Sleep in Safety is the first studio album by American rock band 45 Grave. It was released in 1983 on record label Enigma.
| Sleep in Safety | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | Capitol (Hollywood) | |||
| Genre | Deathrock, Horror Punk | |||
| Length | 41:47 | |||
| Label | Enigma | |||
| Producer | Craig Leon, Paul B. Cutler | |||
| 45 Grave chronology | ||||
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Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Contemporary critical reception of the album has been generally positive. Ned Raggett of AllMusic praised the album.[1] Trouser Press wrote that the album "contains most of their best songs", calling it "consistently creepy".[2] Spin, on the other hand, opined that the album "never escapes Christian Death's shadow".[3]
Track listing
edit- 1983 vinyl release
All tracks are written by 45 Grave (Dinah Cancer, Paul Cutler and Don Bolles), except as noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Insurance from God" | 5:03 | |
| 2. | "Evil" | Cancer, Bolles, Cutler, Rob Graves | 2:52 |
| 3. | "Partytime" | 3:16 | |
| 4. | "Dream Hits II" | Cancer, Cutler | 1:48 |
| 5. | "Slice o' Life" | Bolles, Cutler | 6:08 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "45 Grave" | 3:30 | |
| 2. | "Phantoms" | 3:55 | |
| 3. | "Violent World" | Rev. Mikey Borens | 2:05 |
| 4. | "Bad Love" | Cancer, Cutler | 2:45 |
| 5. | "Surf Bat" | Cutler | 1:17 |
| 6. | "Procession" | 5:16 |
- 1993 remastered CD bonus tracks
All tracks are written by 45 Grave (Dinah Cancer, Paul Cutler and Don Bolles), except as noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "45 Grave" | 3:48 | |
| 13. | "School's Out" | Alice Cooper | 3:33 |
| 14. | "Partytime" (Single Version) | 3:06 |
Personnel
edit- Craig Leon – co-production
- Paul B. Cutler – co-production
References
edit- ^ a b Raggett, Ned. "Sleep in Safety – 45 Grave : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ Robbins, Ira; Fasolino, Greg. "trouserpress.com :: 45 Grave". trouserpress.com. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ Beaujon, Andrew (April 2005). "66.6: Greatest Moments in Goth". Spin: 72. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
External links
edit- Sleep in Safety at Discogs (list of releases)