Protect the Innocent (Rachel Sweet album)

Protect the Innocent is the second album by American singer Rachel Sweet, released in 1980 by Stiff Records and Columbia Records. The album was produced by Martin Rushent and Alan Winstanley, and engineered by Winstanley.[1]

Protect the Innocent
Studio album by
Rachel Sweet
ReleasedFebruary 16, 1980 (1980-02-16)
Studio
GenreNew wave
Length36:13
Label
Producer
Rachel Sweet chronology
Fool Around
(1978)		 Protect the Innocent
(1980)		 ... And Then He Kissed Me
(1981)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[3]
Smash Hits7/10[4]

In a 1980 review, Billboard noted the "good production and musicianship" on Protect the Innocent and found that the album shows Sweet "has possibilities beyond the new wave audience."[5] Critic Robert Christgau likened her to "a new-wave Linda Ronstadt" and was less receptive, citing Sweet's self-penned "Tonight Ricky" as the album's only interesting song.[3]

Track listing
  1. "Tonight" (Rachel Sweet, Graham Edwards) – 3:10
  2. "Jealous" (Jo Allen) – 2:45
  3. "I've Got a Reason" (Moon Martin) – 2:53
  4. "New Age" (Lou Reed) – 4:14
  5. "Baby, Let's Play House" (Arthur Gunter) – 1:59
  6. "New Rose" (Brian James) – 2:14
  7. "Fool's Gold" (Graham Parker) – 3:02
  8. "Take Good Care of Me" (Sweet, Steve Everitt) – 2:46
  9. "Spellbound" (Jimme O'Neill) – 3:20
  10. "Lovers' Lane" (Sweet) – 3:33
  11. "Foul Play" (Gary Sulsh, Stuart Leathwood) – 2:59
  12. "Tonight Ricky" (Sweet) – 3:18

Charts
Chart (1980) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[6] 91
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] 77
US Billboard 200[8] 123

References
  1. Protect the Innocent (liner notes). Rachel Sweet. Stiff Records/Columbia Records. 1980. JC 36337.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. Deming, Mark. "Protect the Innocent – Rachel Sweet". AllMusic. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  3. Christgau, Robert (1990). "Rachel Sweet: Protect the Innocent". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  4. Starr, Red (March 6–19, 1980). "Albums". Smash Hits. Vol. 2 no. 5. pp. 30–31.
  5. "Rachel Sweet: Protect the Innocent" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 85 no. 10. March 8, 1980. p. 55. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 31, 2020 – via World Radio History.
  6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 302. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0149b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  8. "Billboard 200". Billboard. April 19, 1980. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
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