Album (Public Image Ltd album)

Album/Cassette/Compact Disc
Studio album by
Public Image Ltd
Released27 January 1986 (1986-01-27)[1]
Recorded1985
Studio
GenreAlternative rock[2]
Length40:55
Label
Producer
Public Image Ltd chronology
This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get
(1984) 		Album/Cassette/Compact Disc
(1986) 		Happy?
(1987)
Cover of CD issue
Singles from Album
  1. "Rise"
    Released: 20 January 1986 (1986-01-20)[3]
  2. "Home"
    Released: 21 April 1986 (1986-04-21)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
The Great Rock Discography7/10[6]
The Line of Best Fit6.5/10[7]
Mojo[8]
MusicHound5/5[9]
PopMatters8/10[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[11]
Uncut[12]
The Village VoiceB+[13]

Album (also known as Compact Disc, Cassette, or mp3 depending on the format) is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Public Image Ltd, released on 27 January 1986 by Virgin and Elektra Records. In a departure from their previous releases, John Lydon was advised by trusted music producer Bill Laswell to take on an all-star cast of session and trusted musicians, including Steve Vai, Ginger Baker, Tony Williams, and Ryuichi Sakamoto of Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). The resulting album gave PiL one of its highest-charting songs, "Rise".

  1. ^ Cocatalog.loc.gov (US release date according to United States Copyright Office website)
  2. ^ Deming, Mark. "Public Image Ltd. Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 18.
  4. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Album – Public Image Ltd". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). "Public Image Ltd". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Groves Dictionaries. pp. 4357–4358. ISBN 1-561-59237-4.
  6. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). "Public Image Ltd.". The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Canongate Books. p. 1227-1229. ISBN 1-84195-615-5.
  7. ^ Todd, Chris (4 November 2016). "Album positions Public Image Ltd. as a product of their time". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  8. ^ Gilbert, Pat (November 2016). "The sound and the fury". Mojo (276): 100.
  9. ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). "Public Image Ltd./PiL/John Lydon". MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 904–905. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  10. ^ Paul, John (18 January 2017). "Public Image Ltd.: Metal Box / Album". PopMatters. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  11. ^ Coleman, Mark; Matos, Michaelangelo (2004). "Public Image Ltd.". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 662–63. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  12. ^ Bonner, Michael (February 2012). "Public Image Ltd.: Album". Uncut (177): 99.
  13. ^ Christgau, Robert (3 June 1986). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". Village Voice. Retrieved 15 September 2017.