Sense (The Lightning Seeds album)

Sense is the second album by English musical group The Lightning Seeds, released in 1992.[6] It was produced chiefly by Ian Broudie and Simon Rogers.[7]

Sense
Studio album by
The Lightning Seeds
Released6 April 1992
Recorded1991, Rob's Front Room, Liverpool
GenreAlternative rock, indie pop
Length42:17
LabelVirgin (CDV 2690)
ProducerIan Broudie, Simon Rogers[1]
The Lightning Seeds chronology
Cloudcuckooland
(1990)		 Sense
(1992)		 Jollification
(1994)
Singles from Sense
  1. "The Life of Riley"
    Released: 2 March 1992
  2. "Sense"
    Released: 18 May 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[5]

Background

"The Life of Riley", released as a single in 1992, was written for Broudie's son Riley.[8]

The album's second single, "Sense", was co-written by Broudie and Specials singer and long time writing partner Terry Hall. The single includes a track written by Broudie and Paul Simpson from their time as Care, "Flaming Sword", as a B-side. Hall released a re-recorded version of "Sense" with himself on vocals in 1994.

In 2009, an instrumental version of "Sense" was used in BMW's Story of Joy advertisement. The instrumental version of "The Life of Riley" also appeared on BBC's Match of the Day, soundtracking football high points.[3]

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album a "disgruntled production extravaganza" and "a strange achievement but not an unpleasant one".[1] The Washington Post wrote that "the pop-rock sound of the previous album, though not utterly transformed, has become softer, vaguer, more liquid".[9]

Track listing

All songs written by Ian Broudie (except where stated).

  1. "Sense" – 4:12 (Broudie, Terry Hall)
  2. "The Life of Riley" – 4:05
  3. "Blowing Bubbles" – 4:16
  4. "A Cool Place" – 2:57
  5. "Where Flowers Fade" – 5:03 (Broudie, Hall)
  6. "A Small Slice of Heaven" – 3:50 (Broudie, Hall)
  7. "Tingle Tangle" – 3:22
  8. "Happy" – 4:33 (Broudie, Ian McNabb)
  9. "Marooned" – 4:40
  10. "Thinking Up, Looking Down" – 5:19

Personnel

Charts

The album reached #50 in the UK Albums Chart and singles "The Life of Riley" and "Sense" would chart at a modest #28 and #31 respectively.

Charts (1992) Peak chart position
UK Albums Chart 53[10]
U.S. Billboard 200 154

Certifications

References
  1. "Lightning Seeds". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. Parisien, Roch. "The Lightning Seeds: Sense > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 5: MUZE. p. 235.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. "Sense". EW.com.
  5. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 673.
  6. The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. 2 November 2003. ISBN 9781858284576 – via Google Books.
  7. "The Lightning Seeds | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. "Dave Simpson finds out where Ian Brodie has been all these years". the Guardian. 30 April 2009.
  9. Jenkins, Mark (24 January 1992). "NEW PSYCHEDELICS UNDER THE INFLUENCE" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  10. "LIGHTNING SEEDS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
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