Cover (Tom Verlaine album)

Cover is the fourth solo album by Tom Verlaine. It was released in 1984.

Cover
Studio album by
Tom Verlaine
Released1984 (1984)
Recorded1984 (1984)
GenrePost punk
Length32:39
LabelVirgin
ProducerTom Verlaine
Tom Verlaine chronology
Words from the Front
(1982)		 Cover
(1984)		 Flash Light
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The New York TimesFavourable [2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Tom Verlaine; except "Five Miles of You" composed with Jimmy Ripp

  1. "Five Miles of You"
  2. "Travelling"
  3. "Foolish Heart"
  4. "Lindi-lu"
  5. "Let go the Mansion"
  6. "Dissolve/Reveal"
  7. "Miss Emily"
  8. "Rotation"
  9. "Swim"

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Personnel
  • Tom Verlaine - guitars, solos, vocals, synthesizer; drum machine on "O Foolish Heart", "Let Go The Mansion", "Dissolve/Reveal" and "Swim"
  • Jimmy Ripp - guitars, bass on "Swim"
  • Fred Smith - bass
  • Bill Laswell - bass on "Miss Emily"
  • Jay Dee Daugherty - drums on "Five Miles of You" and "Travelling"
  • Allan Schwartzberg - drums on "Lindi-Lu", "Miss Emily" and "Rotation"
Technical

[1]

Charts
Chart Year Peak
position
Swedish Albums Chart 1984 35[4]

Reception

NME ranked it number 18 among the "Albums of the Year" for 1984.[5]

References
  1. Cleary, David. Cover at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
  2. Pareles, John (1984-12-25). "Rock - Tom Verlaine - Review". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
  3. "Tom Verlaine - Cover at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
  4. Steffen Hung. "Tom Verlaine - Cover". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
  5. "Albums and Tracks of the Year". NME. 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2018.



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