Radio Silence (Boris Grebenshchikov album)

In 1987, American music producers Marina Albi and Kenny Shaffer noticed Grebenshchikov; they helped him to obtain a US visa and to sign a contract with CBS for recording eight albums. Radio Silence was the first one. It was recorded and presented in 1988 and distributed in 1989.[6] The recording process was documented in the 1989 film The Long Way Home by Michael Apted.

Russian critics don't like Radio Silence because a) it is atypical for Aquarium, b) it never won any prize, implying the inferiority of Russian rock, and c) is atypical. As usual, they are right, and they understood nothing. RS crashed Aquarium, which then lived by its huge success in the Soviet Union (since late 1986 we were constantly cheered by the crowds, as if we had crushed socialism in the USSR), and placed us face to face with worldwide reality .. after 11 albums, it would make no sense for me to move to New York just for recording a 12th album of the same music. Its style was shaped after my encounter with David Stewart. (Boris Grebenshchikov in 1997)[7][6]

All songs were written by Grebenshchikov, except for "Death of King Arthur" and "China".[1]

1. "Radio Silence"
2. "The Postcard"
3. "The Wind"
4. "The Time"
5. "Winter"
6. "That Voice Again"
7. "Молодые Львы (The Young Lions)"
8. "Fields of My Love"
9. "Death of King Arthur" (music by BG, lyrics by Sir Thomas Malory)[1]
10. "Real Slow Today"
11. "Mother"
12. "Китай (China)" (music by Alexander Vertinsky and lyrics by Nikolay Gumilyov)[1]

• Boris Grebenshchikov – vocals, guitar[1]
• David A. Stewart – guitar[1]
• Olle Romo – drums, synclavier[1]
• Patrick Seymour – keyboards[1]
• Sasha Titov, Chucho Merchan – bass[1]
• Michael Kamen – oboe[1]
• Darryl Way – violin[1]
• Ray Cooper – percussion[1]
• Dave Plews – trumpet[1]
• Annie Lennox, Siobhan Stewart, Billy MacKenzie, John Stewart, Harry Dean Stanton, Seva Gakkel, Charlie Wilson, Chrissie Hynde, Joniece Jamison – vocals[1]