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A Walk Across the Rooftops is the debut album from Glaswegian adult contemporary/pop group The Blue Nile, released on 13 May 1984 on Linn Records in the UK and A&M Records in the US.
The album had an unusual history. Three years previously, The Blue Nile had recorded and independently released their first single, "I Love This Life". It caught the attention of RSO Records, who re-released it, but the company was absorbed into Polygram soon afterwards, and the single disappeared from view, as did the band.
The Blue Nile continued to record without success until they were approached by Charlie Brennan, a representative of Scottish audio equipment company Linn Hi-Fi. Engineers at Linn had become frustrated by the poor quality of the test LPs that were provided for their flagship turntable product, so they manufactured their own cutting lathe and were looking for local artists to provide recordings to demonstrate the quality of their new equipment. The track the band recorded was "Tinseltown in the Rain" (a tribute to their home town), which impressed the company so much that they agreed to finance an entire album, which became the first release on their new record label, Linn Records. It reached #80 in the UK album charts.
The album was noted for its use of empty space and detailed separation of each musical instrument, designed to showcase the Linn hi-fi equipment to best effect. Two singles were released from the album in the UK, with minor success: "Tinseltown in the Rain" reached #87 in the UK singles chart, and "Stay" reached #97.
The Irish singer Andrea Corr recorded "Tinseltown in the Rain" for her 2011 album of cover versions Lifelines, and released it as the first single from that album.
Duo Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin included a cover of "Heatwave" on their 1989 album The Big Idea.
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A Walk Across the Rooftops is the debut album from Glaswegian adult contemporary/pop group The Blue Nile, released on 13 May 1984 on Linn Records in the UK and A&M Records in the US.
The album had an unusual history. Three years previously, The Blue Nile had recorded and independently released their first single, "I Love This Life". It caught the attention of RSO Records, who re-released it, but the company was absorbed into Polygram soon afterwards, and the single disappeared from view, as did the band.
The Blue Nile continued to record without success until they were approached by Charlie Brennan, a representative of Scottish audio equipment company Linn Hi-Fi. Engineers at Linn had become frustrated by the poor quality of the test LPs that were provided for their flagship turntable product, so they manufactured their own cutting lathe and were looking for local artists to provide recordings to demonstrate the quality of their new equipment. The track the band recorded was "Tinseltown in the Rain" (a tribute to their home town), which impressed the company so much that they agreed to finance an entire album, which became the first release on their new record label, Linn Records. It reached #80 in the UK album charts.
The album was noted for its use of empty space and detailed separation of each musical instrument, designed to showcase the Linn hi-fi equipment to best effect. Two singles were released from the album in the UK, with minor success: "Tinseltown in the Rain" reached #87 in the UK singles chart, and "Stay" reached #97.
The Irish singer Andrea Corr recorded "Tinseltown in the Rain" for her 2011 album of cover versions Lifelines, and released it as the first single from that album.
Duo Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin included a cover of "Heatwave" on their 1989 album The Big Idea.
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