Carnival of Light (album)

Carnival of Light
Studio album by
Ride
Released20 June 1994
StudiosSawmills, The Manor, RAK, Abbey Road, Sound City, Ocean Way, Sunset Sound
Genres
Length56:33
LabelCreation
ProducerJohn Leckie
Ride chronology
Grasshopper
(1992)		 Carnival of Light
(1994)		 Tarantula
(1996)
Singles from Carnival of Light
  1. "Birdman"
    Released: 18 April 1994
  2. "How Does It Feel to Feel?"
    Released: 13 June 1994
  3. "I Don't Know Where It Comes From"
    Released: 12 September 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[4]
Melody Maker(positive)[5]
NME7/10[6]
SelectStarStarStarStar[7]
Vox8/10[8]

Carnival of Light is the third studio album by British rock band Ride, released in June 1994 via Creation Records. The album is named after a lost song by the Beatles. The album showcased the band's shift from shoegazing to a more traditional, folk rock sound.[3] It was well received by some critics, magazine Select calling it "another fantastic British album in the old tradition"[9] and reached the UK Top 5. However, by the end of 1994 even the band members had become disillusioned, referring to it amongst themselves as "Carnival of Shite",[10] although in a 2022 interview Andy Bell stated that he had "made peace with it. It's got a lot of good tracks, like Moonlight Medicine and Birdman".[11]

Track listing

Original album
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Moonlight Medicine"Mark GardenerGardener6:49
2."1000 Miles"GardenerGardener with Andy Bell5:00
3."From Time to Time"Gardener (lyrics & music), Steve Queralt (music)Gardener and Bell5:05
4."Natural Grace"Loz ColbertGardener and Bell4:40
5."Only Now"Gardener (lyrics & music), Jack Rieley (lyrics)Gardener4:25
6."Birdman"BellBell6:39
7."Crown of Creation"BellBell4:41
8."How Does It Feel to Feel?" (The Creation cover)Eddie Phillips, Bob GarnerGardener and Bell3:40
9."Endless Road"BellBell3:30
10."Magical Spring"BellBell with Gardener4:25
11."Rolling Thunder"Bellinstrumental2:08
12."I Don't Know Where It Comes From"BellBell5:32
Total length:56:33
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Don't Let It Die"GardenerGardener3:12
2."Let's Get Lost"BellGardener and Bell3:56
3."At the End of the Universe"Bell, Colbert, Gardener, QueraltGardener and Bell7:55

Personnel

Ride

Additional musicians

Production

  • John Leckie – production (all except "How Does It Feel to Feel?"), mixing (all except "How Does It Feel to Feel?" and "Crown of Creation")
  • George Drakoulias – production and mixing on "How Does It Feel to Feel?"
  • Andy Bell – mixing on "Crown of Creation"
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • John Cornfield – engineering
  • Julie Gardener – engineering
  • Nigel Godrich – engineering
  • Chris Brown – engineering
  • Jim Scott – engineering
  • Tom Nellen – engineering

Artwork

  • Gered Mankowitz – cover photo
  • Tom Sheehan – other photos
  • Ride – design
  • Mark Brown – design

Charts

Chart performance for Carnival of Light
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12]32
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13]38
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[14]15
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15]24
UK Albums (Official Charts)[16]5
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[17]22
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)[18]8

References

  1. 1 2 Unterberger, Andrew (19 November 2014). "Ride Announce Reunion and 2015 World Tour". Spin. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  2. ↑ Heaton, Dave (8 April 2003). "In a Different Place: Interviews with Andy Bell and Mark Gardener of Ride". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  3. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Ride Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Review: Carnival of Light – Ride". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  5. ↑ "Fete Accompli". Melody Maker. 1994.
  6. ↑ Sutherland, Steve (16 June 1994). "Flawed Fiesta". NME.
  7. ↑ Perry, Steve (June 1994). "Top of the fops". Select.
  8. ↑ Malins, Steve (July 1994). "Oxford blues". Vox.
  9. ↑ Perry, Steve (June 1994). Select http://ride.band/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/select-june-1994.jpg. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ Cavanagh, David (2001). The Creation Records Story: My Magpie Eyes are Hungry for the Prize. Virgin. p. 613. ISBN 978-0-7535-0645-5.
  11. ↑ Simpson, Dave (24 November 2022). "'We beat Radiohead at football 25-4': Ride's Andy Bell". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  12. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Ride – Carnival of Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Charts.nz – Ride – Carnival of Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 26/6/1994 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Ride – Carnival of Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  16. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 26/6/1994 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  17. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 26/6/1994 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  18. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 11/8/2023 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2024.

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