Candleland
by Ian McCulloch
- Type: Album
- Released: September 1989
- Label: WEA
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 2:33:18
- Community rating: 3.37/5 from 2 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Embarking on a solo career after leaving Echo & the Bunnymen, Ian McCulloch crafted a deeply personal and atmospheric debut that reflected heavily on loss. Produced by Ray Shulman, the album leans heavily into programmed drum rhythms and ethereal synthesizers, providing a cold, sleek backdrop for McCulloch's trademark melancholic croon. A notable collaboration with Cocteau Twins' Elizabeth Fraser on the title track remains a career highlight.
Genres
Descriptors: rhythmic, melodic, orchestral, soaring, bombastic
Tracklist
- The Flickering Wall (3:35)
- The White Hotel (3:15)
- Proud to Fall (3:57)
- The Cape (4:10)
- Candleland (3:19)
- Horse's Head (4:49)
- Faith and Healing (4:37)
- I Know You Well (4:08)
- In Bloom (5:02)
- Start Again (4:58)
- September Song - Short Version (3:36)
- Cockles and Mussels (2:41)
- September Song - Long Version (4:12)
- Faith and Healing - The Carpenter's Son Mix (6:52)
- Toad (4:00)
- Fear of the Known (5:48)
- Rocket Ship (5:47)
- Proud to Fall - Long Night's Journey Mix (7:13)
- Pots of Gold (4:05)
- The Dead End (4:47)
- Everything Is Real (4:20)
- The Circle Game (4:55)
- Candleland - The Second Coming Extended Version (3:41)
- Big Days (3:56)
- The World Is Flat (4:38)
- Wassailing in the Night (4:28)
- Faith and Healing - UK 7" Remix (3:49)
- Faith and Healing - 7" Remix (4:19)
- Faith and Healing - 12" Remix (6:49)
- Faith and Healing - Club Mix (7:32)
- Faith and Healing - 12" Dub (6:44)
- Faith and Healing - Rock Mix (6:59)
Credits
- Ian McCulloch - primary artist
- Michael Jobson - bass
- Boris Williams - drums
- Elizabeth Fraser - backing vocals
- Billy McGee - arranged by [strings]
- Olle Romo - programmed by
- Henry Priestman - arranged by [strings]