Gone to Earth (David Sylvian album)

Gone to Earth
Visual art piece with "david sylvian" and "GONE TO EARTH" at the bottom of the piece.
Studio album by
David Sylvian
Released1 September 1986[1]
Recorded1985–1986
Studio
Genre
Length80:27
LabelVirgin
Producer
David Sylvian chronology
Alchemy: An Index of Possibilities
(1985) 		Gone to Earth
(1986) 		Secrets of the Beehive
(1987)
Singles from Gone to Earth
  1. "Taking the Veil"
    Released: 28 July 1986
  2. "Silver Moon"
    Released: 22 September 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Mojo[4]
Pitchfork8.3/10[5]
Record Mirror[6]
Smash Hits3/10[7]
Uncut[8]

Gone to Earth is the third solo studio album by English singer-songwriter David Sylvian, released on 1 September 1986 on Virgin Records.[1] A double album, Gone to Earth is the follow-up to his debut record, Brilliant Trees, and peaked at No. 24 in the UK Albums Chart.[9][10]

  1. ^ a b "New Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 30 August 1986. p. 31. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  2. ^ Bultman, Scott. "Gone to Earth – David Sylvian". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press.
  4. ^ Eccleston, Danny (April 2019). "Ghosts busters". Mojo (305): 100.
  5. ^ Sodomsky, Sam (23 February 2019). "David Sylvian: Secrets of the Beehive / Brilliant Trees / Alchemy: An Index of Possibilities / Gone to Earth". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Albums" (PDF). Record Mirror: 12. 6 September 1986. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Albums". Smash Hits. 27 August – 9 September 1986. p. 53. Retrieved 28 February 2021 – via sites.google.com.
  8. ^ Carlin, Marcello (November 2003). "Japan: Gentlemen Take Polaroids / Tin Drum / Oil on Canvas, David Sylvian: Brilliant Trees / Alchemy: An Index of Possibilties / Gone to Earth / Secrets of the Beehive / Rain Tree Crow". Uncut. No. 78. p. 129.
  9. ^ "officialcharts.com". Official Charts. 1 April 2021.
  10. ^ "allmusic.com". AllMusic. 1 April 2021.