No Trespassing (EP)

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No Trespassing
EP by
the Roches
Released1986
GenreFolk
Length15:18
LabelSOS
Rhino
ProducerJoe Ferry, Andy Block, the Roches
The Roches chronology
Another World
(1985) 		No Trespassing
(1986) 		Crossing Delancey
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB-[2]

No Trespassing is a 1986 EP by the American folk group the Roches.[3] It was released in 1986 on SOS Records, and distributed more widely by Rhino Records.[4][5]

Production

The EP was produced by Joe Ferry, Andy Block, and the Roches.[6] The trio recorded it after splitting from Warner Bros. Records; they claimed that it was the first time that they had total control in the studio.[7]

Critical reception

The New York Times determined that "as usual with the Roches, [the EP] finds new things to say about love and its discontents—quietly but without flinching."[8] The Los Angeles Times praised the "enticing, soft-rockish title song."[9]

AllMusic wrote that "an alternately gleeful and wary romanticism empowers the whole set, as the Roches sisters' voices entwine as one, with novel harmonies adding cycles of tension and resolution."[1]

Track listing

  1. "No Trespassing"
  2. "Knifed"
  3. "That Won't Happen"
  4. "La Vie C'est la Vie"

Credits

  • Produced by Joe Ferry, Andy Bloch and the Roches
  • Engineered by Andy Bloch
  • Recorded at Acme Studios, Mamaroneck, N.Y.
  • Digital remastering: Bill Inglot and Ken Perry / A&M Mastering
  • Front and back cover design: Terre Roche & Rise Daniels

References

  1. ^ a b "No Trespassing - The Roches | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: The Roches". www.robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Emerson, Bo (August 19, 1988). "THE HARMONIC DIVERGENCE: THE ROCHES - Simplicity Suits Singing Sisters Inspired by the Commonplace". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. E1.
  4. ^ Kolson, Ann (4 Mar 1988). "SINGING SISTERS: THE ROCHES ARE HAPPY OUT OF THE MAINSTREAM". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E1.
  5. ^ Mitchell, Justin (16 July 1987). "ROCHES: THREE SINGERS IN SEARCH OF A LABEL". Chicago Tribune. p. 13D.
  6. ^ "Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 50. Dec 13, 1986. p. 60.
  7. ^ Brotzman, Bob (May 13, 1987). "ROCHES REAPPEAR, WITH FEELING". Los Angeles Daily News. L.A. Life. Knight-Ridder. p. 18.
  8. ^ Pareles, Jon (11 Feb 1987). "The Roches Resurface With 'No Trespassing'". The New York Times. p. C23.
  9. ^ Hochman, Steve (18 May 1987). "TWISTED SISTERS". Los Angeles Times. Calendar. p. 7.