''Wings of Joy'' is the debut

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by English

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band Cranes. The album was released on 16 September 1991 by

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. It followed the band's

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''Self-Non-Self'', released two years earlier.

Critical reception

Ned Raggett of

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found that ''Wings of Joy'' reflected Cranes' musical development, noting that while their "gripping, chilling atmosphere... hasn't moved an inch", the album showed the band continuing "to expand its palette."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. Cranes * Matt Cope – guitar * Mark Francombe – guitar * Alison Shaw – vocals, bass * Jim Shaw – drums, guitar, piano Production * Cranes –

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* Gail Lambourne –

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Design * Robert Coleman – design

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1991 debut albums Cranes (band) albums Dedicated Records albums