Ra (Eloy album)

Ra
Studio album by
Eloy
Released15 March 1988[1]
Recorded1986–1987
StudioHorus Sound, Hanover
Fairland, Bochum
Hansa, Berlin
Studio 55, Mülheim
Klangwerkstatt, Düsseldorf
GenreSpace rock, prog rock[2]
Length41:36
LabelACI
FM Revolver (UK)
ProducerFrank Bornemann
Eloy chronology
Code Name: Wild Geese
(1984) 		Ra
(1988) 		Rarities
(1991)
Alternative cover
CD special edition cover, based on a Patrick Woodroffe painting
Alternative cover
2023 remastered CD reissue cover
Singles from Ra
  1. "Sensations / Hero[3]"
    Released: 1988
  2. "Rainbow / Invasion Of A Megaforce[4]"
    Released: 1988
Audio sample
"Sensations"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
ArtRock[5]
ArtRock[6]
Hellfire [7]
Kerrang! [8]
Musik ReviewsPositive [9]
RockTimesMixed [10]

Ra is the thirteenth studio album by the German rock band Eloy, released in 1988.

It is a concept album conceived by Frank Bornemann, critically examining the topic of genetic manipulation and the human desire for immortality.

Ra marked the band's reformation as a duo, since they disbanded in late 1984. Eloy's long-time leader and core member Frank Bornemann chose keyboardist Michael Gerlach as his only stable bandmate, while also co-operating with various guest musicians.

  1. ^ "ELOY - RA (ALBUM)". germancharts.com (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Eloy – Ra". Discogs. Zink Media, LLC. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Eloy – Sensations". Discogs. Zink Media, LLC. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Eloy – Rainbow". Discogs. Zink Media, LLC. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  5. ^ Horyszny, Paweł. "Eloy — Ra". ArtRock.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  6. ^ Kapała, Wojciech. "Eloy — Ra". ArtRock.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  7. ^ Sieger, Gernot. "Eloy – Ra". Hellfire-Magazin (in German). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  8. ^ Oliver, Derek (21 January 1989). "Eloy 'Ra'". Kerrang!. Vol. 222. London, UK: Spotlight Publications ltd. p. 22.
  9. ^ Koß, Thoralf. "Eloy: Ra (1988) - ReRemaster (reviewed)". musikreviews.de (in German). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  10. ^ Kerren, Markus. "Eloy / Ra – CD review". RockTimes (in German). Retrieved 25 June 2024.