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Boylan Heights
Studio album by the Connells
Released	1987
Recorded	1986–87
Studio	Drive-In Studio, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Genre	Alternative rock, jangle pop
Length	39:19
Label	TVT
Producer	Mitch Easter
The Connells chronology
Darker Days (1985) Boylan Heights (1987) Fun & Games (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Chicago Tribune
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Boylan Heights is the second album by the American pop/rock band the Connells. It was released in 1987, and was their first for TVT Records. The title of the album references the historic Boylan Heights neighborhood of Raleigh, North Carolina.

Production

The album was recorded at Drive-In Studio, and was produced by Mitch Easter.

Critical reception

AllMusic praised the album as an improvement on the previous effort, noting the influences of Southern rock and Celtic rock. Trouser Press wrote that "the band has matured into a distinctive enough unit to do justice to Michael’s yearning collegiate considerations of love, war and alienation." MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide deemed Boylan Heights "one of the most distinctive college rock albums of the '80s." The Orlando Sentinel called it "a collection of warmly energetic and melodic rockers."

Track listing

All songs by Mike Connell, except "Home Today" by George Huntley.

1. "Scotty's Lament" - 3:24
2. "Choose A Side" - 3:44
3. "Try" - 3:17
4. "Just Like Us"- 3:28
5. "If It Crumbles" - 3:43
6. "Pawns" - 3:24
7. "Over There" - 3:29
8. "Elegance" - 3:40
9. "Home Today" - 3:28
10. "OT² (Instrumental)" - 2:52
11. "I Suppose" - 4:50

Personnel

The Connells

• Doug MacMillan - lead vocals
• Mike Connell - guitar, backing vocals
• George Huntley - guitar, backing vocals, keyboards; lead vocals on "Home Today"
• David Connell - bass
• Peele Wimberley - drums

Additional personnel

• Mitch Easter - producer
• Bill Spencer - trumpet
• Angie Carlson - Hammond organ
• Molly Leach - design
• Lane Smith - illustration
• Steve Wilson - photography

References

1. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 265.
2. ^ AllMusic Review
3. "DANCE-POP, FUNK - AND THE BLOB". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 515.
5. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 157–158.
6. Jenkins, Mark (20 Nov 1987). "A R.E.M.inder By the Connells". The Washington Post: N21.
7. Worrell, Kris (7 Feb 1992). "THE CATCHY CONNELLS POWER POP GROUP LETS THE MUSIC DO THE TALKING". Daily Press: 13.
8. "Artist Biography by Jason Ankeny". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
9. Menconi, David (2020). Step It Up and Go: The Story of North Carolina Popular Music, from Blind Boy Fuller and Doc Watson to Nina Simone and Superchunk. UNC Press Books. p. 144.
10. "Connells". Trouser Press. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
11. "Best Patrol bets". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

• The Connells albums
• 1987 albums
• Albums produced by Mitch Easter
• TVT Records albums