''Back into Blue'' is the third
studio album
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by American
pop rock
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band
Quarterflash
Quarterflash (previously stylized as QuarterFlash) was an American rock group formed in 1980 in Portland, Oregon. The band was originally made up of lead vocalist and saxophonist Orinda Sue "Rindy" Ross (born June 26, 1951) and her husband, gu ...
, released in 1985. It peaked at No. 150 on the U.S. charts.
Two commercial
singles
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were released from the album, "Talk to Me" and "Walking on Ice"—the former reached No. 83 on the American charts and was the group's last charting single,
whereas the latter was released with a
music video
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but failed to chart. The album sold around 250,000 copies.
Critical reception
The ''
Daily Breeze
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Early history
The paper was found ...
'' wrote that the album "is almost exclusively made up of slow and medium tempo snorers that show nothing in the way of invention or even catchy hooks." ''
The San Diego Union-Tribune
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'' opined that "Quarterflash has sunken deeper into the muck and mire of middle-of-road, middle-class pop music... Although well produced, written and performed, ''Back into Blue'' still has the taste of white bread and whole milk."
Track listing
All songs written by Marv Ross and Rindy Ross, except for where noted.
Side one
# "Walking on Ice (Marv Ross) – 3:48
# "Caught in the Rain" – 4:55
# "Back into Blue" – 4:27
# "Talk to Me" – 5:00
# "I Want to Believe It's You" – 3:52
Side two
#"Love Without a Net (You Keep Falling)" (M. Ross, Rindy Ross, Rich Gooch) – 4:09
# "Come to Me" (M. Ross, R. Ross, Daniel Brandt, Brian David Willis)– 3:21
# "Grace Under Fire" (M. Ross) – 5:26
# "Just for You" – 4:59
# "Welcome to the City" – 4:11
Personnel
* Rindy Ross — vocals; saxophone
* Marv Ross — guitars
* Daniel Brandt — keyboards
* Rich Gooch — bass
* Brian David Willis — drums; percussion
References
External links
*
Quarterflash albums
1985 albums
Geffen Records albums
Albums produced by Steve Levine
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