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{{About|the Ellen Foley album|the Manhattan Transfer album|The Spirit of St. Louis (album)|the British Sea Power EP|The Spirit of St. Louis (EP)}}
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{{Infobox album| <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Spirit of St. Louis
| Type = Album
| name = Spirit of St. Louis
| Artist = [[Ellen Foley]]
| type = Album
| Released = 1981
| artist = [[Ellen Foley]]
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| cover = Ellen_Foley_Spirit_Of_St._Louis_Cover.jpg
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| Recorded = 1981<br />[[Wessex Sound Studios|Wessex Studios]], [[London]]
| Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| alt =
| Length = 44:03
| released = March 1981
| recorded =
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| Label = [[Cleveland International Records|Cleveland International]]<br />[[Epic Records|Epic]]
| venue =
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| Producer = [[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]]
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| studio = [[Wessex Sound Studios|Wessex]], London
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| Cover = Ellen_Foley_Spirit_Of_St._Louis_Cover.jpg
| Reviews =
| genre = Rock
| First album =
| length = 44:03
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| label = [[Cleveland International Records|Cleveland International]]<br />[[Epic Records|Epic]]
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| Last album = ''[[Night Out (album)|Night Out]]''<br /> (1979)
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| producer = [[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]]
| This album = '''''Spirit of St. Louis''''' <br /> (1981)
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| prev_title = [[Night Out (album)|Night Out]]
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| Next album = ''[[Another Breath]]'' <br /> (1983)
| prev_year = 1979
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| next_title = [[Another Breath]]
| next_year = 1983
| misc = {{Singles
| name =
| type = studio
| single1 = The Shuttered Palace
| single1date = February 13, 1981
| single2 = Torchlight
| single2date = April 10, 1981
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Heibutzki AllMusic">{{cite web|last=Heibutzki|first=Ralph|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/spirit-of-st-louis-mw0000710309|title=''Spirit of St. Louis'' – Ellen Foley|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=1 September 2022}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
| rev2score = C<ref name="Christgau">{{cite news|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv7-81.php|title=Christgau's Consumer Guide|newspaper=[[The Village Voice]]|location=New York|date=29 June 1981|access-date=1 September 2022}}</ref>
}}
}}


'''''Spirit of St. Louis''''' is the second studio album by American [[singer]] and [[actress]] [[Ellen Foley]], released in March 1981. Foley is backed by [[The Clash]] on all songs. The album was recorded right after The Clash's ''Sandinista!'' with the same musicians and engineers. Foley was dating Clash guitarist Mick Jones at the time. The album charted at #57 UK.
'''''Spirit of St. Louis''''' is the second studio album by American singer and actress [[Ellen Foley]], released in March 1981. Foley is backed by [[the Clash]] on all songs. The album was recorded right after the Clash's ''[[Sandinista!]]'' with the same musicians and engineers. Foley was dating Clash guitarist Mick Jones at the time. The album charted at No. 57 UK.


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing


| title1 = The Shuttered Palace || length1 = 5:06 || note1 = [[Joe Strummer]], [[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]]
| title1 = The Shuttered Palace || length1 = 5:06 || writer1 = [[Joe Strummer]], [[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]]
| title2 = Torchlight || length2 = 3:00 || note2 = Joe Strummer, Mick Jones
| title2 = Torchlight || length2 = 3:00 || writer2 = Joe Strummer, Mick Jones
| title3 = Beautiful Waste of Time || length3 = 3:00 || note3 = [[Tymon Dogg]]
| title3 = Beautiful Waste of Time || length3 = 3:00 || writer3 = [[Tymon Dogg]]
| title4 = The Death of the Psychoanalyst of Salvador Dali || length4 = 2:42 || note4 = Joe Strummer, Mick Jones
| title4 = The Death of the Psychoanalyst of Salvador Dali || length4 = 2:42 || writer4 = Joe Strummer, Mick Jones
| title5 = M.P.H. || length5 = 3:30 || note5 = Joe Strummer, Mick Jones
| title5 = M.P.H. || length5 = 3:30 || writer5 = Joe Strummer, Mick Jones
| title6 = [[Mon légionnaire|My Legionnaire]] || length6 = 4:32 || note6 = Carlene Mair (English lyrics), [[Marguerite Monnot]], [[Raymond Asso]]
| title6 = [[Mon légionnaire|My Legionnaire]] || length6 = 4:32 || writer6 = Carlene Mair (English lyrics), [[Marguerite Monnot]], [[Raymond Asso]]
| title7 = Theatre of Cruelty || length7 = 4:04 || note7 = Joe Strummer, Mick Jones
| title7 = Theatre of Cruelty || length7 = 4:04 || writer7 = Joe Strummer, Mick Jones
| title8 = [[(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am|How Glad I Am]] || length8 = 3:35 || note8 = Jimmy Williams, Larry Harrison
| title8 = [[(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am|How Glad I Am]] || length8 = 3:35 || writer8 = Jimmy Williams, Larry Harrison
| title9 = Phases of Travel || length9 = 4:13 || note9 = Ellen Foley
| title9 = Phases of Travel || length9 = 4:13 || writer9 = Ellen Foley
| title10 = Game of Man || length10 = 3:55 || note10 = Tymon Dogg
| title10 = Game of Man || length10 = 3:55 || writer10 = Tymon Dogg
| title11 = Indestructible || length11 = 3:47 || note11 = Tymon Dogg
| title11 = Indestructible || length11 = 3:47 || writer11 = Tymon Dogg
| title12 = In the Killing Hour || length12 = 2:39 || note12 = Joe Strummer, Mick Jones
| title12 = In the Killing Hour || length12 = 2:39 || writer12 = Joe Strummer, Mick Jones
}}
}}


==Personnel==
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
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*[[Ellen Foley]] - vocals
|-
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*[[Joe Strummer]] - guitar
!scope="col"|Chart (1981)
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*[[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]] - guitar, vocals
!scope="col"|Peak<br>position
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*[[Paul Simonon]] - bass
|-
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*[[Topper Headon]] - drums
|Australian ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=115}}</ref>|| style="text-align:center;"| 61
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*[[Tymon Dogg]] - violin
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|{{Album chart|New Zealand|35|artist=Ellen Folley|album=Spirit of St. Louis}}
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|{{album chart|UK|57|artist=Ellen Foley|album=Spirit of St. Louis|rowheader=false|access-date=1 September 2022}}
|}


==Production==
== Personnel ==

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*[[Bill Price (record producer)|Bill Price]] - recording engineer
=== Performers ===
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*Jeremy Green - assistant engineer
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* Ellen Foley – vocals
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*[[Pennie Smith]] - photography

'''The Clash'''
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* [[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]] – guitars, vocals
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* [[Joe Strummer]] – guitars
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* [[Paul Simonon]] – bass
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* [[Topper Headon]] – drums

'''Additional musicians'''
* [[Mickey Gallagher]] – keyboards
* [[John Turnbull (musician)|John Turnbull]] – guitars
* [[Norman Watt-Roy]] – bass
* [[Davey Payne]] – saxophone
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* [[Tymon Dogg]] – violin

=== Production ===
* [[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]] ("My Boyfriend") – producer
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* [[Bill Price (record producer)|Bill Price]] – recording, mixing
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* Jeremy Green – assistant engineer, mix assistant
* Tim Young – mastering at CBS Studios (London, UK)
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* [[Pennie Smith]] – photography


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*http://www.discogs.com/Ellen-Foley-Spirit-Of-St-Louis/master/52177
*http://www.discogs.com/Ellen-Foley-Spirit-Of-St-Louis/master/52177
*http://www.amazon.com/Spirit-St-Louis-Foley-Ellen/dp/B00001NFLJ/ref=sr_1_1_title_0_main?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1348688508&sr=1-1&keywords=ellen+foley+spirit+of+st.+louis


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Latest revision as of 02:43, 27 August 2024

This article is about the Ellen Foley album. For the Manhattan Transfer album, see The Spirit of St. Louis (album). For the British Sea Power EP, see The Spirit of St. Louis (EP).

Spirit of St. Louis
Studio album by
Ellen Foley
ReleasedMarch 1981
StudioWessex, London
GenreRock
Length44:03
LabelCleveland International
Epic
ProducerMick Jones
Ellen Foley chronology
Night Out
(1979) 		Spirit of St. Louis
(1981) 		Another Breath
(1983)
Singles from Spirit of St. Louis
  1. "The Shuttered Palace"
    Released: February 13, 1981
  2. "Torchlight"
    Released: April 10, 1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Village VoiceC[2]

Spirit of St. Louis is the second studio album by American singer and actress Ellen Foley, released in March 1981. Foley is backed by the Clash on all songs. The album was recorded right after the Clash's Sandinista! with the same musicians and engineers. Foley was dating Clash guitarist Mick Jones at the time. The album charted at No. 57 UK.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Shuttered Palace"Joe Strummer, Mick Jones5:06
2."Torchlight"Joe Strummer, Mick Jones3:00
3."Beautiful Waste of Time"Tymon Dogg3:00
4."The Death of the Psychoanalyst of Salvador Dali"Joe Strummer, Mick Jones2:42
5."M.P.H."Joe Strummer, Mick Jones3:30
6."My Legionnaire"Carlene Mair (English lyrics), Marguerite Monnot, Raymond Asso4:32
7."Theatre of Cruelty"Joe Strummer, Mick Jones4:04
8."How Glad I Am"Jimmy Williams, Larry Harrison3:35
9."Phases of Travel"Ellen Foley4:13
10."Game of Man"Tymon Dogg3:55
11."Indestructible"Tymon Dogg3:47
12."In the Killing Hour"Joe Strummer, Mick Jones2:39

Charts

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Chart (1981) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[3] 61
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] 35
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 57

Personnel

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Performers

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  • Ellen Foley – vocals

The Clash

Additional musicians

Production

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  • Mick Jones ("My Boyfriend") – producer
  • Bill Price – recording, mixing
  • Jeremy Green – assistant engineer, mix assistant
  • Tim Young – mastering at CBS Studios (London, UK)
  • Pennie Smith – photography

References

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  1. ^ Heibutzki, Ralph. "Spirit of St. Louis – Ellen Foley". AllMusic. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (June 29, 1981). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 115. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "Charts.nz – Ellen Folley – Spirit of St. Louis". Hung Medien.
  5. ^ "Ellen Foley | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
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