Blow is Red Lorry Yellow Lorry

Red Lorry Yellow Lorry

Red Lorry Yellow Lorry are a rock band that were formed in Leeds, England in early 1981.- History :The band was formed by guitarist/songwriter Chris Reed and vocalist Mark Sweeney, along with bassist Steve Smith and drummer Mick Brown...

's fourth album, released in 1989. It would be their final LP on major label Beggars Banquet

Beggars Banquet Records

Beggars Banquet is an English independent record label that began as a chain of record shops owned by Martin Mills and Nick Austin, and is part of the Beggars Group of labels...

 off-shoot Situation Two

Situation Two

Situation Two, aka Situation 2, was a record label created in 1981 by Peter Kent as an offshoot of the larger Beggars Banquet label. At the time, Beggars Banquet records were distributed by WEA Records; so, to appeal to the indie audience and to get releases into the indie charts, the Situation Two...

 in the UK; in the US it was released via Beggars Banquet/RCA

RCA

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. The album proved to be a slight change in direction for the band. While it still featured the Lorries's customary swirling rush of guitar

Guitar

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s, pounding drums

Drum kit

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, loud bass and Chris Reed's deep growling vocals

Singing

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, the songs here were a little slower, with stronger, more conventional melodies sweetened by occasional female backing vocals

Backing vocalist

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. Reed's lyrics

Lyrics

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 were less downbeat, almost optimistic. Overall, Blow is a warmer album than the band's previous, somewhat dour offerings; the Lorries pretty much left their specious gothic rock

Gothic rock

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 trappings behind for good. The change may have resulted in better reviews but the sales were not impressive; Beggars Banquet dumped the band the following year.

Track listing

1. Happy To See Me – 3:05
2. Temptation – 3:07
3. Shine A Light – 3:10
4. Too Many Colors – 3:38
5. Heaven – 4:13
6. Gift That Shines – 3:56
7. In A World – 3:50
8. You Are Everything – 4:01
9. West Wakes Up – 4:18
10. It Was Wrong – 3:10
11. Blow – 4:33
12. Heaven (Acoustic Version) – 3:45

All tracks were written by Chris Reed (Lyrics) and Reed/Dave Wolfenden/Leon Phillips/"Chill" Chillington (Music), except for "Heaven", written by Reed (Lyrics), and Reed/Wolfenden/Phillips (Music)

Personnel

Red Lorry Yellow Lorry

Red Lorry Yellow Lorry

Red Lorry Yellow Lorry are a rock band that were formed in Leeds, England in early 1981.- History :The band was formed by guitarist/songwriter Chris Reed and vocalist Mark Sweeney, along with bassist Steve Smith and drummer Mick Brown...

 were:

• Chris Reed - vocals
  Singing
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  , guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  , keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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• David "Wolfie" Wolfenden - guitar
  Guitar
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• Leon Phillips - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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  , keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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• "Chill" Chillington - drums
  Drum kit
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  , percussion
  Percussion instrument
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  , keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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with

• Jilly Myhill - backing vocals
  Backing vocalist
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• Steve Hagarth - keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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• Dick Adland - drums
  Drum kit
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