi-single, in late 1982.
Naked Eyes
Additional musicians
Tony Mansfield is listed as having played "guitar" (but not "bass guitar") on the British version of the album (Burning Bridges), while on the American version (self-titled), he is listed as playing "bass guitar" (but not "guitar"). It thus seems reasonable to assume that he played both instruments on the album.
Production
| Peak position | ||
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[5] | 88 | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[6] | 32 |