Birds of Prey (Godley & Creme album)
| Birds of Prey | ||||
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| Released | 5 April 1983[1] | |||
| Studio | Lymehouse Studio (Leatherhead) | |||
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| Length | 37:16 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
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| Godley & Creme chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Birds of Prey | ||||
Birds of Prey is the fifth studio album by English duo Godley & Creme, released on 5 April 1983 by Polydor Records. It was recorded at Lymehouse Studios in Leatherhead, Surrey and engineered and re-mixed at Nigel Gray's Surrey Sound Studios.[3]
Despite the success of their previous studio album Ismism (1981), Birds of Prey failed to chart. Two singles were released from the album: "Save a Mountain for Me" and "Samson", both of which also failed to chart.
Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Dave Thompson deemed the album "the least successful inclusion in the Godley & Creme catalog", and called it "a major disappointment".[4]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Kevin Godley and Lol Creme
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Body the Car" | 2:25 |
| 2. | "Worm and the Rattlesnake" | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Cats Eyes" | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Samson" | 5:29 |
| 5. | "Save a Mountain for Me" | 3:36 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Madame Guillotine" | 5:04 |
| 7. | "Woodwork" | 4:39 |
| 8. | "Twisted Nerve" | 4:03 |
| 9. | "Out in the Cold" | 4:53 |
| Total length: | 37:16 | |
Personnel[edit]
- Kevin Godley
- Lol Creme
- Guy Barker – trumpet on "Save a Mountain for Me"
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Releases" (PDF). Record Mirror. 26 March 1983. p. 9. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Releases" (PDF). Record Mirror. 18 September 1982. p. 15. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Godley & Creme - Birds Of Prey...Plus + History Mix Vol. 1...Plus (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ a b Thompson, Dave. "Birds of Prey – Godley & Creme". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
External links[edit]
- Birds of Prey at Discogs (list of releases)
