Drunk with Passion

Drunk with Passion
Studio album by
the Golden Palominos
ReleasedSeptember 17, 1991
RecordedGreenpoint, Brooklyn, New York
GenreAlternative rock
Length50:24
LabelNation/Charisma
ProducerAnton Fier[1]
The Golden Palominos chronology
Thundering Herd: The Best of The Golden Palominos
(1991)		 Drunk with Passion
(1991)		 A History (1982–1985)
(1992)

Drunk with Passion is the fifth album by the Golden Palominos.[2][3] It was released in 1991 via Nation/Charisma.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[5]
Chicago TribuneStarStar[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStarStar[7]
Entertainment WeeklyB[8]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album GuideStarStarHalf star[9]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStarStar[10]

Spin praised Bob Mould's turn on "Dying from the Inside Out", but deemed the rest of the album "an overlong, overproduced mess."[4] New York called it "art rock for aging post-punks."[11] The Orlando Sentinel wrote that "Fier now seems to be sleepwalking toward New Age territory."[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Amanda Kramer, Anton Fier and Nicky Skopelitis, except where noted
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Alive and Living Now"Michael Stipe, Fier, Skopelitis5:38
2."The Haunting"Kramer5:30
3."When the Kingdom Calls" 6:26
4."A Sigh" 8:36
5."Thunder Cries" 4:22
6."Hands of Heaven" 5:22
7."Dying from the Inside Out"Bob Mould, Fier, Skopelitis8:18
8."Begin to Return"Robert Kidney6:12

Personnel

Musicians
Guest musicians
  • Carla Bley – Hammond organ on "Alive and Living Now" and "When the Kingdom Calls"
  • Aïyb Dieng – percussion on "A Sigh" and "Hands of Heaven"
  • Robert Kidney – vocals and guitar on "Begin to Return"
  • Bob Mould – vocals and guitar on "Dying from the Inside Out"
  • Michael Stipe – vocals on "Alive and Living Now"
  • Richard Thompson – guitar on "Alive and Living Now", "The Haunting", "When the Kingdom Calls", "Hands of Heaven" and "Dying from the Inside Out"
Production and additional personnel
  • Chris Bigg – illustrations, design
  • David Cook – mixing on "A Sigh", recording
  • Oz Fritz – recording
  • Mike Krowiak – mixing, recording
  • Jeff Lippay – mixing
  • Tom Mark – recording
  • Steve McLoughlin – recording
  • Robert Musso – recording
  • Wes Naprstek – recording
  • Vaughan Oliver – illustrations, design
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • John Yates – mixing on "A Sigh"
  • Billy Youdelman – recording

References

  1. 1 2 Gettelman, Parry (October 25, 1991). "Golden Palominos". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 6.
  2. ↑ "The Golden Palominos Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ Buckley, Peter (April 28, 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides.
  4. 1 2 "Spins". Spin. Vol. 7, no. 9. December 1991. pp. 114–115.
  5. ↑ Demalon, Tom. "Drunk with Passion". AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  6. ↑ Caro, Mark (November 7, 1991). "Recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 8.
  7. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 798.
  8. ↑ Browne, David (October 1991). "Drunk with Passion". Entertainment Weekly. No. 89. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  9. ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 490.
  10. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 285–286.
  11. ↑ "Golden Girl". New York. New York Media, LLC. October 7, 1991.
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