Back into Blue
Back into Blue is the third studio album by American pop rock band Quarterflash, released in 1985. It peaked at No. 150 on the U.S. charts. Two commercial singles were released from the album, "Talk to Me" and "Walking on Ice"—the former reached No. 83 on the American charts and was the group's last charting single, whereas the latter was released with a music video but failed to chart. The album sold around 250,000 copies.
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| Released | 1985 | |||
| Studio | Studio Miraval, Correns, France | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 44:09 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Producer | Steve Levine | |||
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Back into Blue is the third studio album by American pop rock band Quarterflash, released in 1985.[1] It peaked at No. 150 on the U.S. charts.[2] Two commercial singles were released from the album, "Talk to Me" and "Walking on Ice"—the former reached No. 83 on the American charts and was the group's last charting single,[2] whereas the latter was released with a music video but failed to chart.[3] The album sold around 250,000 copies.[4]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
The Daily Breeze wrote that the album "is almost exclusively made up of slow and medium tempo snorers that show nothing in the way of invention or even catchy hooks."[6] The San Diego Union-Tribune opined that "Quarterflash has sunken deeper into the muck and mire of middle-of-road, middle-class pop music... Although well produced, written and performed, Back into Blue still has the taste of white bread and whole milk."[7]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Marv Ross and Rindy Ross, except for where noted.
Side one
- "Walking on Ice (Marv Ross) – 3:48
- "Caught in the Rain" – 4:55
- "Back into Blue" – 4:27
- "Talk to Me" – 5:00
- "I Want to Believe It's You" – 3:52
Side two
- "Love Without a Net (You Keep Falling)" (M. Ross, Rindy Ross, Rich Gooch) – 4:09
- "Come to Me" (M. Ross, R. Ross, Daniel Brandt, Brian David Willis)– 3:21
- "Grace Under Fire" (M. Ross) – 5:26
- "Just for You" – 4:59
- "Welcome to the City" – 4:11
Personnel
[edit]- Rindy Ross — vocals; saxophone
- Marv Ross — guitars
- Daniel Brandt — keyboards
- Rich Gooch — bass
- Brian David Willis — drums; percussion
References
[edit]- ^ MacDonald, Patrick (December 13, 1985). "Opening the show is one of the Northwest's most successful bands...". Tempo. The Seattle Times. p. 4.
- ^ a b "Quarterflash Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "Quarterflash - Walking On Ice". January 1, 1986. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ Perry, Douglas (November 15, 2021). "Marv and Rindy Ross scored pop stardom with Quarterflash, flamed out, then found their true path". OregonLive. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ Back into Blue at AllMusic
- ^ Branst, Lee (October 4, 1985). "'Back into Blue', Quarterflash". Daily Breeze. p. E9.
- ^ Ahn, Mike (October 4, 1985). "No flash in this one". The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. C2.
External links
[edit]- Back into Blue at Discogs (list of releases)
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