Permanent Shade of Blue

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Permanent Shade of Blue
Studio album by
Roachford
Released4 April 1994 (1994-04-04)[1]
Genre
Length50:23
LabelColumbia
Producer
Roachford chronology
Get Ready!
(1991) 		Permanent Shade of Blue
(1994) 		Feel
(1997)
Singles from Permanent Shade of Blue
  1. "Only to Be with You"
    Released: 7 March 1994[2]
  2. "Lay Your Love on Me"
    Released: 6 June 1994[3]
  3. "This Generation"
    Released: 8 August 1994[4]
  4. "Cry for Me"
    Released: 21 November 1994[5]
  5. "I Know You Don't Love Me"
    Released: 20 March 1995[6]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]

Permanent Shade of Blue is the third album by British band Roachford, released in April 1994. The album was certified double-platinum in Australia, where it reached number two on the ARIA Albums Chart.

Track listing

All tracks were written by Andrew Roachford.

No.TitleLength
1."Only to Be with You"4:21
2."Johnny"4:47
3."Emergency"4:37
4."Lay Your Love on Me"4:06
5."Ride the Storm"3:58
6."This Generation"4:08
7."I Know You Don't Love Me"5:43
8."Gus's Blues (Intro)"0:31
9."Do We Wanna Live Together"4:12
10."Cry for Me"4:34
11."Guess I Must Be Crazy"4:43
12."Higher Love"5:23

Personnel

Band members

  • Andrew Roachford – vocals, keyboards, percussion, producer
  • Hawi Gondwe – guitar
  • Derrick Taylor – bass
  • Chris Taylor – drums

Additional musicians

  • Sagat Guiay – guitar on track 5
  • Gus Isidore – guitar on tracks 7 and 8
  • Frank Tontoh – drums on tracks 2 and 5
  • Pat Roache – drums on track 10
  • Chyna Gordon – backing vocals on track 6
  • Faye Simpson, Lain Gray, Lawrence – backing vocals on track 12
  • Jeff Beck – guitar on track 3

Production

  • Martyn Phillips – producer on tracks 1 and 6
  • Gil Norton – producer on track 4
  • Mark O'Donohghue – engineer
  • Tim Palmer, Tony Phillips – mixing

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[13] 2× Platinum 140,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Album Releases". Music Week. 2 April 1994. p. 20.
  2. ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. 5 March 1994. p. 21.
  3. ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. 4 June 1994. p. 21.
  4. ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. 6 August 1994. p. 21.
  5. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 19 November 1994. p. 39.
  6. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 18 March 1995. p. 35.
  7. ^ "Roachford Permanent Shade of Blue review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  8. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Roachford – Permanent Shade of Blue". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Roachford – Permanent Shade of Blue" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Charts.nz – Roachford – Permanent Shade of Blue". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Roachford | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  12. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1995". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  13. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1995 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  14. ^ "British album certifications – Roachford – Permanent Shade of Blue". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 October 2018.

External links

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