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It is the first non-[[concept album|concept]] Eloy album since ''[[Floating (Eloy album)|Floating]]'' (1974), and the first to be supported by a [[Single (music)|single]] and two [[music videos]].
It is the first non-[[concept album|concept]] Eloy album since ''[[Floating (Eloy album)|Floating]]'' (1974), and the first to be supported by a [[Single (music)|single]] and two [[music videos]].


Since last year's ''[[Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes]]'', Eloy added [[guitar|guitarist]] Hannes Arkona to their lineup, while also replacing [[keyboard instrument|keyboardist]] Detlev Schmidtchen and [[drum kit|drummer]] [[Jürgen Rosenthal]] with Hannes Folberth and Jim McGillivray.
Since last year's ''[[Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes]]'', Eloy added [[guitar]]ist Hannes Arkona to their lineup, while also replacing [[keyboard instrument|keyboardist]] Detlev Schmidtchen and [[drum kit|drummer]] [[Jürgen Rosenthal]] with Hannes Folberth and Jim McGillivray.


Songs "Silhouette" and "Horizons" were released as a single,<ref name=DiscogsSingle/> while music videos were made for "Silhouette"<ref>{{cite web |title=Eloy - Silhouette music video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOyUptv69Tk |website=[[YouTube]] |publisher=[[Google]] |access-date=6 June 2024 |format=video}}</ref> and "Illuminations".<ref>{{cite web |title=Eloy - Illuminations music video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZLsyr2Oy5A |website=[[YouTube]] |publisher=[[Google]] |access-date=6 June 2024 |format=video}}</ref>
Songs "Silhouette" and "Horizons" were released as a single,<ref name=DiscogsSingle/> while music videos were made for "Silhouette"<ref>{{cite web |title=Eloy - Silhouette music video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOyUptv69Tk |website=[[YouTube]] |publisher=[[Google]] |access-date=6 June 2024 |format=video}}</ref> and "Illuminations".<ref>{{cite web |title=Eloy - Illuminations music video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZLsyr2Oy5A |website=[[YouTube]] |publisher=[[Google]] |access-date=6 June 2024 |format=video}}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
During the autumn of 1979, Hannes Arkona joined Eloy as a touring member, a second guitarist along the band's leader [[Frank Bornemann]]. As personal tensions led to the departure of Detlev Schmidtchen and Jürgen Rosenthal, Bornemann decided to make Arkona a full-time member, and with the addition of Hannes Folberth and Jim McGillivray, the new Eloy lineup was completed by the spring of 1980.<ref name=2005booklet>{{cite book |last1=Kuinke |first1=Volker |title=Eloy - Colours |publisher=[[Harvest Records]] - [[EMI Electrola]] |pages=3-7 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/11220118-Eloy-Colours/image/SW1hZ2U6MzE2MDk5MjQ= |language=German |format=booklet}}</ref> Frank Bornemann also created his own ''Horus Sound Studio'' in [[Hannover]] at the beginning of that year, which served as the band's new "base".<ref name=2005booklet/>
During the autumn of 1979, Hannes Arkona joined Eloy as a touring member, a second guitarist along the band's leader [[Frank Bornemann]]. As personal tensions led to the departure of Detlev Schmidtchen and Jürgen Rosenthal, Bornemann decided to make Arkona a full-time member, and with the addition of Hannes Folberth and Jim McGillivray, the new Eloy lineup was completed by the spring of 1980.<ref name=2005booklet>{{cite book |last1=Kuinke |first1=Volker |title=Eloy - Colours |publisher=[[Harvest Records]] - [[EMI Electrola]] |pages=3–7 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/11220118-Eloy-Colours/image/SW1hZ2U6MzE2MDk5MjQ= |language=German |format=booklet}}</ref> Frank Bornemann also created his own ''Horus Sound Studio'' in [[Hannover]] at the beginning of that year, which served as the band's new "base".<ref name=2005booklet/>


Amidst those changes, the release of the next album and the following supporting tour was already scheduled for the autumn of 1980, thus new music had to be written in a very tight schedule.<ref name=2005booklet/>
Amidst those changes, the release of the next album and the following supporting tour was already scheduled for the autumn of 1980, thus new music had to be written in a very tight schedule.<ref name=2005booklet/>
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==Reception==
==Reception==
Shortly after its release, ''Colours'' entered the [[GfK Entertainment charts|German charts]]. It charted for 17 weeks straight (June-October 1980), peaking at the 28th position.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eloy - Ocean |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-16513 |website=Offizielle Deutsche Charts |publisher=[[GfK Entertainment]] |access-date=5 June 2024 |language=German}}</ref> It's charting duration was a new record for Eloy at the time, surpassing last year's ''Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes'', which charted for 14 weeks straight.
Shortly after its release, ''Colours'' entered the [[GfK Entertainment charts|German charts]]. It charted for 17 weeks straight (June–October 1980), peaking at the 28th position.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eloy - Ocean |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-16513 |website=Offizielle Deutsche Charts |publisher=[[GfK Entertainment]] |access-date=5 June 2024 |language=German}}</ref> Its charting duration was a new record for Eloy at the time, surpassing last year's ''Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes'', which charted for 14 weeks straight.


Music press was positive towards Eloy for the first time, but the album sold fewer copies than the previous three, and the supportive tour that followed was less successful, too.<ref name=2005booklet/> Songs from ''Colours'' were fairly well received by the live crowds, but older songs like "[[Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes|The Apocalypse]]" or "[[Ocean (Eloy album)|Poseidon's Creation]]" certainly made fans more enthusiastic.<ref name=2005booklet/>
Music press was positive towards Eloy for the first time, but the album sold fewer copies than the previous three, and the supportive tour that followed was less successful, too.<ref name=2005booklet/> Songs from ''Colours'' were fairly well received by the live crowds, but older songs like "[[Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes|The Apocalypse]]" or "[[Ocean (Eloy album)|Poseidon's Creation]]" certainly made fans more enthusiastic.<ref name=2005booklet/>
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* [[Frank Bornemann]]: [[guitars]], [[lead vocals]] on tracks 2–8
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* Hannes Arkona: [[guitars]]
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* Klaus-Peter Matziol: [[bass guitar|bass]], [[singing|vocals]]
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Latest revision as of 12:29, 13 September 2024

Colours
Studio album by
Eloy
ReleasedJune 1980[1][2]
RecordedSpring 1980[3]
StudioHorus Sound Studio, Hannover, Germany
GenreSpace rock, prog rock[4]
Length39:33
LabelHarvest / EMI Electrola
ProducerEloy
Eloy chronology
Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes
(1979) 		Colours
(1980) 		Planets
(1981)
Singles from Colours
  1. "Silhouette (single edit) / Horizons"
    Released: 1980[5]
Audio sample
"Horizons"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
ArtRock[6]

Colours is the eighth studio album by the German rock band Eloy, released in 1980.

It is the first non-concept Eloy album since Floating (1974), and the first to be supported by a single and two music videos.

Since last year's Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes, Eloy added guitarist Hannes Arkona to their lineup, while also replacing keyboardist Detlev Schmidtchen and drummer Jürgen Rosenthal with Hannes Folberth and Jim McGillivray.

Songs "Silhouette" and "Horizons" were released as a single,[5] while music videos were made for "Silhouette"[7] and "Illuminations".[8]

Background

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During the autumn of 1979, Hannes Arkona joined Eloy as a touring member, a second guitarist along the band's leader Frank Bornemann. As personal tensions led to the departure of Detlev Schmidtchen and Jürgen Rosenthal, Bornemann decided to make Arkona a full-time member, and with the addition of Hannes Folberth and Jim McGillivray, the new Eloy lineup was completed by the spring of 1980.[9] Frank Bornemann also created his own Horus Sound Studio in Hannover at the beginning of that year, which served as the band's new "base".[9]

Amidst those changes, the release of the next album and the following supporting tour was already scheduled for the autumn of 1980, thus new music had to be written in a very tight schedule.[9] With no time to create yet another concept album, Eloy chose shorter and tighter song forms, toning down the prog rock element. They also decided to use "Child Migration", an unreleased single from 1979, which they heavily alternated and re-recorded.

Reception

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Shortly after its release, Colours entered the German charts. It charted for 17 weeks straight (June–October 1980), peaking at the 28th position.[10] Its charting duration was a new record for Eloy at the time, surpassing last year's Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes, which charted for 14 weeks straight.

Music press was positive towards Eloy for the first time, but the album sold fewer copies than the previous three, and the supportive tour that followed was less successful, too.[9] Songs from Colours were fairly well received by the live crowds, but older songs like "The Apocalypse" or "Poseidon's Creation" certainly made fans more enthusiastic.[9] Convinced to follow the fans' will and not the music press' opinion, Bornemann decided to switch back to the concept album norm that made Eloy successful, this time in a more emphatic and grandiose way than ever before: a double concept album, comprising from Planets and Time to Turn.[9]

Track listing

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Music by Eloy and lyrics by Jim McGillivray, except where noted.

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Horizons" 3:20
2."Illuminations" 6:19
3."Giant"Sonja Brown6:05
4."Impressions"Sonja Brown3:06
5."Child Migration" 7:23
6."Gallery" 3:08
7."Silhouette" 6:57
8."Sunset" 3:15
Total length:39:33
2005 Remastered CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
9."Wings of Vision" (1980 A-Side single)4:14
10."Silhouette (single edit)" (1980 A-Side single)3:30

Personnel

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All information according to the album's liner notes.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Colours (Remastered 2005) - Eloy". Amazon Music. Amazon. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Colours (Remastered 2005) - Eloy". Apple Music. Apple Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Eloy History: New Paths and Old Values - 1980 to 1984". Eloy official website. Retrieved 4 June 2024. ...the new »Colours« album was recorded there in Spring 1980
  4. ^ a b "Eloy – Colours". Discogs. Zink Media, LLC. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Eloy – Silhouette / Horizons". Discogs. Zink Media, LLC. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  6. ^ Horyszny, Paweł. "Eloy — Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes". ArtRock.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Eloy - Silhouette music video" (video). YouTube. Google. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Eloy - Illuminations music video" (video). YouTube. Google. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d e f Kuinke, Volker. Eloy - Colours (booklet) (in German). Harvest Records - EMI Electrola. pp. 3–7.
  10. ^ "Eloy - Ocean". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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  • "Colours". Eloy official website. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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