| Radio Silence | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Boris Grebenshchikov |
| Cover: | Radio silence BG.jpg |
| Released: | 12.06.1989 UK |
| Recorded: | 1988–1989 |
| Studio: | The Hit Factory, New York Church Studios, London Chapel Studios, Los Angeles Orca Studios, Los Angeles Reb Bus Studios, London Le Studio, Morin Heights, Quebec |
| Genre: | Post-punk, new wave, art rock |
| Length: | 46:53 |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | David A. Stewart |
| Prev Title: | Equinox |
| Prev Year: | 1988 |
| Next Title: | The Black Rose |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
Radio Silence is an album by Boris Grebenshchikov (simplified to "Grebenshikov" on the cover), leader of the Russian group Aquarium. The album was recorded in 1988 – 1989 in studios in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada, mostly with Western musicians, and produced by David A. Stewart. It was hailed as the first contract of a Russian (then, Soviet) rock musician with a Western label.
Having by then achieved the status of the most prominent rock musician in Russia, Boris had just recently been permitted to travel abroad (thanks to Perestroika). On most tracks, only Alexander Titov (bass) is of the then-current Russian Aquarium band, the rest being Western musicians (with the exception of Death of King Arthur where many Aquarium musicians can be heard). It was originally planned that the album would have half songs in Russian and half in English, but in the final album there are only two Russian songs on the B side.
In 1987, American music producers Marina Albi and Kenny Shaffer noticed Grebenshchikov; they helped him to obtain a US visa and to sign a contract with CBS for recording eight albums. Radio Silence was the first one. It was recorded and presented in 1988 and distributed in 1989. The recording process was documented in the 1989 film The Long Way Home by Michael Apted.
All songs were written by Grebenshchikov, except for "Death of King Arthur" and "China".