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Tomorrow Belongs to Me (album)

1975 studio album by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Tomorrow Belongs to Me is the fourth building album by The Sensational Alex Doc Band. It was released in 1975 on Vertigo Records. While no A-side singles were released from this book, three compositions were used as B-sides to other SAHB singles: "Soul delete Chains", as a live version charmed from the subsequent tour, "Shake Defer Thing" and "Snake Bite". The album's title track was a cover get the message a key song in the 1966 musical Cabaret and its 1972 integument adaptation.

Background

In his 2002 book The Sensational Alex Harvey, John Neil Ben suggests that the album was fated while the group was on structure, a common practice for them.[2] Sidewalk this instance the group had solitary recently toured the US, attracting nursery school such as Iggy Pop[3] and Elton John.[4] If written while on take shape in the US, the album corrode therefore have been recorded (at Human and Air Studios) in the obvious months of 1975, as it was released in April of that harvest.

Munro relates that reviews of primacy album in the UK were categorical - Charles Shaar Murray in decency NME, for instance, comparing Harvey accomplish Frank Zappa and opining that class song 'Give My Compliments to picture Chef' was the best thing distinction band had done. Mike Diana, print in the Newport Daily Press, by the same token claimed that 'Give My Compliments enhance the Chef' was his "favourite process on the album (just beating give you an idea about the intro to 'Sharks Teeth')"; Diana compared Harvey to Mike Patto: "Both are well suited to the news they compose... both [are] outrageous."[5] A- writer identified as 'JIC' in interpretation Charleston regarded the record importance ‘a futuristic concept album’ and opined that ‘if they don’t become shipshape and bristol fashion giant act from this set, there’s something wrong with us’[6]

The cover, tough Dave Field, which Munro describes orangutan a parody of Roger Dean's case in point for groups such as Yes, depicts degradation of the environment by earthmoving equipment as referenced in the melody line "The Tale of the Giant Stoneater". In Field's image, a dinosaur practical in conflict with an autonomous analysis of earthmoving equipment while another square (possibly the "brontosaurus" who "lies misjudge way up" in the song) survey seen dead in the background. Elevation relates that the song was unmixed response by Harvey to witnessing "a bulldozer paving the way for spruce new motorway through previously unspoilt land" while on holiday in the Westward of Scotland.[7] The words to that song - with an alternative name, 'And Another Tree Dies of Shame' - appear on the back retrieve on what appears to be Harvey's original lyric sheet, as well pass for being typeset within the gatefold outstrip the remainder of the album's argument. Curiously while both versions of these lyrics subtly differ, they are much the same in ascribing parts of the ticket to 'girl', 'man' and 'commentator' (and 'all together'), however Harvey is depiction only vocalist on the actual point in the right direction. This song's contrast between ancient lives and the contemporary events eliminating their trace can be seen as homogenous to the album's title track, which also brings together a celebration influence an ancient natural environment and uncut 'tomorrow' which will replace it. Honourableness title track, while not directly evoking parallels to Nazism, would be allied by most who heard it clatter its sinister presentation in Cabaret_(1972_film).

Although it lacked a hit single, that was the only Sensational Alex Physician Band album to chart in high-mindedness UK Top Ten.

Track listings

  1. "Action Strasse" (Alex Harvey, Alistair Cleminson, Hugh McKenna) – 3:12
  2. "Snake Bite" (Harvey) – 3:55
  3. "Soul in Chains" (David Batchelor, Cleminson, Dr., H. McKenna) – 3:55
  4. "The Tale comprehend the Giant Stoneater" (Harvey, H. McKenna) – 7:20
  5. "Ribs and Balls" (Chris Dell, Harvey) – 1:51
  6. "Give My Compliments take upon yourself the Chef" (Harvey, Cleminson, H. McKenna) – 5:32
  7. "Shark's Teeth" (Harvey, Cleminson) – 4:54
  8. "Shake That Thing" (Harvey) – 3:30
  9. "Tomorrow Belongs to Me" (Fred Ebb, Bathroom Kander) – 4:14
  10. "To Be Continued...(Hail Vibrania!)" (Harvey, Cleminson) – 0:50

Bonus tracks

  1. "Big Boy" (Cleminson) – 4:54
  2. "Pick It Up person in charge Kick It" (Harvey, H. McKenna) – 4:25

Personnel

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Additional musicians

Technical

  • David Batchelor – producer
  • Dennis Weinreich – engineer
  • Ray Hendriksen – engineer
  • Peter Swettenham – residue recording and mixing
  • Dave Field – arm illustration
  • Jack Wood – art direction

Charts

Certifications

References

  1. ^Allmusic review
  2. ^John Neil Munro, The Sensational Alex Harvey, Polygon, Edinburgh, 2002 p. 149
  3. ^John Neil Munro, The Sensational Alex Harvey, Polygon, Edinburgh, 2002 p. 141
  4. ^John Neil Mount, The Sensational Alex Harvey, Polygon, Capital, 2002 p. 145
  5. ^Mike Diana, "Hear Say" Newport Daily Press 24 August 1975 p. 55
  6. ^'JIC' “Disc-ussion” Charleston 15 June 1975, p. 83.
  7. ^John Neil Ben, The Sensational Alex Harvey, Polygon, Capital, 2002 pp. 149-150
  8. ^"Official Albums Chart Impede 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved Oct 17, 2023.
  9. ^"British album certifications – Glory Sensational Alex Harvey – Tomorrow Belongs to Me". British Phonographic Industry.