Slow Buildings

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Slow Buildings
Studio album by
Pale Saints
Released29 August 1994
RecordedPalladium Studios, Parr Street Studios
GenreAlternative rock
Length57:55
LanguageEnglish
Label4AD
ProducerHugh Jones, Mark Freegard
Pale Saints chronology
In Ribbons
(1992) 		Slow Buildings
(1994)
Singles from Slow Buildings
  1. "Fine Friend"
    Released: 15 August 1994
  2. "Henry" / "One Blue Hill"
    Released: 1994 (promo only)[1]
  3. "Angel (Will You Be My)"
    Released: 1994 (promo only)[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2.5/5 stars[3]

Slow Buildings is the third and final studio album from Pale Saints, released by 4AD on 29 August 1994.[4] This was the band's first album following the departure of original singer and bassist Ian Masters and addition of Colleen Browne on bass/vocals; guitarist Meriel Barham, who had joined Pale Saints for their previous album In Ribbons, also took over lead vocal duties. Slow Buildings features the single "Fine Friend" (which was adapted, with new lyrics, from the 1981 song "Poison in the Airwaves" by Scottish band Persian Rugs [5]). "Henry", "One Blue Hill", and "Angel (Will You Be My)", were released as radio singles only.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Meriel Barham, Colleen Browne, Chris Cooper, and Graeme Naysmith. Additional writing on "Fine Friend" by Jamie Watson.

No.TitleLength
1."King Fade"4:12
2."Angel (Will You Be My)"3:00
3."One Blue Hill"5:24
4."Henry"10:48
5."Under Your Nose"2:51
6."Little Gesture"2:26
7."Song of Solomon"6:25
8."Fine Friend"4:04
9."Gesture of a Fear"7:05
10."Always I"3:45
11."Suggestion"7:47

Singles[]

  • "Fine Friend" (BAD4013, 15 August 1994)
  1. "Fine Friend" – 4:03
  2. "Special Present" – 4:07
  3. "Marimba" – 6:46
  4. "Reprise" ("Fine Friend") – 1:54

Personnel[]

Pale Saints
  • Colleen Browne – bass, vocals
  • Chris Cooper – drums, percussion
  • Graeme Naysmith – guitar
  • Meriel Barham – guitar, vocals
Additional musicians

References[]

  1. ^ "Pale Saints - Henry (CD, Single, Promo) at Discogs". Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Pale Saints - Angel (Will You Be My) (CD, Single, Promo) at Discogs". Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  3. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Slow Buildings - Pale Saints". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  4. ^ Pale Saints on Discogs.com
  5. ^ Aston, Martin (2013). Facing the Other Way: The Story of 4AD. The Friday Project (an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers). p. 446. ISBN 978-0-00-756412-5.



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