Darklands is the second studio album by Scottish alternative rock band the Jesus and Mary Chain, released on 31 August 1987 by Blanco y Negro Records. The album is the band's first to use drum machines, replacing live drummer Bobby Gillespie, who had left to pursue a career as the frontman of Primal Scream. Lead vocals are performed by Jim Reid, with the exception of "Darklands", "Nine Million Rainy Days" and "On the Wall", which are sung by William Reid.
Darklands reached number five on the UK Albums Chart, the band's highest-peaking album on the chart to date. The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Primal Scream later recorded a cover version of the album's title track as a B-side to their 1998 single "If They Move, Kill 'Em".
Track listing
2011 expanded edition
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Darklands.
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Jim Reid – vocals
William Reid – vocals ; production
Additional personnel
Bill Price – production
John Loder – production
Tony Harris – engineering
Tim Broad – video photography
John Maybury – video photography
Helen Backhouse – design
Andrew Catlin – photography
Charts
Certifications
References
External links
Darklands (Adobe Flash) at Radio3Net (streamed copy where licensed)
1987 albums
Albums produced by Bill Price (record producer) Blanco y Negro Records albums The Jesus and Mary Chain albums