Reality Effect

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For the literary concept by Roland Barthes, see
Effect of Reality
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Reality Effect
Studio album by
the Tourists
ReleasedOctober 1979
RecordedAugust 1979
StudioOlympic Studios and DJM Studios, London
Genre
LabelLogo Records
Epic Records (US/Canada)
ProducerTom Allom
The Tourists chronology
The Tourists
(1979) 		Reality Effect
(1979) 		Luminous Basement
(1980)

Reality Effect is the second album by the British band the Tourists, released in 1979.

This album received much more favourable reviews than the band's first album, with catchier songs and a stronger reliance on the vocals of singer

I Only Want to Be With You
" (UK #4).

Although the band featured Lennox and her future Eurythmics partner Dave Stewart on guitar, the bulk of the songs were written by singer/guitarist Peet Coombes. The album peaked at #23 on the UK Album Chart, and spent a total of sixteen weeks in the Top 100.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Smash Hits6/10[2]

ELO would have been proud of some of this, but it's SO depressingly sombre. Let down by po-faced lyrics about 'life'."[3]

UK Track listing

All tracks composed by Peet Coombes except where indicated

Side 1

  1. "It Doesn't Have to Be This Way" – 3:45
  2. "I Only Want to Be with You" – 2:24 (Mike Hawker, Ivor Raymonde)
  3. "In the Morning (When the Madness has Faded)" – 4:09
  4. "All Life's Tragedies" – 3:48
  5. "Everywhere You Look" – 3:18
  6. "So Good to Be Back Home Again" – 2:39

Side 2

  1. "Nothing to Do" – 3:27
  2. "Circular Fever" – 3:06 (Peet Coombes, Dave Stewart)
  3. "In My Mind (There's Sorrow)" – 4:44
  4. "Something in the Air Tonight" – 3:42
  5. "Summer's Night" – 3:17

US Track listing

All tracks composed by Peet Coombes except where indicated

Side 1

  1. "It Doesn't Have to Be This Way" – 3:45
  2. "I Only Want to Be with You" – 2:24 (Mike Hawker, Ivor Raymonde)
  3. ”Blind Among the Flowers” – 3:25
  4. "In the Morning (When the Madness has Faded)" – 4:09
  5. "All Life's Tragedies" – 3:48
  6. "Everywhere You Look" – 3:18

Side 2

  1. "Nothing to Do" – 3:27
  2. ”The Loneliest Man in the World” – 3:04
  3. "So Good to Be Back Home Again" – 2:39
  4. "Circular Fever" – 3:06 (Peet Coombes, Dave Stewart)
  5. "In My Mind (There's Sorrow)" – 4:44
  6. ”Fool’s Paradise” – 4:07

Personnel

The Tourists
  • Annie Lennox – vocals, organ, piano, harpsichord, string synthesizer
  • Peet Coombes – vocals, electric 6-string & 12-string guitars
  • David A. Stewart
    – electric guitars, acoustic guitars, backing vocals
  • Eddie Chin – bass guitar
  • Jim "Do It" Toomey – drums, percussion

with:

Technical
  • Andy Lunn, Bill Gill, Dick Plant, Barry Kidd - engineer
  • Tom Allom - producer

Charts

Chart (1979/80) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 62
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) 23

References

  1. ^ "Reality Effect Review by William Ruhlmann". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  2. ^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (November 15–28, 1979): 31.
  3. ^ Red Starr (14 November 1979). "Albums". Smash Hits. No. 25.
  4. ISBN 0-646-11917-6
    .
  • The Guinness Book of
    British Hit Albums
    , fifth edition 1992


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