Summary
Glow is the second studio album by English rock band Reef. Produced by the band and George Drakoulias, the album was released on 27 January 1997 through Sony Soho Square and supported by the singles "Place Your Hands", "Come Back Brighter", "Consideration" and "Yer Old". Glow reached number one on the UK Albums Chart.[1]
| Glow | ||||
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| Released | 27 January 1997 | |||
| Genre | Britpop, indie rock, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 50:35 | |||
| Label | Sony Soho Square | |||
| Producer | George Drakoulias, Reef | |||
| Reef chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Glow | ||||
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Recording edit
Glow was produced by George Drakoulias and the band; Jim Scott handled recording for nearly every track bar "Don't You Like It?", "Higher Vibration" and "Yer Old", which were done by Richard Digby Smith. Scott mixed almost every songs, except for "Don't You Like It?" (which was done by Sylvia Massy) and "Yer Old" (done by Smith). Stephen Marcussen then mastered the album at Precision Mastering.[2]
Reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
In a retrospective assessment, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of music website Allmusic gave the album four out of five stars, claiming it to be "more focused and better than its predecessor [Replenish]" and describing it as "inspired" and "terrific".[3] Rock music magazine Kerrang! ranked the album third on their 1997 "Albums of the Year" list.[4]
Track listing edit
All songs by Reef, all lyrics by Gary Stringer.[2]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Place Your Hands" | 3:37 |
| 2. | "I Would Have Left You" | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Summer's in Bloom" | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Lately Stomping" | 2:44 |
| 5. | "Consideration" | 5:42 |
| 6. | "Don't You Like It?" | 4:14 |
| 7. | "Come Back Brighter" | 3:31 |
| 8. | "Higher Vibration" | 3:52 |
| 9. | "I'm Not Scared" | 5:03 |
| 10. | "Robot Riff" | 7:12 |
| 11. | "Yer Old" | 3:18 |
| 12. | "Lullaby" | 3:13 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Naked" (music video) | |
| 14. | "Place Your Hands" (music video) | |
| 15. | "Consideration" (music video) | |
| 16. | "Come Back Brighter" (music video) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Place Your Hands" (live) | 3:44 |
| 2. | "Summer's in Bloom" (live) | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Lately Stomping" (live) | 3:06 |
| 4. | "Yer Old" (live) | 3:20 |
| 5. | "Yer Old" (music video) | 3:18 |
| 6. | "Place Your Hands" (live video) | 3:44 |
| 7. | "Summer's in Bloom" (live video) | 3:44 |
| 8. | "Lately Stomping" (live video) | 3:06 |
| Total length: | 27:46 | |
Personnel edit
Personnel per booklet.[2]
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Reef
Additional musicians
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Production and design
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Charts edit
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] | 18 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] | 74 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] | 38 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] | 12 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[9] | 1 |
Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[10] | Gold | 35,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[11] | Platinum | 300,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References edit
- ^ "Reef Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ a b c Glow (booklet). Reef. Sony Soho Square. 1997. 486940 2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Review". Glow - Reef. AllMusic. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Kerrang! Albums Of The Year 1997". Kerrang! Lists. Rocklist.net. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Reef – Glow". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Reef – Glow" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "Reef: Glow" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Reef – Glow". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "British album certifications – Reef – Glow". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 July 2022.