Don't Turn Away is the first album by the American punk rock band Face to Face.[4] It was released in 1992 under the label Dr. Strange Records, and was considered a strong debut for the band. It was re-released a year later on Fat Wreck Chords.[3]
| Don't Turn Away | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | October 1991 at Westbeach Recorders, Hollywood, California, except track 3, 4, 9 and 10 in August 1992 at Anarchy Studios in Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 37:00 | |||
| Label | Dr. Strange, Fat Wreck Chords | |||
| Producer | Face to Face | |||
| Face to Face chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Two years later, "Disconnected," the album's third track, was re-recorded for the band's second album Big Choice. Their then-label A&M Records wanted the band to re-record it, because no one could "hear a single" until the L.A. radio station KROQ first played it.
Critical reception
editTrouser Press called the album "a stirring and exciting debut undercut only slightly by its overt stylistic debt to Hüsker Dü and Social Distortion."[5]
Track listing
editAll songs by Keith, Riddle
- "You've Done Nothing" – 1:59
- "I'm Not Afraid" – 2:44
- "Disconnected" – 3:27
- "No Authority" – 2:42
- "I Want" – 3:00
- "You've Got a Problem" – 2:47
- "Everything Is Everything" – 3:08
- "I'm Trying" – 2:52
- "Pastel" – 3:13
- "Nothing New" – 3:26
- "Walk Away" – 2:09
- "Do You Care?" – 3:01
- "1,000 X" – 2:32
Fat Wreck Chords bonus tracks (2016)
edit- "Who You Are" – 1:56
- "Don’t Turn Away" – 2:47
Personnel
edit- Face To Face - producer
- Trever Keith - guitar, vocals
- Matt Riddle - bass, Backup vocals
- Rob Kurth - drums
Technical personnel
edit- Jim Goodwin - engineer
- Donnell Cameron - engineer
- John Golden - mastering
- Mike Brooling - sequencing
Charts
editSingles - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | "Disconnected" | Modern Rock Tracks | 39 |
References
edit- ^ a b Jeffries, Vincent. Don't Turn Away at AllMusic
- ^ "Face To Face - Ignorance Is Bliss - Album Review". Audible. Dig Me Out. June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
Face To Face had established themselves over their first three albums as a skate punk band with elements of Bad Religion and Hüsker Dü.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 357.
- ^ "Part 3: 1992: "Disconnected"". Music.
- ^ "Face to Face". Trouser Press. Retrieved 31 July 2020.