Eternally Yours (album)


Eternally Yours is the second album released by the Australian music group The Saints in 1978. For their follow up album the band chose a bigger, more R&B-driven sound, including the addition of a horn section.

Details

The original title for the album was to be International Robots and recording initially commenced at Wessex Studios. The tapes from these sessions reveal the songs in a more stripped down form like their previous recordings. The sessions also include "Champagne Misery", which was not released until 2000's Wild About You compilation.
Chris Bailey later said, "For me, it's our first proper release because Stranded was just a load of demos. Although we still had the same energy as the first album, the added horn section seemed to confuse people and the record sort of disappeared." In another interview, Bailey stated, "When people talk to me about the early Saints in hallowed terms, I find it a little bit amusing, because when I think about something like "Lost & Found" or "Misunderstood", I kind of think that's crap."

Reception

described the album as, "One of the classic hidden gems of the punk canon. The band married Ed Kuepper's wall of sound guitars and Chris Bailey's fantastic sneering vocals with the fattest, baddest horn section and made it work." He claims the album was a "new template" for future punk releases. The album is listed as one of the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Reviewed at the time of release, Roadrunner said, "Their English experience has done them the world of good: they are musically tighter without losing any of the fast and furious punch that is the trademark, but it's their lyrics that have really developed."

Track listing

All tracks composed by Ed Kuepper and Chris Bailey; except where indicated
  1. "Know Your Product" - 3:15
  2. "Lost and Found" - 3:50
  3. "Memories Are Made of This" - 2:20
  4. "Private Affair" - 2:05
  5. "A Minor Aversion" - 3:07
  6. "No, Your Product" - 4:07
  7. "This Perfect Day" - 2:30
  8. "Run Down" - 2:32
  9. "Orstralia" - 2:24
  10. "New Centre of the Universe" - 2:21
  11. "Untitled" - 2:47
  12. " Misunderstood" - 2:46
  13. "International Robots" - 1:58
All Tracks:copyright
Saints Music\Mushroom Music

2007 Reissue

In 2007 Eternally Yours was reissued with the complete 'International Robots' sessions as bonus tracks:

Personnel

;The Saints
with:
;Technical