Ten Women is an album by the American band Wire Train, released in 1987.[1][2] The first single was "She Comes On".[3] The band supported the album with North American and European tours.[4][5]
Production
Recorded over three months in London, the album was produced by Tim Palmer.[6][7][8] Guitarist Jeffrey Trott replaced Kurt Herr prior to the recording sessions.[9] The lyrics were written by singer Kevin Hunter.[10]The Alarm's Dave Sharp played guitar on "Breakwater Days", the lyrics to which were inspired by Bob Dylan.[11][12] Members of World Party and the Waterboys also contributed to the recording sessions.[6]
The Windsor Star praised the "piledriving, blues-rock sound," writing that "the group has tightened up the loose ends of its earlier efforts for a strong record."[15] The Richmond Times-Dispatch called Ten Women "one of the best rock `n' roll albums of the year to date," writing that "Hunter is a passionate vocalist who avoids false sentimentality with his romantic lyrics."[16]Trouser Press noted that, "while the crystalline pop production and Hunter's sandy voice give the record a familiar patina, the slower-paced songs are pretty but routine."[17]
The Houston Chronicle said that "haunting vocals, crisp rock-steady rhythms and delicate guitar work power these cagey melodies."[14] The Omaha World-Herald concluded that the "lack of pretentiousness would doom a lesser band to the bland heap, but it makes Wire Train all the more accessible and enjoyable."[18]The Commercial Appeal opined that, "though Hunter's ephemeral lyrics aren't for every taste, the band's music is too charming to turn from."[19]
AllMusic wrote that "the magic of the band's original sound, a sort of Neil Young-meets-the-Paisley Underground gloss on early-'80s jangle pop, is largely missing here."[13]
