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1979 studio album by After the Fire
Laser Love
Studio album by After the Fire
Released21 September 1979
RecordedJuly–August 1978 Record Plant NY
GenreNew wave
Length38:17
LabelCBS
ProducerMuff Winwood (Tracks A1, A3, A5, B1, B3-B4)
Rhett Davies (Co-producer on A1, B3)
Rupert Hine (Tracks A2, B2)
After the Fire (Track A4)
John Leckie (Track B5)
After the Fire chronology
Signs of Change
(1978) 		Laser Love
(1979) 		80-f
(1980)

Laser Love is the second album by UK band After the Fire. Released in 1979, the album showcased more of a new wave approach, including much shorter songs than had been featured on the band's more progressive rock-oriented debut album, Signs of Change. It was produced primarily by Muff Winwood.

The album includes the band's biggest hit in the UK, "One Rule For You". Laser Love peaked at No. 57 on the UK Albums Chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

The Bristol Evening Post called Laser Love a "pleasant album which showcases After the Fire's rich music and melodic instrumental work."

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Laser Love" (Andy Piercy, Peter "Memory" Banks) (3:28)
  2. "Joy" (Banks, Piercy, John Russell, Ivor Twidell) (3:17)
  3. "Take Me Higher" (Piercy, Banks) (4:31)
  4. "Life in the City" (Piercy, Banks) (4:13)
  5. "Suspended Animation" (Piercy, Banks) (4:52)

Side two

  1. "Like the Power of a Jet" (Piercy, Banks) (3:07)
  2. "One Rule For You" (Piercy, Banks) (3:24)
  3. "Time to Think" (Piercy, Banks) (3:28)
  4. "Timestar" (Banks) (4:36)
  5. "Check It Out" (Piercy, Banks) (3:21)

References

  1. "After The Fire – Official website – Biography". afterthefire.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  2. "After the Fire". Trouser Press. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  3. "After the Fire Biography by Mike Edmunds". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  4. Watson, Albert (11 October 1979). "After the Fire, a still small voice". Weekly Examiner. Huddersfield. p. 9.
  5. Paul, Gary (23 December 1979). "Record Review". Bedfordshire on Sunday. p. 5.
  6. "After the Fire". Official Charts. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  7. "Laser Love After the Fire". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  8. Belsey, James (29 September 1979). "Pops". Bristol Evening Post. p. 6.

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