Beyond the Pale (Fiona album)

Beyond the Pale
Studio album by
Fiona
Released1986 (1986)
Genre
Length39:49
LabelAtlantic
ProducerBeau Hill
Fiona chronology
Fiona
(1985) 		Beyond the Pale
(1986) 		Heart Like a Gun
(1989)
Singles from Beyond the Pale
  1. "Living in a Boy's World"
    Released: 1986
  2. "Hopelessly Love You"
    Released: 1986

Beyond the Pale is the second studio album by American rock singer and actress Fiona. It was originally released in 1986 through Atlantic Records on vinyl and cassette only; a CD edition was reissued in 2004 through Wounded Bird Records, followed by a remaster in 2014 through Rock Candy Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Andrew Hamlin awarded Beyond the Pale 2.5 stars out of 5, describing it as "'80s pop, [with] gated drums, and synthesizer stabs punctuated with '80s metal guitar."[1]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tragedy"
4:15
2."Hopelessly Love You"
4:22
3."Living in a Boy's World"
  • Ina Wolfe
  • Peter Wolfe
3:40
4."Thunder & Lightning"Chi Coltrane3:41
5."Tender Is the Heart"
3:37
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Running Out of Night"
3:54
7."In My Blood"
4:10
8."He's on My Side"
  • Ernie Gold
  • Flanagan
4:30
9."You Better Wait"
3:37
10."Keeper of the Flame"
  • Flanagan
  • Kisselbach
4:03
Total length:39:49

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Beyond the Pale liner notes.[2]

  • Fiona – lead vocals
  • Bobby Messano – guitar (tracks 1, 9, 10)
  • Mike Slamer – guitar (tracks 2, 3, 5–9)
  • Reb Beach – guitar (tracks 2–4, 7, 10)
  • Nile Rodgers – guitar (track 2)
  • Beau Hill – keyboards; keyboard bass; drum programming (track 3); percussion (tracks 1, 3, 8); horn programming; horn arrangement; backing vocals (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9); producer
  • Benjy King – keyboard (track 10)
  • Joe Franco – drums (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8–10)
  • David Rosenberg – drums (tracks 2, 5, 7); drum programming (tracks 3, 10); percussion (tracks 3, 8, 10)
  • Donnie Kisselbach – bass
  • Harlem Katzenjammer Horns – horns
  • Kip Winger – backing vocals (tracks 1, 4, 7, 9)
  • Stephen Benben – backing vocals (track 1); engineering
  • Louis Merlino – backing vocals (tracks 4–6)
  • Sandy Stewart – backing vocals (track 7)
  • Ted Jensen – mastering

References

  1. ^ a b Hamlin, Andrew. "Beyond the Pale - Fiona". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  2. ^ Beyond the Pale (CD booklet). Fiona. Atlantic Records. 1986.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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