Raw (The Alarm album) explained

Raw
Type:Studio album
Artist:The Alarm
Cover:The Alarm Raw.jpg
Released:1991
Recorded:1991
Genre:Rock
Length:44:11
Label:IRS Records
Producer:The Alarm, Dave Sharp[1]
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Next Year:2000

Raw is the fifth and final studio album released by the original line-up of The Alarm.[2] [3] The band split up after the album was released.[4] It was released in 1991 on IRS Records.

The album was released on vinyl LP, cassette and CD. It reached number 33 in the UK Albums Chart, and number 161 in the US Billboard 200.[5] [6]

An extended re-mastered version was released, including extra tracks.

Critical reception

MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide called the album "the result of the dreary business of fulfilling contractual obligations."

Track listing

  1. "Raw" - (Mike Peters, Dave Sharp, Eddie MacDonald, Nigel Twist) - 4:28
  2. "Rockin' in the Free World" - (Neil Young) - 3:59
  3. "God Save Somebody" - (Sharp, Twist) - 4:09
  4. "Moments in Time" - (Peters, MacDonald) - 5:42
  5. "Hell or High Water" - (Peters, MacDonald) - 3:47
  6. "Lead Me Through the Darkness" - (Peters, MacDonald) - 4:34
  7. "The Wind Blows Away My Words" - (Peters, Sharp, MacDonald, Twist) - 4:32
  8. "Let the River Run Its Course" - (Peters, Sharp, MacDonald, Twist) - 3:53
  9. "Save Your Crying" - (Sharp, Twist) - 4:38
  10. "Wonderful World" - (Sharp) - 5:00

Single releases

"Raw" was released before the album, reaching number 51 in the UK Singles Chart.[5] It was the only single to be released off the album

Personnel

The Alarm
Technical personnel

Welsh release

An edition of the album sung in Welsh called Tân was released.[7]

  1. "Y Ffordd (The Road)" - 3:46
  2. "Y Gwynt Sy'n Chwythu 'Ngeiriau" - 4:32
  3. "Eiliadau Fel Hyn" - 5:18
  4. "Rocio Yn Ein Rhyddid (Rocking in the Free World)" - 4:43
  5. "Tân" - 4:33
  6. "Dyfnach Na'r Dyfroedd" - 3:48
  7. "Tywys Fi Drwy'r Tywyllwch" - 4:34
  8. "Fel Mae'r Afon" - 4:30
  9. "Crynu Dan Fy Nhraed" - 4:38
  10. "Nadolig Llawen (Happy Xmas (War Is Over))" - 3:40

Japanese release

A Japanese promotional sample 10-track CD album was issued to radio stations in advance of release. It contained a custom promo stamped disc, stickered picture sleeve complete with lyrics and obi-strip

Remastered release

Released in 2000, the remastered edition featured a revised track listings, B-sides and previously unreleased recordings, new and original artwork, unseen photos, lyrics, sleeve notes by Mike Peters and interactive programming information to play the album in its original form.

Track listing:

  1. "The Road" - 3:46
  2. "Rockin' in the Free World" - 4:42
  3. "Raw" - 4:28
  4. "The Wind Blows Away My Words" - 4:31
  5. "Unsafe Building (1990)" - 4:50
  6. "God Save Somebody" - 4:10
  7. "Moments in Time" - 5:43
  8. "Let the River Run Its Course" - 4:29
  9. "Lead Me Through the Darkness" - 4:34
  10. "Hell or High Water" - 3:48
  11. "Wonderful World" - 5:01
  12. "Save Your Crying" - 4:38
  13. "Up for Murder (1990)" - 2:57
  14. "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" - 3:44
  15. "Walk Forever by My Side" - 4:10

2004 promotional release

EMI, after taking over from IRS, released the complete Alarm back catalogue on CD.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alarm's Dave Sharp discovers America and bare-bones rock 'n' roll. Nestor. Aparicio. baltimoresun.com.
  2. Web site: The Alarm | Biography & History. AllMusic.
  3. Book: Buckley, Peter. The Rough Guide to Rock. February 17, 2003. Rough Guides. 9781843531050. Google Books.
  4. Web site: In the music spotlight: The Alarm. Jeff. Elbel. August 24, 2017. Chicago Sun-Times.
  5. Web site: ALARM | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company. www.officialcharts.com.
  6. The Alarm. Billboard.
  7. Book: Historical Theory and Methods through Popular Music, 1970–2000: "Those are the New Saints". Kenneth L. Jr.. Shonk. Daniel Robert. McClure. August 17, 2017. Springer. 9781137570727. Google Books.

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