GOODBYE BLUE SKY

Godley & Creme

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1.90 | 14 ratings | 2 reviews | 7% 5 stars

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Studio Album, released in 1988

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. H.E.A.V.E.N. (1:21)
2. A Little Piece Of Heaven (3:43)
3. Don't Set Fire (To The One I Love) (3:21)
4. Golden Rings (4:11)
5. Crime & Punishment (7:17)
6. The Big Bang (2:28)
7. 10. Angels (5:12)
8. Sweet Memory (4:47)
9. Air Force One (3:39)
10. The Last Page Of History (3:58)
11. Desperate Times (3:36)

Total time 43:33

Line-up / Musicians

- Kevin Godley / drums, percussion, vocals
- Lol Creme / guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals

With:
- Mark Feltham / harmonica
- Mitt Gamon / harmonica
- Jimmy Chambers / backing vocals
- George Chandler / backing vocals
- Jimmy Helms / backing vocals

Releases information

Artwork: Mekon with Ernst Haas (photo)

LP Polydor ‎- POLH 40 (1988, UK)

CD Polydor ‎- 835-348-2 (1988, Europe)

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GODLEY & CREME Goodbye Blue Sky ratings distribution

1.90
(14 ratings)

Essential: a masterpiece of rock music(7%)
Excellent addition to any rock music collection(0%)
Good, but non-essential (29%)
Collectors/fans only (50%)
Poor. Only for completionists (14%)

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Review by Evolver
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While this album sounds a bit like a grown up version of the 10cc albums Godley & Creme had been a part of early on, it is a far cry from the quirky, sensational, and just plain fun albums they had released earlier in their career. Perhaps it was the relative success of the single Cry on their previous album that drove them more towards traditional (read "uninteresting") song structure. This is a mostly forgettable album.

The duo at this point were still studio wizards. The production is beautiful, and the vocal harmonies are spectacular (the background vocal often add the humor which once permeated all of their music). But the songs are mostly simple pop, blues, gospel, or slightly jazzy rock.

They even revisit the "bomb on a plane" theme from the first 10cc album (Clockwork Creep), with less humor.

Really, the only song worthy of the earlier albums is Last Page Of History. But even this song would not be equal to anything on L, or possibly even Freeze Frame.

2.5 stars.

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1 stars Let's start with my raising eyebrows as to why this band is covered here, especially this album! Godley & Creme has as much to do with prog-rock as an elephant to Europe. So if the rating has to do with its relation to prog, I would say no stars at all! This album has N.O.T.H.I.N.G. to do with ... (read more)

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