Glow (Reef album)

Glow
Glow
Studio album by Reef
Released	27 January 1997
Recorded	April−September 1996
Genre	Britpop, indie rock, alternative rock
Length	50:35
Label	Sony Soho Square
Producer	Reef, George Drakoulias
Reef chronology
Singles from Glow
	"Place Your Hands"; Released: October 1996; "Come Back Brighter"; Released: January 1997; "Consideration"; Released: March 1997; "Yer Old"; Released: July 1997;

Glow is the second studio album by English Britpop band Reef. Produced by the band and George Drakoulias, the album was released on 27 January 1997 supported by the singles "Place Your Hands", "Come Back Brighter", "Consideration" and "Yer Old". Glow reached number one on the UK Albums Chart.^[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of music website Allmusic gave the album four out of five stars, claiming it to be "more focused and better than its predecessor [Replenish]" and describing it as "inspired" and "terrific".^[2] Rock music magazine Kerrang! ranked the album third on their 1997 "Albums of the Year" list.^[3]

Track listing[]

All lyrics are written by Gary Stringer; all music is composed by Reef.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Place Your Hands"	3:37
2.	"I Would Have Left You"	4:23
3.	"Summer's in Bloom"	3:46
4.	"Lately Stomping"	2:44
5.	"Consideration"	5:42
6.	"Don't You Like It?"	4:14
7.	"Come Back Brighter"	3:31
8.	"Higher Vibration"	3:52
9.	"I'm Not Scared"	5:03
10.	"Robot Riff"	7:12
11.	"Yer Old"	3:18
12.	"Lullaby"	3:13

Enhanced edition (Epic EK 67971)
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Naked" (music video)
14.	"Place Your Hands" (music video)
15.	"Consideration" (music video)
16.	"Come Back Brighter" (music video)

Deluxe edition bonus disc (486940 6)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Place Your Hands" (live)	3:44
2.	"Summer's in Bloom" (live)	3:44
3.	"Lately Stomping" (live)	3:06
4.	"Yer Old" (live)	3:20
5.	"Yer Old" (music video)	3:18
6.	"Place Your Hands" (live video)	3:44
7.	"Summer's in Bloom" (live video)	3:44
8.	"Lately Stomping" (live video)	3:06
Total length:		27:46

Personnel[]

Musical personnel

Gary Stringer – vocals, production
Kenwyn House – guitar, production
Jack Bessant – bass, production
Dominic Greensmith – drums, production
Benmont Tench – keyboards
Chris Trujillo – percussion

Additional personnel

George Drakoulias – production
Jim Scott – recording on all tracks except 6, 8 and 11; mixing on all tracks except 6 and 11
Richard Digby Smith – recording on tracks 6, 8 and 11; mixing on track 11
Sylvia Massy – mixing on track 6
Stephen Marcussen – mastering

References[]

^ "Reef Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Review". Glow - Reef. AllMusic. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
^ "Kerrang! Albums Of The Year 1997". Kerrang! Lists. Rocklist.net. Retrieved 24 March 2012.

[UK-1] "Reef Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2012.

[allmusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Review". Glow - Reef. AllMusic. Retrieved 24 March 2012.

[3] "Kerrang! Albums Of The Year 1997". Kerrang! Lists. Rocklist.net. Retrieved 24 March 2012.

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