Naked is the only studio album by English electronic music group Blue Pearl, released in 1990 on the Big Life record label. The album includes Blue Pearl's biggest hit single "Naked in the Rain" (UK No. 4) and the follow-up single "Little Brother" (UK No. 31).[3] It also includes a cover of "Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush.
| Naked | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1990 |
| Label | Big Life |
| Producer | |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| NME | 3/10[2] |
Track listing
editAll tracks written by Durga McBroom, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Naked in the Rain" |
| 4:11 |
| 2. | "Down to You" |
| 4:13 |
| 3. | "Chemical Thing" | 5:12 | |
| 4. | "I Never Knew" | 4:35 | |
| 5. | "Running Up That Hill" | Kate Bush | 4:53 |
| 6. | "Little Brother" |
| 5:21 |
| 7. | "Alive" |
| 6:27 |
| 8. | "Rollover" | 5:16 | |
| 9. | "Without Love" | 4:51 | |
| 10. | "Over You" | 4:01 | |
| 11. | "Chemical Thing" (Ambient Mix) | 5:10 | |
| 12. | "Rollover" (Acapella) | 4:30 |
Personnel
editBlue Pearl
- Durga McBroom – keyboards, vocals
- Youth – drum programming, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, producer
with:
- Gary Barnacle – saxophone
- Michael Bigwood – mixing
- Stephen Chase – mixing
- Marius de Vries – mixing
- Fred Defaye – mixing
- Andy Falconer – engineer
- Adam Fuest – engineer, mixing
- David Gilmour – guitar
- Howard Gray – mixing, producer
- Trevor Gray – keyboards, producer, programming
- Sarah Gregory – artwork, illustrations
- Mike Jarratt – engineer
- Simon "The Funky Ginger" Law – piano
- Pete Lorimer – engineer
- Ian McKell – photography
- Mark O'Donoughue – engineer
- Tim Parry – executive producer
- Guy Pratt – bass guitar
- Tim Renwick – guitar
- Steve Sidelnyk – mixing
- Jazz Summers – executive producer
- Thrash – engineer
- Mark "Tufty" Evans – engineer
- Joel "Tyrrell" LeBlanc – engineer
- Gary Wallis – percussion
- Dave Williams – guitar
- Gavyn Wright – string arrangements
- Richard Wright – keyboards
Charts
edit| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 58 |
References
edit- ^ "Blue Pearl - Blue Pearl - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ Dalton, Stephen (24 November 1990). "Long Play". NME. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "BLUE PEARL - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "Blue Pearl | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 27 January 2021.