Coyne is the kind of minor artist whose faults-mainly an undeniable narrowness of emotional range that forces him to repeat effects-I am willing to overlook in this homogenized time. Sounding like a sly, bony, and clinically loonyJoe Cocker John Robert "Joe" Cocker (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014) was an English singer known for his gritty, bluesy voice and dynamic stage performances that featured expressive body movements. Most of his best known singles were recordings of son ...(or a failedDeke Leonard Roger Arnold "Deke" Leonard (18 December 1944 – 31 January 2017) was a Welsh rock musician, "serving a life sentence in the music business". Reviewing the album forAllMusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...,Richie Unterberger Richie Unterberger (born January 19, 1962) is an American author and journalist whose focus is popular music and travel writing. Life and writing Unterberger attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he wrote for the university newspaper '' ...said:The arrangements are more conventional than most of his previous work (a pre-Police The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and t ...Andy Summers handles guitar), and much of the results are routine. Not lifeless, though; anything sung by Coyne will have roughness around the edges (and his voice here sometimes sounds not just raw, but downright worn). And songs about folks who carry guns, knives, and smash the faces of their wives (in "Turpentine") are not your usual rock fare. The words are unconventional, but the settings are average in a mid-'70s way, which dilutes the lyrics' impact, and makes this an unmemorable effort on the whole.
Track listing
All songs written by Kevin Coyne except where noted. ;Side 1 # "Saviour" (Kevin Coyne, Archie Legget, Gordon Smith) – 5:31 # "Lucy" (Coyne, Legget) – 3:02 # "Lonely Lovers" – 4:19 # "Sunday Morning Sunrise" – 5:33 # "Rock 'n' Roll Hymn" (Coyne, Legget, Tim Penn) – 3:36 ;Side 2 #"Mrs. Hooley Go Home" – 6:04 # "It's Not Me" – 3:40 # "Turpentine" – 3:32 # "Tulip" (Coyne, Andy Summers) – 6:36 # "One Fine Day" – 4:15
Personnel
Musicians
* Kevin Coyne – vocals * Gordon Smith – semi-acoustic, electric and slide guitars * Andy Summers – electric guitars * Tim Penn – keyboards * Archie Legget – bass * Peter Woolf – drums and percussion * Chris Mercer – tenor saxophone * Bud Beadle – baritone saxophone *Steve Gregory Stephen 'Steve' Gregory (born 1945) is an English jazz saxophonist and composer. He plays tenor, alto, soprano and baritone saxophone as well as the flute. Biography and career Gregory was born in London. At St. Paul's School he learned guit ...– tenor clarinet and flute
Technical
* Engineer: Michael Glossop * Recorded at Farmyard on the Manor Mobile * Artwork, photography, design – Ray Smith
References
1975 albums Kevin Coyne albums Virgin Records albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub