Serenades (album)
Serenades is the full-length debut album by British rock band Anathema. It was released in February 1993 through Peaceville Records.
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| Released | 15 February 1993 (UK) 2 May 1994 (US) | |||
| Recorded | June–September 1992 | |||
| Studio | Academy Studios, Yorkshire | |||
| Genre | Death-doom[1][2] | |||
| Length | 65:45 | |||
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| Label | Peaceville The Futurist Label (US release) | |||
| Producer | Anathema, Paul "Hammy" Halmshaw | |||
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It is their only album to feature Darren White on lead vocals. Rhythm guitarist Vincent Cavanagh sang lead on all subsequent albums.
Background
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Sputnikmusic | [1] |
| Silencio Hungary | [4] |
Serenades expands on material from The Crestfallen EP, but features more experimentation and variation throughout. It was recorded between June and September 1992 at Yorkshire-based Academy Studios, the same place where The Crestfallen had been recorded one year prior.
Composition
Serenades is mainly a death-doom album. Lyrical themes include being lovelorn ("Lovelorn Rhapsody"), trauma and war ("Sleepless") and lust ("Under a Veil [Of Black Lace]"). The album closes with a 23-minute ambient track.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Darren J. White, all music written by Danny Cavanagh.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Lovelorn Rhapsody" | 6:25 |
| 2. | "Sweet Tears" | 4:14 |
| 3. | "J'ai fait une promesse" "I Made a Promise" | 2:40 |
| 4. | "They (Will Always) Die" | 7:16 |
| 5. | "Sleepless" | 4:12 |
| 6. | "Sleep in Sanity" | 6:53 |
| 7. | "Scars of the Old Stream" | 1:10 |
| 8. | "Under a Veil (of Black Lace)" | 7:34 |
| 9. | "Where Shadows Dance" | 1:58 |
| 10. | "Dreaming: The Romance" | 23:23 |
| Total length: | 65:45 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lovelorn Rhapsody" | 6:25 |
| 2. | "Sweet Tears" | 4:14 |
| 3. | "J'ai fait une promesse" | 2:40 |
| 4. | "They (Will Always) Die" | 7:16 |
| 5. | "Sleepless" | 4:12 |
| 6. | "Sleep in Sanity" | 6:53 |
| 7. | "Scars of the Old Stream" | 1:10 |
| 8. | "Under a Veil (of Black Lace)" | 7:34 |
| 9. | "Where Shadows Dance" | 1:58 |
| 10. | "All Faith is Lost" (bonus track) | 8:02 |
| 11. | "...And I Lust (from The Crestfallen EP)" (bonus track) | 5:46 |
| 12. | "The Sweet Suffering (from The Crestfallen EP)" (bonus track) | 6:41 |
| 13. | "Everwake (from The Crestfallen EP)" (bonus track) | 2:41 |
| 14. | "Crestfallen (from The Crestfallen EP)" (bonus track) | 10:14 |
| Total length: | 75:46 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lovelorn Rhapsody" | 6:25 |
| 2. | "Sweet Tears" | 4:14 |
| 3. | "J'ai fait une promesse" | 2:40 |
| 4. | "They (Will Always) Die" | 7:16 |
| 5. | "Sleepless" | 4:12 |
| 6. | "Sleep in Sanity" | 6:53 |
| 7. | "Scars of the Old Stream" | 1:10 |
| 8. | "Under a Veil (of Black Lace)" | 7:34 |
| 9. | "Where Shadows Dance" | 1:58 |
| 10. | "Eternal Rise of the Sun (from We Are the Bible single)" (bonus track) | 6:38 |
| 11. | "Nailed to the Cross/666 (from We Are the Bible single)" (bonus track) | 4:09 |
| 12. | "Dreaming: The Romance" | 23:23 |
| Total length: | 76:32 | |
Personnel
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Notes
- An alternate version of the song "Lovelorn Rhapsody" had been featured on the Peaceville Volume 4 compilation.
- The 1994 US version of the album is called Serenades + Extra Tracks. It omits "Dreaming: The Romance", and in its place, adds a studio version of the demo song "All Faith is Lost" as well as the entirety of The Crestfallen EP. It also has a red-orange front cover instead of the original's yellow-orange front cover. This version was released by the Futurist subsidiary of MCA Records.
- The Japanese Import version of the album features the song "Nailed to the Cross/666" as a bonus track.
- The album has also been released as a double CD with The Crestfallen.
- A remastered version of the album was released on CD in 2003, and is the current and most widely pressed CD release. It restores "Dreaming: The Romance" and also adds all tracks from the single release We Are The Bible.
- Serenades was finally released on vinyl in 2012. It is based on the 2003 audio remaster. However, it has neither "Dreaming: The Romance" nor any bonus tracks, making it the shortest commercially available version of the album to date.
- Orchestral versions of "J'ai fait une promesse" and "Sleep in Sanity" were recorded for the 2011 compilation Falling Deeper.
References
- Spencer, Trey (2011). "Anathema – Serenades (staff review) | Sputnikmusic". sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- Panagiotou, Kostas. "Doom-metal.com". Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- Serenades – Anathema at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- "Anathema - Serenades (1993) // Silencio (Néma sírások visszhangjai)". Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
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