Inside (Presence album)

Inside
Studio album by Presence
Released	1993
Recorded	1991-1992
Genre	Pop rock
Length	55:45 (original release) 1:31:05 (2011 MP3 version)
Label	Smash, Island
Producer	Presence
Presence chronology
Inside (1993) Closer (2014)
Alternative cover
Alternative cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Inside is the debut studio album released by British rock band Presence; it was released through Smash Records, a subsidiary of Island Records. Although Inside was well received by critics, it was a commercial failure, and the band dissolved shortly afterwards. Nevertheless, this band does spark interest among some Cure fans because of the involvement of Lol Tolhurst.^[2] According to an interview with Robert Smith, Michael Dempsey was also involved with this band as he co-wrote two of the tracks off of this album as well as the b-side "Amazed".^[3]

In December 2011, this album was made available in MP3 format through Amazon and iTunes.

Reception

Staff writer Dave Thompson of Allmusic gave the album four out of five stars, writing "for anybody still reeling from the horrors of the Cure's own most recent releases, if Wish was the cure, then Inside was the plague with the built-in immunity."^[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Biddles, Tolhurst, and Youdell, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Never"		4:24
2.	"Fragments"	Biddles, Dempsey, Tolhurst, Youdell	3:40
3.	"Act of Faith"		4:02
4.	"On Ocean Hill" (Track 9 on 2011 MP3 re-release.)	Biddles, Burgess, Tolhurst, Youdell	5:05
5.	"Revolve" (Track 4 on 2011 MP3 re-release.)		4:29
6.	"Highest Peak" (Track 5 on 2011 MP3 re-release.)	Biddles, Dempsey, Tolhurst, Youdell	5:30
7.	"Pause" (Track 6 on 2011 MP3 re-release.)		5:00
8.	"Raindown" (Track 7 on 2011 MP3 re-release.)		3:38
9.	"Missing" (Track 8 on 2011 MP3 re-release.)		4:17
10.	"In Wonder" (Track 13 on 2011 MP3 re-release.)		4:16
11.	"All I See" (Track 10 on 2011 MP3 re-release.)		4:56
12.	"Inside" (Track 11 on 2011 MP3 re-release.)		5:43

2011 MP3 bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Earthquake" (B-side of "Act of Faith")		4:42
14.	"Distortion" (B-side of "All I See")		4:17
15.	"Soft" (B-side of both "Act of Faith" and "In Wonder")		5:14
16.	"Tomorrow" (B-side of "Act of Faith")		3:00
17.	"Amazed" (B-side of "All I See")	Biddles, Dempsey, Tolhurst, Youdell	4:39
18.	"All I See (Butler/Walsh Mix)" (B-side of "All I See")		6:30
19.	"In Wonder (Millie Mix)" (B-side of "In Wonder")		7:08

Personnel

Presence Gary Biddles — vocals Alan Burgess — drums Roberto Soave — bass guitar Rob Steen — guitar Laurence Tolhurst — keyboard Chris Youdell — keyboard

Production Produced by Presence Engineered by Jim Russell, assisted by Alex Byrd Mixed by Ingmar Kiang, assisted by Anthony Fisher Mastered by Greg Calbi Art direction – Deborah Melian Design and Logo – Rob Steen Artwork and Photography – Jeremy Baile and Darryl Schiff

References

1. Thompson, Dave. "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
2. ""Interview to Lol Tolhurst" 27 August 2007" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-20.
3. ""All I See"29 August 2007". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-05-20.

External links

• Presence - Act of Faith on YouTube