Journeys to Glory
Journeys to Glory is the first studio album by Spandau Ballet. It was released on 6 March 1981 by Chrysalis Records, just ten days after its recording at Trident Studios. The first editions of the vinyl version had an embossed cover. Early CD releases featured the original white cover. The album was re-released in a remastered and expanded 2 CD Special Edition on 8 March 2010.
Reception
When it was released the album was considered "fresh, bold, and even somewhat avant-garde". Many fans feel that the spare, drum-led, funk-undertones are more original than the group's later soul-influenced recordings. One reviewer describes the recordings as "completely unforgettable" and Hadley's semi-operatic vocals as "really strong" and demonstrating a "willingness to experiment". Another reviewer suggests that the slow final track "Toys" was "one of the 1980s' most tragically under-rated tracks".
Journeys to Glory, the Radio Show
In November 2009 BBC Radio 2 broadcast Journeys to Glory: The Spandau Ballet Story, a retrospective of the band presented by Jonathan Ross
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Journeys To Glory
by: Spandau BalletSoldier is turning
See him through white light
Running from strangers
See you in the valley
War upon war
Heat upon heat
To cut a long story short
I lost my mind
Sitting on a park bench
Years away from fighting
To cut a long story short
I lost my mind
Standing in the dark
Oh I was waiting for man to come
I am beautiful and clean
And so very very young
To be standing in the street
To be taken by someone
Standing in the dark
Oh I was waiting for man to come
I am beautiful and clean
And so very very young
To be standing in the street
To be taken by someone
Questions, questions
Give me no answers
That's all they ever give me
Questions, questions
Oh look at the strange boy
He finds it hard existing
To cut a long story short
I lost my mind
To cut a long story short
I lost my mind