World Without End (album)

World Without End
Studio album by
the Mighty Lemon Drops
ReleasedFebruary 1988
GenreAlternative rock
Length46:13
LabelSire[1]
ProducerTim Palmer[2]
The Mighty Lemon Drops chronology
Out of Hand
(1987) 		World Without End
(1988) 		Laughter
(1989)

World Without End is the second album by the Mighty Lemon Drops, released in 1988.[3] It reached No. 34 on the UK Album Chart. The album contains the single, "Inside Out", which reached No. 74 on the UK Singles Chart.[4]

Production

The album was produced and mixed by Tim Palmer, and recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales and Utopia Studios in London.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[6]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[1]
New Musical Express5/10[7]

AllMusic wrote that the album "is one of the finest British post-punk albums of the '80s. Its parts may be borrowed, but it runs like a well-oiled machine."[5] The Washington Post called it "galloping power-pop, tuneful and fresh," yet also, like all of the band's previous albums, overly indebted to the work of The Teardrop Explodes.[8] Trouser Press wrote that World Without End "is a more mature, sophisticated and individualized effort, but Paul Marsh still sings as if he’s trying to impress either Ian McCulloch or Jim Morrison."[2]

The Los Angeles Times called "Inside Out" "a perfect smart-pop single."[9]

Track listing

All songs written by David Newton and Tony Linehan.

Side one

  1. "Inside Out" – 3:18
  2. "One by One" – 3:30
  3. "In Everything You Do" – 5:07
  4. "Hear Me Call" – 4:17
  5. "No Bounds" – 4:55

Side two

  1. "Fall Down (Like the Rain)" – 3:52
  2. "Crystal Clear" – 4:36
  3. "Hollow Inside" – 4:10
  4. "Closer to You" – 4:54
  5. "Breaking Down" – 3:42
  6. "Shine" – 3:33

Personnel

  • Paul Marsh - vocals
  • David Newton - guitars
  • Tony Linehan - bass
  • Keith Rowley - percussion

References

  1. ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 756.
  2. ^ a b "Mighty Lemon Drops". Trouser Press. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. ^ "The Mighty Lemon Drops Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "Mighty Lemon Drops Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  5. ^ a b "World Without End The Mighty Lemon Drops Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 746.
  7. ^ Barron, Jack (13 February 1988). "The Mighty Lemon Drops: World Without End". New Musical Express. p. 32.
  8. ^ Jenkins, Mark (17 June 1988). "Lemon Drops Not Cope-ing Too Well". The Washington Post.
  9. ^ "Mighty Lemon Drops in a Bland Mood". Los Angeles Times. 26 May 1988.
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