Eternally Yours (album)

Eternally Yours is the second album by Australian punk rock band The Saints, released in 1978. Produced by band members Chris Bailey and Ed Kuepper, the album saw the band pursue a bigger, more R&B-driven sound, augmented by a horn section.

Eternally Yours
Studio album by
The Saints
ReleasedMay 1978
RecordedLate 1977
StudioRoundhouse Studios, London; mixed at Wessex Studio
GenrePunk rock
Length36:02
LabelHarvest (UK & Australia)
Sire (original US release)
Captain Oi! (1999 UK CD reissue)
EMI Music Australia (Australian 2004 Reissue)
4 Men With Beards (2011 US LP reissue)
ProducerChris Bailey & Ed Kuepper
The Saints chronology
One Two Three Four
(1977)		 Eternally Yours
(1978)		 Prehistoric Sounds
(1979)

Background

The album was originally titled International Robots, and recording initially commenced at Wessex Studios. The tapes from these sessions (which have since been released as bonus tracks on the 2007 reissue of the album) reveal the songs in a stripped-down form more similar to the band's previous recordings. The sessions also include "Champagne Misery", which was not released until 2000's Wild About You compilation.

Chris Bailey later said, "For me, it's our first proper release because (I'm) Stranded was just a load of demos. Although we still had the same energy as the first album, the added horn section seemed to confuse people and the record sort of disappeared."[1] In another interview, Bailey stated, "When people talk to me about the early Saints in hallowed terms, I find it a little bit amusing, because when I think about something like 'Lost & Found' or 'Misunderstood', I kind of think that's crap."[2]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Q[5]
Record Mirror[6]
Uncut[7]
The Village VoiceC+[8]

Reviewing Eternally Yours at the time of its release, Roadrunner said, "Their English experience has done them the world of good: they are musically tighter without losing any of the fast and furious punch that is the trademark, but it's their lyrics that have really developed."[9]

John Robb described the album as "one of the classic hidden gems of the punk canon", adding, "The band married Ed Kuepper's Wall of Sound guitars and Chris Bailey's fantastic sneering vocals with the fattest, baddest horn section and made it work." He claims the album was a "new template" for future punk releases.[1] Musician & critic Tim Sommer, writing for The New York Observer, called it "not only one of the best albums to come out of the whole first wave of punk, it’s also one of the best albums of the decade."[10] The album is listed in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[11]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Ed Kuepper and Chris Bailey; except where indicated

Side A
  1. "Know Your Product" - 3:15
  2. "Lost and Found" - 3:50
  3. "Memories Are Made of This" - 2:20 (Ed Kuepper)
  4. "Private Affair" - 2:05
  5. "A Minor Aversion" - 3:07
  6. "No, Your Product" - 4:07

Side B
  1. "This Perfect Day" - 2:30
  2. "Run Down" - 2:32
  3. "Orstralia" - 2:24 (Ed Kuepper)
  4. "New Centre of the Universe" - 2:21
  5. "Untitled" - 2:47
  6. "(I'm) Misunderstood" - 2:46
  7. "International Robots" - 1:58

All Tracks:copyright Saints Music\Mushroom Music

2007 reissue bonus tracks

14. "Orstralia" (The International Robot Sessions)
15. "Lost and Found" (The International Robot Sessions)
16. "The Ballad" (an early version of "Memories Are Made of This" - The International Robot Sessions)
17. "This Perfect Day" (The International Robot Sessions)
18. "Run Down" (The International Robot Sessions)
19. "A Minor Aversion" (The International Robot Sessions)
20. "Champagne Misery" (The International Robot Sessions)
21. "Private Affair" (The International Robot Sessions)
22. "No, Your Product" (The International Robot Sessions)
23. "New Centre of the Universe" (The International Robot Sessions)
24. "River Deep Mountain High" (The International Robot Sessions)
25. "Untitled" (The International Robot Sessions)
26. "(I'm) Misunderstood" (The International Robot Sessions)
27. "Do the Robot" (The International Robot Sessions)

Personnel

The Saints

Additional musicians

  • Graham Preskett – brass arrangements
  • Iain Ward – harmonica
  • The International Robot Choir – backing vocals

Technical

  • Bill Price – engineering
  • Mark Dearnley – engineering
  • Peter Vernon – front cover photography

Charts
Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[12] 86

References
  1. Robb, John (2012). Punk Rock: An Oral History. PM Press. p. 414. ISBN 9781604860054.
  2. Walker, Clinton (1984). The Next Thing. Kenthurst, New South Wales: Kangaroo Press. p. 23. ISBN 0-949924-81-4.
  3. Deming, Mark. "Eternally Yours – The Saints". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  4. Larkin, Colin (2011). "Saints". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  5. "The Saints: Eternally Yours". Q. No. 171. December 2000. p. 151.
  6. Russell, Rosalind (18 March 1978). "Who Needs Heineken?". Record Mirror. p. 16.
  7. "The Saints: Eternally Yours". Uncut. No. 39. August 2000. p. 99.
  8. Christgau, Robert (25 September 1978). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  9. Robertson, Donald (June 1978). "Platter Batter". Roadrunner. p. 15.
  10. Sommer, Tim (23 June 2015). "For Your (Re)Consideration: Defining Punk and the Total Genius of the Saints". The New York Observer. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  11. Dimery, Robert, ed. (2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (revised and updated ed.). Universe Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
  12. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 263. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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