Ocean Rain

1984 studio album by Echo & the Bunnymen

Ocean Rain is the fourth studio album by Echo & the Bunnymen. Echo & the Bunnymen are an English post-punk band. Korova released the album on 4 May 1984. It was number four on the UK Albums Chart and number 87 on the United States Billboard 200. The British Phonographic Industry gave the album a gold certification. Ocean Rain has three singles: "The Killing Moon", "Silver", and "Seven Seas".

Ocean Rain
Studio album by
Released4 May 1984 (1984-05-04)
Recorded1983–1984
Studio
Genre
Length36:36
LabelKorova
Producer
Echo & the Bunnymen chronology
Porcupine
(1983)
Ocean Rain
(1984)
Echo & the Bunnymen
(1987)
Singles from Ocean Rain
  1. "The Killing Moon"
    Released: 20 January 1984
  2. "Silver"
    Released: 13 April 1984
  3. "Seven Seas"
    Released: 6 July 1984

The band wrote songs for the album in 1983. In early 1984, they recorded music in Paris with an orchestra. The also recorded music for the album in Bath and Liverpool in the United Kingdom. They released the band on vinyl and cassette in May 1984. They released it on CD in August. In 2008, Echo & the Bunnymen played the full album at many concerts with an orchestra.

Track listing

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All music written by Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson and Pete de Freitas.

  1. "Silver" – 3:22
  2. "Nocturnal Me" – 4:57
  3. "Crystal Days" – 2:24
  4. "The Yo Yo Man" – 3:10
  5. "Thorn of Crowns" – 4:52
  6. "The Killing Moon" – 5:50
  7. "Seven Seas" – 3:20
  8. "My Kingdom" – 4:05
  9. "Ocean Rain" – 5:12

References

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  5. Pitchfork Staff (September 10, 2018). "The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 24, 2023. ...Echo constructed an album of gorgeous, emotionally shaded symphonic rock.