All Four One
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| Studio album by The Motels | ||||
| Released | April 5, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1981–82 | |||
| Genre | New Wave, Pop, Rock | |||
| Length | 33:02 | |||
| Label | Capitol Records | |||
| Producer | Val Garay | |||
| The Motels chronology | ||||
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All Four One is the third studio album by the New Wave band The Motels, released in 1982.
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Background and writing
After the mild success of Careful, The Motels went back into the studio in early 1981 to record their third album with producer Val Garay. The band at this time consisted of Martha Davis on vocals and guitar, Tim McGovern on lead guitar, Marty Jourard on keyboards, Michael Goodroe on bass and Brian Glascock on drums.
Wanting to stretch the limits as to what they could do artistically and musically, the band recorded some of its darkest and heaviest music to date. McGovern, Davis' boyfriend at the time, clashed with Garay in the studio, and ended up de-facto producer and arranger for the album, which was titled Apocalypso. Martha Davis considers this period "the last time the Motels were uninhibited, wild, and not worried about our place on the charts."[2][3]
Neither the band nor Garay ever submitted any of the recordings to Capitol Records while the recording process was underway. When the record company heard the finished product, they rejected it for being "not commercial enough" and "too weird", and Apocalypso was scrapped. The band attempted to go back and re-record the entire album but in the process, Davis and McGovern's relationship dissolved and by December 1981 McGovern was no longer in the band.[4][5]
The band forged on with recording, utilizing studio musicians to fill in for McGovern on several of the tracks. This time Garay had more liberty to mold the album to a more commercially appealing sound. Adrian Peritore (who went by the name Guy Perry because his former producer had misspelled his name on an album cover) was hired in late January and played lead guitar on some of the tracks. Six Apocalypso tracks were completely re-recorded for the new album, while four new tracks were added (including the hit "Take The L", and a cover of the Goffin/King song "He Hit Me (It Felt Like A Kiss)". The album was renamed All Four One because the band had recorded four albums but one would not be released, and because the four remaining members had stayed together to complete the album. It was released on April 5, 1982 by Capitol Records.[4]
Despite its rough beginnings, All Four One was the first U.S. hit album for The Motels, and was the band's best selling album. The first single from All Four One was "Only the Lonely", which reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #6 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart. The song "Mission of Mercy" also received enough airplay to reach #23 on the Top Tracks chart.[6][7] In addition, two other singles, "Take the L" and "Forever Mine", also managed to reach the Billboard Hot 100.[5] The album's release coincided with the emergence of MTV, and music videos were produced for both "Only the Lonely" and "Take the L". Davis won an award in the Best Performance in a Music Video category at the American Music Awards in 1982 for her performance in the "Only the Lonely" video.[8]
Apocalypso was finally released in August 2011.[2]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Martha Davis, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length | ||
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| 1. | "Mission of Mercy" (Martha Davis, Marty Jourard) | * | 3:02 | |
| 2. | "Take the L" (Carter, Martha Davis, Marty Jourard) | 3:42 | ||
| 3. | "Only the Lonely" | * | 3:16 | |
| 4. | "Art Fails" (Martha Davis, Tim McGovern) | * | 3:12 | |
| 5. | "Change My Mind" (Martha Davis, Steve Goldstein) | 3:21 | ||
| 6. | "So L.A." | * | 3:16 | |
| 7. | "Tragic Surf" (Martha Davis, Tim McGovern) | * | 3:32 | |
| 8. | "Apocalypso" | * | 3:16 | |
| 9. | "He Hit Me (and It Felt Like a Kiss)" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) | 2:28 | ||
| 10. | "Forever Mine" | 3:22 |
* re-recording of Apocalypso track
Personnel
The Motels
- Martha Davis: Vocals, guitar
- Guy Perry: Guitar
- Marty Jourard: Keyboards, saxophone
- Michael Goodroe: Bass
- Brian Glascock: Drums, percussion
Additional Personnel
- Bryan Garofalo, Bob Getter: Bass
- Craig Hull, Waddy Wachtel: Guitars
- Craig Krampf: Drums, percussion
- Kobla Ladzekpo: Percussion
Production
- Produced and engineered by Val Garay
- Assistant engineer: Niko Bolas
- Mastering: Mike Reese, Doug Sax
Singles
- "Mission of Mercy" (1982)
- "Only the Lonely" (1982)
- "Take the L" (1982)
- "Forever Mine" (1982)
- "Art Fails" (1983)
References
- ^ All Four One at Allmusic
- ^ a b Willman, Chris (2011-08-15). "Review: The Motels' lost "Apocalypso" worth the wait". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/15/us-music-themotels-idUSTRE77E68220110815. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ Apocalypso. Liner notes from album insert, 2011.
- ^ a b Jourard, Marty. "Marty Jourard Bio" Jourard.com, official website. Retrieved 24 April 2007.
- ^ a b No Vacancy. Liner notes from album insert, 1990.
- ^ Exclusive Magazine. Interview by Russell Trunk in 'Lonely No More' article, January 2007 edition.
- ^ Essential Collection. Liner notes from album insert, 2005. ISBN 724386370624.
- ^ Mars Talent Agency. "The Motels Biography". Retrieved 26 April 2007.
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