Promise (Gene Loves Jezebel album) explained

Promise
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Gene Loves Jezebel
Cover:	Promise (Gene Loves Jezebel album).jpg
Released:	1983
Recorded:	1982–1983
Length:	37:13
Producer:	John Brand
Next Title:	Immigrant
Next Year:	1985

Promise is the debut album by British gothic rock band Gene Loves Jezebel.^{[1] [2]} Released in 1983 by Situation Two, it peaked at No. 8 on the UK Indie Chart.^[1]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "the songs have a decidedly sexual air, but it’s the sheer din — roughly produced but convincing — that makes Promise worth repeated listenings."^[2]

Personnel

• Jay Aston - lead vocals, backing vocals, guitars
• Michael Aston - lead vocals
• Ian C. Hudson - guitars, bass
• Albie DeLuca - guitars
• Julianne Regan - bass, backing vocals, piano
• Steve Marshall - bass

with:

• Steve Goulding - drums, percussion
• Richard Hawkins - drums, percussion
• John "Johnny Genius" Murphy - drums, percussion
• Graeme Pleeth - keyboards

Technical

• John Brand - producer, engineer
• Louis Austin - engineer, mixing
• John Madden, Nick Smith, Robin Springall - engineer

Notes and References

1. Book: Thompson, Dave. Alternative Rock. August 10, 2000. Hal Leonard Corporation. 9780879306076. Google Books.
2. Web site: Gene Loves Jezebel . Trouser Press . 10 August 2020.