The Voice of Love (Julee Cruise album)

The Voice of Love
Studio album by Julee Cruise
Released	October 12, 1993
Genre	Dream pop, ambient pop
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	David Lynch
Julee Cruise chronology
Floating into the Night (1989) The Voice of Love (1993) The Art of Being a Girl (2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Spin	favorable[2]

The Voice of Love is the second album by American dream pop singer Julee Cruise. It was released on October 12, 1993.

Background

Some of the songs on the album were taken from previous David Lynch productions. "Up in Flames" had previously appeared on Lynch's 1990 musical play Industrial Symphony No. 1. "Questions in a World of Blue" and an instrumental version of "She Would Die for Love" were both included in the film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, which was also directed by David Lynch and in which Cruise makes a brief appearance. "The Voice of Love" appeared in an instrumental version on the soundtrack album for Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.

Track listing

All lyrics written by David Lynch, except where noted, all music composed by Angelo Badalamenti, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"This Is Our Night"		4:06
2.	"The Space for Love"		3:24
3.	"Movin' in on You"		4:04
4.	"Friends for Life"		4:44
5.	"Up in Flames"		4:39
6.	"Kool Kat Walk"		6:23
7.	"Until the End of the World"		5:33
8.	"She Would Die for Love"		6:06
9.	"In My Other World"	Cruise, Louis Tucci	4:47
10.	"Questions in a World of Blue"		4:47
11.	"The Voice of Love"		3:14

Personnel

• Angelo Badalamenti – arrangements, conduction, synthesizer, piano, production
• David Lynch – lyrics, artwork, percussion, production
• Julee Cruise – vocals
• Vincent Bell – guitar
• Gerry Brown – drums
• Reggie Hamilton – bass guitar
• Jim Hynes – trumpet
• Nick Kirgio – guitar
• Kinny Landrum – synthesizer
• Sam Merendino – drums
• Art Pohlemus – mixing (tracks 5 and 10)
• Tom Ranier – keyboards
• Albert Regni – tenor saxophone
• Grady Tate – drums
• Buster Williams – acoustic bass guitar

Technical

• John Karpowich – mixing (tracks 1 to 4, 6 to 9, 11)
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• E. J. Carr – sleeve photography
• Tom Recchion – sleeve artwork

References

1. Raggett, Ned. "The Voice of Love – Julee Cruise | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 20, 2014. delete character in |title= at position 38 (help)
2. Powers, Ann (December 1993). "Spins". Spin. Retrieved December 20, 2014.

External links

• The Voice of Love at Discogs (list of releases)