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Rising Above Bedlam

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Rising Above Bedlam (On an Elevated Section of Motorway)
Studio album by
Released30 September 1991
Recorded1991
StudioOval Studios, Alaska Studios, Greenhouse Studio, London
GenreWorld music
Length51:33
LabelOval Records (UK), East West (WMG) (US)
ProducerInvaders of the Heart
Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart chronology
Without Judgement
(1989)
Rising Above Bedlam (On an Elevated Section of Motorway)
(1991)
Take Me to God
(1994)
Singles from Album
  1. "Bomba"
    Released: 1990
  2. "Erzulie"
    Released: 1991
  3. "Visions of You"
    Released: 1992
  4. "Ungodly Kingdom"
    Released: 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Calgary HeraldB+[2]

Rising Above Bedlam is an album by Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart, released by Oval Records in 1991.[3][4]

The album was a shortlisted nominee for the 1992 Mercury Prize.[5]

Critical reception

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Trouser Press called the album "ambitious" and "a refreshing departure from some of the flat, occasionally tedious and self-conscious material [Wobble] lobbed out in the '80s."[3] The Rough Guide To Rock praised "Visions of You" and "Bomba," writing that they made the album "worthwhile."[6]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Visions of You" (featuring the vocals of Sinéad O'Connor)Jah Wobble, Justin Adams, John Reynolds5:34
2."Relight The Flame"Wobble, Adams, Natacha Atlas4:13
3."Bomba"Wobble, Adams, Mark Ferda, Atlas, Nick Burton, Dawson Miller5:54
4."Ungodly Kingdom"Wobble, Adams, Ferda4:31
5."Rising Above Bedlam"Wobble, Adams, Michel Schoots3:47
6."Erzulie"Wobble, Adams, Atlas7:02
7."Everyman's An Island"Wobble, Adams, Ferda6:29
8."Soledad"Wobble, Adams, Atlas5:46
9."Sweet Divinity"Wobble, Adams, Ferda4:17
10."Wonderful World"Wobble, Adams4:00

Personnel

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  • Jah Wobble - bass, vocals, keyboards, drum programming, timbales
  • Justin Adams - electric guitar, Spanish guitar, Arabic percussion, saz, vocals
  • Mark Ferda - keyboards, drum programming, sampler, effects
  • Natacha Atlas - vocals
  • Sinéad O'Connor - vocals

References

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  1. ^ "Rising Above Bedlam". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. ^ Muretich, James (9 February 1992). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C4.
  3. ^ a b "Jah Wobble". Trouser Press. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  4. ^ The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, concise 5th edition, pub. Omnibus Press July 2007, p736.
  5. ^ "Rocklist.net...Mercury/Nationwide Music Prize". RockListMusic.co.UK. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  6. ^ The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides Ltd. 1999. p. 1097.