To See the Lights

by Gene

Overview

The easy joke is, To See the Lights is Gene's Hatful of Hollow. True, the album is a collection of B-sides, non-album singles, radio sessions, and live tracks but, like the Smiths' Hatful of Hollow before it, the album illustrates the band's strengths more effectively than their debut album, Olympian. Several of Gene's greatest songs, including the roaring title track, the anthemic "Be My Light, Be My Guide," and the gorgeous "I Can't Decide If She Really Loves Me," are all rounded up on the album and they are frequently stronger than some of the material that appeared on the album. Also, the live versions of the Olympian singles are better, illustrating that the band can rock with a vengeance. It might appear to be an album designed solely for fans, but To See the Lights is a better, more compulsively listenable album than Olympian. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/20/2020
Label:	Demon Records
UPC:	5014797904552

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gene   Primary Artist
Julian Wilson   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Paul Nickson   Engineer
Paul Allen   Producer
Paul McCartney   Composer
John Deacon   Composer
John Lennon   Composer
Phil Vinall   Producer
Pete Hofmann   Engineer
Nick Hunt   Engineer
Miti Adhikari   Engineer,Producer
Burt Bacharach   Composer
Steve Mason   Composer
Hal David   Composer
Julian Markham   Engineer
Scotty Hawkins   Photography
Matt James   Composer
Andy Vella   Artwork,Photography,Art Direction
Eddie Mander   Mixing
Martin Rossiter   Composer
Kevin Miles   Composer
Andrew "Snake" Newton   Mixing,Engineer
Sam Cunningham   Producer
John Hemmingway   Engineer
Peter Hofmann   Engineer