Cover (Tom Verlaine album)

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

Cover
Studio album by
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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