Reunion Wilderness

Reunion Wilderness
Reunion Wilderness
Studio album by the Railway Children
Released	May 1987
Studio	Revolution Studios
Genre	Alternative rock; jangle pop; new wave;
Label	Factory
Producer	The Railway Children; Mike Johnson; Nick Garside;
The Railway Children chronology

Reunion Wilderness is the debut album by English band the Railway Children, released in 1987 by record label Factory. It topped the UK Independent Albums Chart.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
New Musical Express	9/10^[3]

Trouser Press wrote: "Gary Newby's attractive voice is the band's only notable asset; otherwise this exercise in ringing electric guitars and briskly strummed acoustics is entirely routine."^[4]

Track listing

Original CD edition
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Another Town"	2:55
2.	"The First Notebook"	3:56
3.	"Railroad Side"	3:17
4.	"Careful"	3:52
5.	"Brighter"	4:54
6.	"Big Hands of Freedom"	3:55
7.	"Listen On"	2:57
8.	"A Gentle Sound" (omitted from vinyl edition)	3:15
9.	"Content" (omitted from vinyl edition)	3:48

References

^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. p. 183. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
^ Chrispell, James. "Reunion Wilderness – Railway Children". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
^ Mead, Helen (5 December 1987). "The Railyway Children: Reunion Wilderness". New Musical Express. p. 34.
^ Robbins, Ira. "Railway Children". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

External links

Reunion Wilderness at Discogs (list of releases)

[Lazell-1] Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. p. 183. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.

[2] Chrispell, James. "Reunion Wilderness – Railway Children". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 May 2020.

[3] Mead, Helen (5 December 1987). "The Railyway Children: Reunion Wilderness". New Musical Express. p. 34.

[Trouser_Press-4] Robbins, Ira. "Railway Children". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

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