Play

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studio album
First released:
Jul 23 1991

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Catalog number:
9 26644-2
Release dates:
  • Jul 23 1991 in United States

Genres

Rock and Roll, Alternative Rock, New Wave, Power Pop, Alternative, Pop, Rock. Vote on Genres

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5 stars Squeeze's Best
I've owned all of Squeeze's albums. But the songs and arrangements on "Play" (which was actually released in 1990) are D&T's best work. The interesting use of string sections, horns, and sampled ambient sounds compliment their most interesting production. There isn't a weak song here. Bruce Hornsby and Steve Nieve are only a couple of the guest musicians.

As a professional musician I've spent many hours enjoying this brilliant album. Why it never received widespread acclaim has always been a tot…
Written by Dave
1 stars Terrible re-release
Play is probably my favorite album ever. Sadly, the CD I bought way back when, and the liner, was stolen years ago. That's why this gets one star. One star for being an awesome album. The other four are removed because the liner notes are hideously broken. Play was brilliant, because all of the songs' lyrics were in the liner notes, in order, in the format of a play. It was beautifully executed. What I just opened has just a list of songs and a photo of each member of the band inside. What the h…
Written by Caryn Kealey "GirlCrayon"

Track listing Edit

  • CD

    format:
    number:
    title:
    number name artist hh:mm:ss
    1
    Satisfied
    5:10
    2
    Crying in My Sleep
    5:03
    3
    Letting Go
    5:01
    4
    The Day I Get Home
    4:50
    5
    The Truth
    4:12
    6
    House of Love
    3:23
    7
    Cupid's Toy
    4:31
    8
    Gone to the Dogs
    3:54
    9
    Walk a Straight Line
    3:50
    10
    Sunday Street
    4:16
    11
    Wicked and Cruel
    4:14
    12
    There Is a Voice
    4:01

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