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A Walk Across the Rooftops

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A Walk Across the Rooftops is the debut album from Glasgow, Scotland adult alternative/pop group The Blue Nile, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music).

This album has quite an unusual history. Three years prior, The Blue Nile 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 afterward, so the single disappeared from view, as did the band. The Blue Nile continued recording, and one of their songs, "Tinseltown in the Rain," was heard by a representative of Linn Hi-Fi, who was looking for a demo track to demonstrate the fidelity of his company's high-end audio equipment. The band was commissioned to record one, and once Linn heard "A Walk Across the Rooftops," the company was so impressed, they financed an entire album and created a new record label to release it.

Track listing

All songs written by Robert Bell and Paul Buchanan

1. "A Walk Across the Rooftops" – 4:56
2. "Tinseltown in the Rain" – 5:57
3. "From Rags to Riches" – 5:59
4. "Stay" – 4:57
5. "Easter Parade " – 4:34
6. "Heatwave" – 6:28
7. "Automobile Noise" – 5:08

Personnel

The Blue Nile

• Robert Bell - Bass, Synthesizer
• Paul Buchanan - Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer
• Paul Joseph Moore - Keyboards, Synthesizer

Additional musicians

• Calum Malcolm - Keyboards, Vocals
• Nigel Thomas - Drums

Production

• Producer(s): The Blue Nile

External links

• The Blue Nile Official Web site
• The Blue Nile's Altsounds.com Profile
• French fan site for The Blue Nile