Benefactor (album)

Benefactor is the second studio album by American new wave band Romeo Void, released in 1982.[1][2] It was released on CD in 2006 by Wounded Bird Records, with their Never Say Never EP as four bonus tracks. The version of the song "Never Say Never" is a shorter, "clean" edit suitable for general radio broadcast.

Benefactor
Studio album by
Romeo Void
ReleasedAugust 6, 1982
Recorded1981-1982
GenreNew wave
Length38:04 (Benefactor)
20:23 (Never Say Never)
58:27 (total)
LabelColumbia
ProducerIan Taylor
Ric Ocasek on "Never Say Never"
Romeo Void chronology
Never Say Never EP
(1981)		 Benefactor
(1982)		 Instincts
(1984)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

The New York Times wrote that "too much of Benefactor suffers from Miss Iyall's artsy overwriting... And the feverishly clever arrangements can't quite disguise the band's lack of strong melodies."[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Benjamin Bossi, Larry Carter, Debora Iyall, Peter Woods, and Frank Zincavage, except where noted.

  1. "Never Say Never" – 3:27
  2. "Wrap It Up" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) – 3:15
  3. "Flashflood" – 4:55
  4. "Undercover Kept" – 6:05
  5. "Ventilation" – 3:55
  6. "Chinatown" – 3:18
  7. "Orange" – 4:15
  8. "Shake the Hands of Time" – 3:19
  9. "S.O.S." – 5:30

Bonus tracks (2006 reissue; taken from "Never Say Never EP")
  1. "Never Say Never" – 6:06
  2. "In the Dark" – 4:33
  3. "Present Tense" – 5:47
  4. "Not Safe" – 3:57

Personnel

Additional personnel

Charts

Album

Item Year Chart Position
Never Say Never (EP) 1982 Pop Albums 147
Benefactor 1982 Pop Albums 119

References
  1. Emerson, Ken (Oct 14, 1982). "Benefactor". Rolling Stone. No. 380. p. 74.
  2. Righi, Len (6 Nov 1984). "A New Kind of Recognition for Romeo Void". The Morning Call. p. D7.
  3. Benefactor at AllMusic
  4. Palmer, Robert (25 Aug 1982). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C19.
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