Another World is the fourth studio album by the American musical trio the Roches, released in 1985 on Warner Bros. Records. The trio supported the album with a North American tour.
Contents
Production
Richard Gottehrer was among the album's many producers. The trio added drum machines and synthesizers to their sound in part to appeal to radio, but primarily because they were interested in experimenting with the technology. They wrote 17 songs, choosing seven for the album. "Come Softly to Me" is a cover of the Fleetwoods' song. The Roches' brother, David, wrote "Missing".
Critical reception
The New York Times wrote that, "instead of emphasizing individual quirks, the vocal arrangements on the new album favor a sweetly homogenized blend, and the instrumentation makes liberal use of drum machines and synthesizers." The Orlando Sentinel deemed the album "a flashy brand of pop-rock—the kind with bouncy arrangements and polished production."
Track listing
"Love Radiates Around" (Mark Johnson) – 4:48
"Another World" (Maggie, Terre & Suzzy Roche) – 3:18
"Come Softly to Me" (Gary Troxel, Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis) – 3:03
"Missing" (David Roche) – 4:01
"Face Down at Folk City" (Maggie, Terre & Suzzy Roche) – 4:06
"The Angry Angry Man" (Terre & Suzzy Roche) – 3:39
"Weeded Out" (Maggie, Terre & Suzzy Roche) – 3:48
"Older Girls" (Terre & Suzzy Roche) – 2:57
"Love to See You" (Suzzy Roche) – 4:18
"Gimme a Slice" (Maggie & Terre Roche) – 3:29
Personnel
Eluriel "Tinker" Barfield: bass guitar
Gene Bianco: harp
Carter Cathcart: drums, bass guitar, keyboards, electric guitars
Francisco Centeno: bass guitar
Sandy Humphrey: cookies
Edd Kalehoff: synthesizers, keyboards, PP3
Steve Love: electric guitar
Roy Markowitz: drums
Sammy Merendino: drums (Paiste cymbals)
Maggie Roche: keyboards, singing
Suzzy Roche: acoustic guitar, singing
Terre Roche: electric and acoustic guitar, singing
Andy Schwartz: electric guitar
Lee Shapiro: synclavier
Front cover photos: Lesley J. Avery
Back cover photos: Clifford Fagin, Glen Zdon
Art direction/design: Lesley J. Avery
"Love Radiates Around", "Missing", "The Angry Angry Man", "Love to See You" and "Gimme a Slice" mixed by Howard E. Lindeman at RPM Studio (thanks to Bob Mason). Assistant and additional engineering: Mike Krowiak
"Come Softly to Me", "Face Down at Folk City", "Weeded Out" and "Older Girls" mixed by Thom Panunzio at the Record Plant.