Holy Smoke

Contains an untitled hidden track following "Hit Song".Personnel includes: Peter Murphy (vocals, guitar, keyboards); AlisonLimerick (vocals); Peter Bonas (acoustic & electric guitars); Paul Statham (acoustic guitar, keyboards); Rick Shaffer (guitar); Audrey Riley, John Carney, Chris Pitsillides, Gini Ball (strings); John Vartan (ney, tambura, zurna); Mike Thorne (Synclavier); Eddie Branch (bass); Teryl Bryant (drums, percussion); Zoe Caryl (background vocals).Recorded at Maison Rouge, London, England; The Stereo Society, New York, New York.Hopes for another surprise American success from Peter Murphy with Deep's follow-up went unfulfilled, as success proved not to be the case; released in the initial craze of the grunge/alternative mega-crossover, Smoke's elegant ballads and angular, arty rockers simply didn't fit in. Taken on its own merits, though, Smoke is quite a strong release, avoiding any cloning of Deep or "Cuts You Up" in favor of a different approach meant to bring out th