''Foolish Thing Desire'' is the second solo album by the English musician

Daniel Ash Daniel Ash (born 31 July 1957) is an English musician, songwriter and singer. He became prominent in the late 1970s as the guitarist for the iconic goth rock band Bauhaus, which spawned two related bands led by Ash: Tones on Tail and Love an ...

. It was released in 1992. It was a success on ''Billboards Alternative Albums chart. Ash supported the album with a North American tour.

Critical reception

The ''

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'' deemed the album "boring as hell." ''

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'' wrote that "songs such as 'Here She Comes Again' and 'The Hedonist' spotlight Ash's no-holds-barred guitar style." ''

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'' concluded that "'Bluebird', perhaps the only song of interest on this 10-cut disc, finds Ash masquerading as a goth Kenny Loggins."

Track listing

*All songs written by Daniel Ash, except 4, 8 and 9 (Ash, John A. Rivers) # Here She Comes 4:51 # Foolish Thing Desire 5:27 # Bluebird 5:11 # Dream Machine 6:54 # Get Out of Control 4:25 # The Void 5:39 # Roll On 5:30 # Here She Comes Again 5:51 # The Hedonist 6:44 # Higher Than This 3:47 # Paris '92 (exclusive to Japanese Version) # Acid Rain (exclusive to Japanese Version) # Firedance (exclusive to Japanese Version)

Personnel

*Daniel Ash: Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Bass *John A. Rivers: Keyboards and Drum Programming, Bass on "Here She Comes" and "Dream Machine" *

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: Bass on "Here She Comes" * Natacha Atlas: Backing Vocals on "Bluebird" *She Rocola: Backing Vocals on "Here She Comes"

References

{{Authority control Daniel Ash albums 1992 albums Beggars Banquet Records albums