April Moon
Second album by Sam Brown, featuring David Gilmour.
April Moon is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Sam Brown, released on 2 April 1990 by A&M Records. It peaked at number 38 on the UK Albums Chart and number 30 on the Australian ARIA Charts, and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry on 17 October 1990. The album sold over half a million copies worldwide and featured backing vocals from David Gilmour on the track "Troubled Soul."
Quick Facts
- Artist
- Sam Brown
- Released
- 2 April 1990
- Genre
- Pop
- blue-eyed soul
- soft rock
- pop rock
- Length
- 52:32
- Label
- A&M
- Producer
- Pete Brown; Sam Brown
Facts from the source article.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April Moon | Sam Brown | 3:39 |
| 2 | With a Little Love | Margo Buchanan, S. Brown | 3:46 |
| 3 | Mindworks | Richard Newman, S. Brown | 4:07 |
| 4 | Kissing Gate | S. Brown, Pete Brown, Sara Jones, Tina Warrilow | 3:21 |
| 5 | Where You Are | P. Brown, S. Brown, Pete Bangash | 3:47 |
| 6 | Contradictions | Danny Schogger, S. Brown | 4:38 |
Track listing from the source article.
Critical reception
Music & Media selected April Moon as its Album of the Week, describing it as a confident step into artistic maturity with strong soul-rooted pop songs and sophisticated arrangements. Russ Hudson of Record Mirror, however, found the album directionless and melodramatic, arguing that the wide range of musicians created a lack of continuity and that Brown's vocals deserved more energetic material. The Canberra Times noted that Brown had refined her vocal control since her debut, delivering a set of melodious tracks that were easy on the ears, though not world-shattering.
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