| Ricochet Days | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Modern English |
| Cover: | File:RicochetDays.jpg |
| Released: | 10 February 1984[1] |
| Studio: | Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales |
| Genre: | New wave, post-punk |
| Length: | 38:37 |
| Label: | 4AD |
| Producer: | Hugh Jones, Modern English |
| Prev Title: | After the Snow |
| Prev Year: | 1982 |
| Next Title: | Stop Start |
| Next Year: | 1986 |
Ricochet Days is the third album by Modern English, released in 1984 by 4AD in the United Kingdom, Vertigo Records in Canada, and Sire Records in the United States. The album peaked at number 93 on the Billboard 200.[2]
AllMusic reviewer Alex Ogg gave Ricochet Days a mixed review, saying that it began Modern English's "slow decline toward the status of just another synth band." He warned readers that "the material, though beautifully produced by the reliable Hugh Jones and boasting some pliable hooks, lacks the conviction and attack of old. 'Hands Across the Sea' and 'Spinning Me Round' are serviceable but hardly vital additions to the band's songbook."
All songs written and arranged by Richard Brown, Michael Conroy, Robbie Grey, Gary McDowell, and Stephen Walker.
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