Sense (The Lightning Seeds album) explained

Sense
Type:studio
Artist:the Lightning Seeds
Cover:sense front.jpg
Alt:Album cover for Sense (1992)
Released:6 April 1992
Recorded:1991
Studio:Rob's Front Room, Liverpool
Genre:Alternative rock, indie pop
Length:42:17
Label:Virgin
MCA (US/Canada)
Producer:Ian Broudie, Simon Rogers
Prev Title:Cloudcuckooland
Prev Year:1990
Next Title:Jollification
Next Year:1994

Sense is the second album by English musical group the Lightning Seeds, released in 1992.[1] It was produced chiefly by Ian Broudie and Simon Rogers.[2]

Background

"The Life of Riley", released as a single in 1992, was written for Broudie's son Riley.[3]

The album's second single, "Sense", was co-written by Broudie and Specials singer and long-time writing partner Terry Hall. The single includes a track written by Broudie and Paul Simpson from their time as Care, "Flaming Sword", as a B-side. Hall released a re-recorded version of "Sense" with himself on vocals in 1994.

In 2009, an instrumental version of "Sense" was used in BMW's Story of Joy advertisement. The instrumental version of "The Life of Riley" also appeared on BBC's Match of the Day, soundtracking football high points.

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album a "disgruntled production extravaganza" and "a strange achievement but not an unpleasant one".[4] The Washington Post wrote that "the pop-rock sound of the previous album, though not utterly transformed, has become softer, vaguer, more liquid".[5]

Commercial performance

The album reached No. 50 on the UK Albums Chart and the singles, "The Life of Riley" and "Sense", charted at No. 28 and No. 31, respectively.

Track listing

All songs written by Ian Broudie (except where stated).

  1. "Sense" – 4:12 (Broudie, Terry Hall)
  2. "The Life of Riley" – 4:05
  3. "Blowing Bubbles" – 4:16
  4. "A Cool Place" – 2:57
  5. "Where Flowers Fade" – 5:03 (Broudie, Hall)
  6. "A Small Slice of Heaven" – 3:50 (Broudie, Hall)
  7. "Tingle Tangle" – 3:22
  8. "Happy" – 4:33 (Broudie, Ian McNabb)
  9. "Marooned" – 4:40
  10. "Thinking Up, Looking Down" – 5:19

Personnel

The Lightning Seeds

Production

Additional musicians

Other personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Sense! Chart (1992)! Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 83
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 53

Certifications

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Rough Guide to Rock. 2 November 2003. Rough Guides. 9781858284576. Google Books.
  2. Web site: The Lightning Seeds | Biography & History. AllMusic.
  3. Web site: Dave Simpson finds out where Ian Brodie has been all these years. 30 April 2009. The Guardian.
  4. Web site: Lightning Seeds . Trouser Press . 2 November 2020.
  5. Web site: New Psychedelics Under the Influence. Mark. Jenkins. 24 January 1992. www.washingtonpost.com.
  6. 165.
  7. Web site: Lightning Seeds full Official Chart History. Official Charts Company.