Calenture (album)

Calenture
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1987
RecordedApril – August 1987
  • Townhouse Three, Livingstone, Angel, Mark Angelo (London)
  • Amazon (Liverpool)
  • Wool Hall (Bath)
GenreRock, folk rock
Length46:24
LabelWhite/Hot, Island, Domino
ProducerGil Norton, The Triffids, Craig Leon
The Triffids chronology
In the Pines
(1986)
Calenture
(1987)
The Black Swan
(1989)
Singles from Calenture
  1. "Bury Me Deep in Love"
    Released: October 1987
  2. "Trick of the Light"
    Released: January 1988
  3. "Holy Water"
    Released: August 1988

Calenture is the fourth studio album by Australian rock group The Triffids, it was released in November 1987 and saw them explore themes of insanity, deception and rootlessness—the title refers to a fever suffered by sailors during long hot voyages.[1] It reached No. 32 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart. In November 1987, it reached No. 24 on the Swedish Albums Chart, in May 1988 it peaked at No. 25 on the New Zealand Albums Chart. The album spawned three singles, "Bury Me Deep in Love" (1987), "Trick of the Light" and "Holy Water" (both in 1988). The latter track was recorded with American producer Craig Leon.

In 2007 Calenture was re-released as a 2× CD with five bonus tracks on the first disc and twelve tracks on the second disc, mostly rehearsal or studio demos of the original album tracks. In February it appeared on the Belgium Albums Chart Top 60.

  1. ^ Dimery, Robert (2005). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. London: Quintet Publishing. p. 960. ISBN 0733316530.