"Winter" is a song by Scottish band
Love and Money, which was released in 1991 as the third and final single from their third studio album ''
Dogs in the Traffic
''Dogs in the Traffic'' is the third studio album by Scottish band Love and Money, released by Fontana in 1991. The album reached No. 41 on the UK Albums Chart.
Three singles were released from the album: " My Love Lives in a Dead House", "Looki ...
''. The song was written by James Grant and produced by
Steve Nye
Steve Nye is an English music producer for several artists.
Career
Nye started out as a tape op at AIR Studios in London in 1971, where producer Rupert Hine discovered him.
There he got into engineering (and later producing) many well-known a ...
. "Winter" reached No. 52 in the
UK Singles Chart and remained in the Top 100 for two weeks.
Release
"Winter" was originally to be released as the first single from ''Dogs in the Traffic'', with a scheduled release date of 28 May 1991. However, shortly before its release date, Fontana chose to release "
My Love Lives in a Dead House" in favour of "Winter" as they felt the song's title would hinder its success during the spring season.
"Winter" was later released as the album's third and final single on 18 November 1991.
As a publicity stunt to generate airplay on
BBC Radio 1, Fontana organised the dumping of three tons of snow outside the
BBC's headquarters,
Broadcasting House
Broadcasting House is the headquarters of the BBC, in Portland Place and Langham Place, London. The first radio broadcast from the building was made on 15 March 1932, and the building was officially opened two months later, on 15 May. The main ...
. "Winter" was the band's last UK chart entry, reaching No. 52 in the
UK Singles Chart.
The song also reached No. 10 on the ''
Music Week'' Top 50 Airplay Chart.
Critical reception
On its release as a single, Peter Kinghorn of the ''
Evening Chronicle
The ''Evening Chronicle'', now referred to as ''The Comical'', is a daily newspaper produced in Newcastle upon Tyne covering North regional news, but primarily focused on Newcastle upon Tyne and surrounding area. The ''Comical'' is published by ...
'' described "Winter" as a "reflective song" which is "strong on melody". In a review of the intended May 1991 release, Steve Stewart of ''
The Press and Journal
''The Press and Journal'' is a daily regional newspaper serving northern and highland Scotland including the cities of Aberdeen and Inverness. Established in 1747, it is Scotland's oldest daily newspaper, and one of the longest-running newspape ...
'' gave "Winter" three stars and wrote, "This is a bit of a departure for Love and Money, after the slick production of ''
Strange Kind of Love
''Strange Kind of Love'' is the second studio album by Scottish band Love and Money, released in 1988.
The album's lead single " Halleluiah Man" reached number 63 in the UK Singles Chart and number 75 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The followin ...
''. But the rough guitar and wandering lyrics have a strange appeal."
Track listing
7-inch single
#"Winter" – 4:09
#"Blue Eyed World" – 4:38
12-inch and CD single
#"Winter" – 4:09
#"Blue Eyed World" – 4:38
#"Dreamscape Angel" – 4:22
#"Winter '89" – 3:54
CD single (UK limited edition)
#"Winter" – 4:09
#"Wanderlust II" – 3:53
#"
Halleluiah Man" – 4:36
#"
Candybar Express
"Candybar Express" is a song by Scottish band Love and Money, which was released in 1986 as the debut single from their debut studio album '' All You Need Is...''. The song was written by James Grant and produced by Andy Taylor. "Candybar Expres ...
" – 3:28
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the UK CD single liner notes and the ''
Dogs in the Traffic
''Dogs in the Traffic'' is the third studio album by Scottish band Love and Money, released by Fontana in 1991. The album reached No. 41 on the UK Albums Chart.
Three singles were released from the album: " My Love Lives in a Dead House", "Looki ...
'' booklet.
Love and Money
*
James Grant James Grant may refer to:
Politics and law
*Sir James Grant, 1st Baronet (died 1695), Scottish lawyer
*Sir James Grant, 6th Baronet (1679–1747), Scottish Whig politician
*Sir James Grant, 8th Baronet (1738–1811), Scottish member of parliament
* ...
– vocals, guitar
* Douglas MacIntyre – guitar, backing vocals
* Paul McGeechan – keyboards
* Bobby Paterson – bass, backing vocals
* Gordon Wilson – drums
Production
*
Steve Nye
Steve Nye is an English music producer for several artists.
Career
Nye started out as a tape op at AIR Studios in London in 1971, where producer Rupert Hine discovered him.
There he got into engineering (and later producing) many well-known a ...
– producer and mixing on "Winter"
* Barry Hammond – recording engineer on "Winter"
*
Stuart Bruce – mix engineer on "Winter"
* Tony Phillips, Love and Money – producers on "Blue Eyed World", "Dreamscape Angel" and "Winter '89"
* Love and Money – producers on "Wanderlust II"
* Kenny McDonald – engineer on "Wanderlust II"
*
Gary Katz – producer on "Halleluiah Man"
* Wane Yurgelun – engineer on "Halleluiah Man"
* Dave Bascombe – engineer on "Candybar Express"
Other
*
Stylorouge – design
Charts
References
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1991 songs
1991 singles
Fontana Records singles
Love and Money (band) songs
Songs written by James Grant (musician)