Melody (Joy Electric album)

Melody
Studio album by Joy Electric
Released	November, 1994
Recorded	The Electric Joy Toy Company, 1994
Genre	Synthpop/Electropop
Length	1:08:01
Label	Tooth & Nail Records
Producer	Ronnie Martin
Joy Electric chronology
Melody (1994) Five Stars for Failure (1995)

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Allmusic	[1]

Melody is the debut album by Joy Electric that was released in November, 1994. In 2006, it was re-released on iTunes, along with Robot Rock and CHRISTIANsongs. Unlike the majority of Joy Electric's discography, this album features instruments other than the standard analog synthesizer, including drum machines and samplers. In contrast to the majority of this album, songs such as "Never Be A Star" and "The Dark Ages" are actually quite dark and melancholy in nature, a style Martin further explored in this album's EP, Five Stars for Failure. This album continues to be a fan favorite as well as one of Martin's personal favorites.

Track listing

1. "Drum Machine Joy" – 4:35
2. "The Electric Joy Toy Company" – 3:58
3. "Candy Cane Carriage" – 4:09
4. "Analogue Grand Diary" – 4:33
5. "Every Boy and Girl Falls in Love" – 3:39
6. "The Girl from Rosewood Lane" – 2:51
7. "Sweet Sweet Charity" – 4:32
8. "The Melody Book" – 3:53
9. "Life Guardian Twenty" – 2:05
10. "In Love in Midsummer" – 1:17
11. "Never Be a Star" – 2:40
12. "Old at This Young" – 3:21
13. "Of Stories and Love" – 3:05
14. "Happiness and Life" – 4:55
15. "Lily Pad the Forest Our Home" – 4:26
16. "Bee Hoping" – 4:39
17. "The Dark Ages" – 3:48
18. "Buttercup Fairy Jamboree" – 5:35

References

1. ^ Melody (Joy Electric album) at Allmusic