The Wishing Chair (album)

The Wishing Chair
Studio album by
Released23 September 1985
RecordedJune 1984 – May 1985
StudioLivingston, London
GenreAlternative rock
Length49:38
LabelElektra Records (US/Europe/Germany/Canada)
ProducerJoe Boyd
10,000 Maniacs chronology
Secrets of the I Ching
(1983)
The Wishing Chair
(1985)
In My Tribe
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone(Not Rated)[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

The Wishing Chair is the first major-label album by American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs, released in 1985 by Elektra Records. Recorded in London, the album did not achieve the commercial success some of their later releases would receive, but received mostly favorable reviews and brought the band more visibility than had their previous independent releases. A live concert video of "Scorpio Rising" was produced and received a moderate amount of airplay on MTV.

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Rolling Stone list
  3. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 807. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone 10,000 maniacs album guide.