Voices of Babylon

Voices of Babylon
Studio album by The Outfield
Released	March 28, 1989
Recorded	1988, 1989
Genre	Pop, Rock
Length	40:36
Label	Sony
Producer	John Spinks, David Kahne, David Leonard
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The Outfield chronology
Bangin' (1987) Voices of Babylon (1989) Diamond Days (1990)

Voices of Babylon is an album by the British band The Outfield, released during the spring of 1989 and which spawned an eponymous single. It was the group's final album to feature drummer Alan Jackman, and it was also their final album on the Columbia label. Following the album's release, and with the commercial success of the band slipping, the band parted ways with drummer Alan Jackman and soon hired Paul Reed as a replacement for the album's tour.

This album features a unique script similar to what is known as the Pigpen cipher. On the album cover, the script says "OUTFIELD", and the liner notes show the title of each album track in that same script.

Track listing

1. "Voices of Babylon"
2. "My Paradise"
3. "Part of Your Life"
4. "Shelter Me"
5. "The Night Ain't Over"
6. "No Point"
7. "Taken By Surprise"
8. "Reach Out"
9. "Makin' Up"
10. "Inside Your Skin"

All songs were written by John Frederick Spinks, with the exception of "Taken By Surprise", which was written by John Spinks and Tony Lewis.

Personnel

• Tony Lewis - vocals, bass guitar
• John Spinks - guitar, vocals, keyboards, songwriter
• Alan Jackman - drums
• David Kahne - keyboards, producer

Singles

The album's title track was a Top 40 hit single, peaking at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. ^[1] The second-single was "My Paradise", which peaked at #72 on the Billboard Hot 100, not achieving the success expected of it.

External links

• The Outfield's official website

References