Various Artists - 16 Lovers Lane (CD)

The sixth Go-Betweens record (and their last before a 12-year hiatus), 16 LOVERS LANE, is not only one of the band's finest albums, it's a remarkable collection of love songs. Focusing on the bittersweet side of romance, vocalist/guitarists Grant McLennan and Robert Forster write with a clear-eyed, unflinching intensity that draws listeners into their narratives of loss and redemption. Moving back to their native Australia, the group abandoned a short-lived experiment with programming and synthesizers begun on their previous album, and returned to a more organic sound that, accompanied by crisp production, gives this outing a bracing, undated immediacy. Everything here is a gem (including the supremely catchy near-hit "Streets of Your Town"), but perhaps shining most brightly are "Love Is a Sign" and "Dive for Your Memory". The first features Amanda Brown's violin intertwining with chiming guitars as Forster's lyrics depict the vapour trail of a collapsing long-distance relationship. The second, a tale of poignant longing, has harmonised vocals and a mournful oboe colouring the spare, largely acoustic arrangement. One of pop music's masterpieces, 16 LOVERS LANE is a record that people with even a passing interest in the form owe it to themselves to own.

General

Label:	Beggars Banquet
Release date:	April 1996
Contributors:	John Willsteed • Grant Mclennan • Amanda Brown • Lindy Morrison • Robert Forster
Performers:	The Go-Betweens
Dimensions:	125 x 142 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:
Running time:	37 minutes
Categories:	Music > Pop / Rock Promotions
LSN:	XWK-JE6-RJE-4
Barcode:	5012093200620

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Disk 1

1	Love Goes On!
2	Quiet Heart
3	Love Is A Sign
4	You Can't Say No Forever
5	The Devil's Eye
6	Streets Of Your Town
7	Clouds
8	Was There Anything I Could Do?
9	I'm Alright
10	Dive For Your Memory

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