Play Deep, the Outfield's debut album, contains a couple of singles that settled quite nicely into mid-'80s radio.
Guided by Tony Lewis' airborne vocals and John Spinks' regimented guitar bluster, they managed to place two of the album's best songs within Billboard's Top 20.
"Your Love" made it all the way to the number six spot in March of 1986, thanks to Lewis' high-pitched holler that dominates the opening of the song and a harmonious chorus that is overly smooth and rock savvy.
Peaking at number 19 four months later, "All the Love in the World" is an unblemished rock tune with an effectively echoed vocal track, again highlighting the band's sweet-sounding consonance mixed in with rugged guitar work.
The uncharted material sounds just as fluent and is anything but filler, especially efforts like "Say It Isn't So" and "I Don't Need Her," along with slower songs like "Everytime You Cry." Play Deep is a worthy first release from this British trio, led by a novel guitar and vocal concoction.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Say It Isn't SoJohn Spinks | The Outfield | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 2 | Your LoveJohn Spinks | The Outfield | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 3 | I Don't Need HerJohn Spinks | The Outfield | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | Everytime You CryJohn Spinks | The Outfield | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | 61 SecondsJohn Spinks | The Outfield | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | Mystery ManJohn Spinks | The Outfield | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 7 | All the LoveJohn Spinks | The Outfield | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 8 | Taking My ChancesJohn Spinks | The Outfield | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 9 | Nervous AlibiJohn Spinks | The Outfield | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 17 MB |
| 35 mins | 80 MB | |||||
| 35 mins | 205 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Agnello | Mixing |
| 2 | Austopchuck | Art Direction, Design |
| 3 | Babyface | Composer |
| 4 | Frank Callaghan | Vocals |
| 5 | Carb | Engineer |
| 6 | Rick Chertoff | Executive Producer, Producer |
| 7 | Patricia Dryden | Cover Art, Design |
| 8 | Alan Jackman | Drums, Group Member |
| 9 | Tony Lewis | Bass, Group Member, Vocals |
| 10 | George Marino | Mastering |
| 11 | The Outfield | Primary Artist |
| 12 | John Spinks | Composer, Group Member, Guitar, Vocals |
| 13 | Reg Webb | Keyboards |
| 14 | William Whittman | Producer |
| 15 | Bill Wittman | Vocals |
| 16 | William Wittman | Engineer, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |