It'll End in Tears
by This Mortal Coil
- Type: Album
- Released: 1 October 1984
- Label: 4AD
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 44:20
- Community rating: 4.01/5 from 10 ratings
Artists on this release: Robin Guthrie, Colin Newman, G. Sharp, R. Guthrie, Roy Harper, Elizabeth Fraser, Lisa Gerrard, Martin McCarrick, Simon Raymonde, Howard Devoto, Alex Chilton, Mark Cox, Gordon Sharp, Robbie Grey, Martyn Young, Tim Buckley, Manuela Rickers, Steven Young, Gini Ball, Rema
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Orchestrated by 4AD founder Ivo Watts-Russell, this rotating supergroup of label roster artists crafted a remarkably cohesive, deeply atmospheric exploration of ethereal wave and dream pop. The album features stunningly melancholic reinterpretations of cult classics alongside original, highly synthesized ambient pop instrumentals. Highlighted by Elizabeth Fraser's breathtaking cover of Tim Buckley's 'Song to the Siren', it is a profoundly sombre, nocturnal masterpiece.
Genres
Descriptors: androgynous-vocals, atmospheric, female vocalist, male-vocalist, melodic, progressive, repetitive, avant-garde, dreamy, vocal, guitars
Tracklist
- Kangaroo (3:29)
- Song To The Siren (3:31)
- Holocaust (3:37)
- Fyt (4:23)
- Fond Affections (4:25)
- The Last Ray (3:35)
- Another Day (2:54)
- Waves Become Wings (4:27)
- Barramundi (3:54)
- Dreams Made Flesh (3:48)
- Not Me (3:44)
- A Single Wish (2:30)
Credits
- This Mortal Coil - primary artist, written-by
- John Fryer - co-producer, engineer, loops [all additional loops], instruments [all additional instruments], performer [all additional incidentals]
- Ivo Watts-Russell - concept by [conceived by], producer, loops [all additional loops], instruments [all additional instruments], performer [all additional incidentals], written-by
- 23 Envelope - sleeve [sleeves by]
- Simon Raymonde - bass, acoustic guitar, synthesizer [dx7], written-by, guitar [guitars], synthesizer [dx7], synthesizer [dx7], effects [gizmo]
- Martin McCarrick - cello, cello, arranged by [string arrangement]
- Gordon Sharp - vocals, written-by
- Alex Chilton - written-by
- Robin Guthrie - guitar, electric guitar [6 and 12-string electric guitars], e-bow, acoustic guitar, written-by
- Elizabeth Fraser - vocals
- Tim Buckley - written-by
- Steven Young - piano, written-by
- Gini Ball - violin, viola
- Howard Devoto - vocals
- Mark Cox - organ, synthesizer [dx7]
- Martyn Young - synthesizer, guitar, bass, synthesizer
- Rema-Rema - written-by
- Ivo, S. Raymonde, R. Guthrie - written by
- Roy Harper - written-by
- Lisa Gerrard - accordion, vocals, written-by, accordion [looped accordion], yang t'chin, vocals
- Brendan Perry - drone [bass drone], drum
- Manuela Rickers - guitar
- Robbie Grey - vocals
- Colin Newman - written-by
- S. Raymonde, S. Young, G. Sharp - written by