Blue Sunshine

Infobox Album
Name = Blue Sunshine
Type = Album
Artist = The Glove


Released = 1983
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Genre = Gothic rock, Alternative rock
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Label = Wonderland Records Polydor Records Rhino Records
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Reviews = *Rolling Stone Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/11113997/review/11216410/blue_sunshine link]
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:42ja7iojg75r link]
*Pitchfork Media (7/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/37816/The_Cure_The_Glove_The_Top_The_Head_on_the_Door_Kiss_Me_Kiss_Me link]
*Gothic.gr rating-10|9 [http://www.gothic.gr/music/view.php?o=197 link]
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Blue Sunshine is the first and only album by the British supergroup The Glove, which was first released in 1983. This album mainly served as a diversion for Robert Smith and Steve Severin when both of them were under heavy stress in their respective bands The Cure and Siouxsie and the Banshees. Since Smith was prohibited from singing in another band by his record company, he and Severin got Jeanette Landray, who was dating Banshees drummer Budgie at the time, to sing a majority of the tracks in the original release; Smith only sang on "Mr. Alphabet Says" and "Perfect Murder". Other musicians involved in this project were Andy Anderson (who later joined The Cure) and Martin McCarrick (who later joined Siouxsie and the Banshees).

In 2006, this album was digitally remastered and re-released through Rhino Records, featuring a bonus disc that has Robert Smith singing vocals on studio demo versions of all the songs in place of Landray.

Track listing

# Like an Animal 4:44
# Looking Glass Girl 4:56
# Sex-Eye-Make-Up 4:24
# Mr. Alphabet Says - 3:50
# A Blues in Drag - 3:12
# Punish Me with Kisses - 3:40
# This Green City - 4:34
# Orgy - 3:19
# Perfect Murder - 4:28
# Relax - 6:03
# Mouth to Mouth - 5:35
# The Tightrope - 3:12
# Like an Animal - 6:35

Deluxe Issue

Disc one – The original album plus bonus tracks
# Like an Animal - 4:44
# Looking Glass Girl 4:56
# Sex-Eye-Make-Up 4:22
# Mr. Alphabet Says 3:50
# A Blues in Drag 3:12
# Punish Me with Kisses - 3:40
# This Green City - 4:34
# Orgy - 3:19
# Perfect Murder - 4:27
# Relax - 6:13
# The Man from Nowhere - 1:46
# Mouth to Mouth - 5:40
# Punish Me with Kisses - 3:30
# The Tightrope - 3:22
# Like an Animal - 5:38 Disc Two – Rarities (1983)
# Like An Animal (RS Vocal Demo) - 4:38
# Looking Glass Girl (RS Vocal Demo) 4:28
# Sex-Eye-Make-Up (RS Vocal Demo) 4:27
# Mr. Alphabet Says (Alt RS Vocal Demo) 4:06
# A Blues In Drag (Alt RS Vocal Demo) 3:11
# Punish Me With Kisses (RS Vocal Demo) 3:30
# This Green City (RS Vocal Demo) 4:31
# Orgy (RS Vocal Demo) 3:41
# Perfect Murder (Alt RS Vocal Demo) 4:04
# Relax (Alt RS Vocal Demo) 6:15
# The Man From Nowhere (Alt Instrumental Mix) 1:47
# Mouth To Mouth (RS Vocal Demo) 6:06
# Opened The Box (A Waltz) (RS Vocal Demo) 1:29
# The Tightrope (Almost Time) (RS Vocal Demo) 3:14
# And All Around Us The Mermaids Sang (aka Torment) (RS Vocal Demo) 3:26
# Holiday 80 (Original Instrumental Mix) 1:45

Personnel

: All tracks: lyrics and music written, arranged, played by Steven Severin and Robert Smith.:* Steve Severin - bass:* Robert Smith - guitar, vocals on #4,9:* Jeanette Landray - vocals on #1-3,6-8,11,13:* Martin McCarrick - keyboards, real strings (later joined Siouxsie and the Banshees):* Ginny Heyes - real strings:* Anne Stephenson - real strings:* Andy Anderson - real drums (later joined The Cure):* The Man From Nowhere - musical interludes between tracks

External links

* [http://imdb.com/title/tt0074226/ The movie "Blue Sunshine"] on IMDB
* [http://www.lindesign.se/uwp/g/glove/blue.sunshine.gz Blue Sunshine's lyrics]
* [http://www.thebansheesandothercreatures.co.uk/1983bluesunshinetrivia.htm Influences for the tracks lyrics]
* [http://www.on-fiction.com/TheCure/the_glove.htm All vinyl, cassette, CD versions]