''Glow'' is the second
studio album
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by English
rock band
Reef
A reef is a ridge or shoal of rock, coral, or similar relatively stable material lying beneath the surface of a natural body of water. Many reefs result from natural, abiotic component, abiotic (non-living) processes such as deposition (geol ...
. 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.
Recording
''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.
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Reception
In a retrospective assessment, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of music website AllMusic
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claimed that the album was "more focused and better than its predecessor 'Replenish'' and describing it as "inspired" and "terrific". Rock music magazine ''Kerrang!
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'' ranked the album third on their 1997 "Albums of the Year" list.
Track listing
All songs by Reef, all lyrics by Gary Stringer.[
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Personnel
Personnel per booklet.
Reef
* Jack Bessant – bass
* Dominic Greensmith – drums
* Kenwyn House – guitar
* Gary Stringer – vocals
Additional musicians
* Benmont Tench – keyboards
* Chris Trujillo – percussion
Production and design
* George Drakoulias – producer
* Reef – producer
* Brett Finn - R & A
* Jim Scott – recording (all except tracks 6, 8 and 11), mixing (all except tracks 6 and 11)
* Richard Digby Smith – recording (tracks 6, 8 and 11), mixing (track 11)
* Sylvia Massy – mixing (track 6)
* Stephen Marcussen – mastering
* Paul Cohen – photography
Charts
Certifications
References
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1997 albums
Reef (band) albums
Albums produced by George Drakoulias