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Beyond the Pale (Fiona album)

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1986 studio album by Fiona
Beyond the Pale
Studio album by Fiona
Released1986 (1986)
Genre
Length39:49
LabelAtlantic
ProducerBeau Hill
Fiona chronology
Fiona
(1985) 		Beyond the Pale
(1986) 		Heart Like a Gun
(1989)
Singles from Beyond the Pale
  1. "Living in a Boy's World"
    Released: 1986
  2. "Hopelessly Love You"
    Released: 1986

Beyond the Pale is the second studio album by American rock singer and actress Fiona. It was originally released in 1986 through Atlantic Records on vinyl and cassette only; a CD edition was reissued in 2004 through Wounded Bird Records, followed by a remaster in 2014 through Rock Candy Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Andrew Hamlin awarded Beyond the Pale 2.5 stars out of 5, describing it as "'80s pop, gated drums, and synthesizer stabs punctuated with '80s metal guitar."

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tragedy"4:15
2."Hopelessly Love You"4:22
3."Living in a Boy's World"
  • Ina Wolfe
  • Peter Wolfe
3:40
4."Thunder & Lightning"Chi Coltrane3:41
5."Tender Is the Heart"3:37
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Running Out of Night"3:54
7."In My Blood"4:10
8."He's on My Side"
  • Ernie Gold
  • Flanagan
4:30
9."You Better Wait"3:37
10."Keeper of the Flame"
  • Flanagan
  • Kisselbach
4:03
Total length:39:49

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Beyond the Pale liner notes.

  • Fiona – lead vocals
  • Bobby Messano – guitar (tracks 1, 9, 10)
  • Mike Slamer – guitar (tracks 2, 3, 5–9)
  • Reb Beach – guitar (tracks 2–4, 7, 10)
  • Nile Rodgers – guitar (track 2)
  • Beau Hill – keyboards, keyboard bass, drum programming (track 3), percussion (tracks 1, 3, 8), horn programming, horn arrangement, backing vocals (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9), producer
  • Benjy King – keyboard (track 10)
  • Joe Franco – drums (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8–10)
  • David Rosenberg – drums (tracks 2, 5, 7), drum programming (tracks 3, 10), percussion (tracks 3, 8, 10)
  • Donnie Kisselbach – bass
  • Harlem Katzenjammer Horns – horns
  • Kip Winger – backing vocals (tracks 1, 4, 7, 9)
  • Stephen Benben – backing vocals (track 1), engineering
  • Louis Merlino – backing vocals (tracks 4–6)
  • Sandy Stewart – backing vocals (track 7)
  • Ted Jensen – mastering

References

  1. ^ Hamlin, Andrew. "Beyond the Pale - Fiona". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  2. Beyond the Pale (CD booklet). Fiona. Atlantic Records. 1986.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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