The Stone (Babble album)

1994 studio album by Babble

The Stone

Studio album by

Babble

Released| March 8, 1994
Length| 51:27
Label| Reprise/Warner Bros. Records
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Producer| Tom Bailey
Alannah Currie
Keith Fernley
Babble chronology
|  | The Stone
(1994)  | Ether
(1996)

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The Stone is the debut studio album by Babble, an electronic dance music group that was composed of Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie (formerly of the Thompson Twins), and Keith Fernley. The group changed its name as it changed the outward appearance of its sound, from pop to dub-influenced chill-out. The underlying melodies and the familiar voices of Bailey and Currie still gave a Thompson Twins tone. However, the addition of Quest vocalist Amey St. Cyr ("Take Me Away" and "Tribe"), emcee Q-Tee ("Beautiful"), deep basslines, and loads of spacious effects made it a much more relevant album for the lounge music scene. Promotion of the album was minimal. However, during an interview in Classic Pop magazine in 2014, Bailey stated the album was influential in the recording of Original Soundtracks 1, an album released in 1995 by U2 and Brian Eno under the pseudonym Passengers.

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]

William Ruhlmann of AllMusic considered the album to "sound a lot like a Thompson Twins record, especially when Tom Bailey is singing." He added: "The group has brought in some ambient sounds, borrowed some cheesy Indian restaurant music, and stolen the main riff from "I Am the Walrus." These are not improvements. By whatever name they choose, Bailey and Currie have not returned to form."[1]

## Track listing

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1. "The Downward Pull of Heaven's Force" - 1:38
2. "Tribe" - 5:49
3. "You Kill Me" - 6:13
4. "Spirit" - 6:51
5. "Take Me Away" - 6:42
6. "The Stone" - 3:31
7. "Beautiful" - 6:22
8. "Space" - 5:50
9. "Sunray Dub" - 2:23
10. "Drive" - 6:03

## References

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1. ^ a b William Ruhlmann (8 March 1994). "The Stone - Babble | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 October 2018.

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Thompson Twins

* Tom Bailey
* Joe Leeway
* Alannah Currie

* Andrew Edge
* Matthew Seligman

Studio albums|

* A Product Of... (Participation) (1981)
* Set (1982)
* In the Name of Love (1982)
* Quick Step & Side Kick (1983)
* Into the Gap (1984)
* Here's to Future Days (1985)
* Close to the Bone (1987)
* Big Trash (1989)
* Queer (1991)

Compilations|

* The Best of Thompson Twins: Greatest Mixes (1988)
* Greatest Hits (1996)
* Love On Your Side – The Best of Thompson Twins (2007)

Singles|

* "Squares and Triangles"
* "She's in Love with Mystery"
* "Perfect Game"
* "In the Name of Love"
* "Runaway"
* "Lies"
* "Love On Your Side"
* "We Are Detective"
* "Watching"
* "Hold Me Now"
* "Doctor! Doctor!"
* "You Take Me Up"
* "Sister of Mercy"
* "The Gap"
* "Lay Your Hands on Me"
* "Roll Over"
* "Don't Mess with Doctor Dream"
* "King for a Day"
* "Revolution"
* "Nothing in Common"
* "Get That Love"
* "Long Goodbye"
* "In the Name of Love '88"
* "Sugar Daddy"
* "Bombers in the Sky"
* "Come Inside"
* "The Saint"
* "Groove On"
* "Play with Me (Jane)"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Babble
* The Stone
* Ether
* "Take Me Away"
* "Love Has No Name"
* The Thompson Twins Adventure
* Science Fiction

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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