Perfect Skin (Lloyd Cole and the Commotions song)

"Perfect Skin"
Single by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
from the album Rattlesnakes
B-side"The Sea and the Sand"
Released11 May 1984 (1984-05-11)[1]
Length3:10
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Lloyd Cole
Producer(s)Paul Hardiman
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions singles chronology
"Perfect Skin"
(1984) 		"Forest Fire"
(1984)
Music video
"Perfect Skin" on YouTube

"Perfect Skin" is a song by the British rock and pop band Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, released in 1984 as the debut single from their debut studio album Rattlesnakes. The song was written by Lloyd Cole and produced by Paul Hardiman. It peaked at number 26 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 100 for ten weeks.

Writing

Cole wrote and demoed the song during a weekend in 1983, in his room at Glasgow Golf Club, where his parents worked and lived. He demoed the track using a Portastudio, a [Yamaha] DX7 and a drum machine, all of which the band had recently purchased after securing a publishing deal. The band signed to Polydor Records shortly after.[2][3]

Speaking to Melody Maker in 1984, Cole said of the song, "I would say that 'Perfect Skin' is just a few ideas linked by a title. It's just like 'Michelle, ma belle', wee verses that I thought sound good – the literal meaning of the words didn't have a lot to do with it. It was a whole atmosphere."[4] He added in an interview with Sounds, "If I hadn't listened to 'Subterranean Homesick Blues' I could never have written 'Perfect Skin'. I was totally drunk on [Bob] Dylan at the time I wrote that song and all the imagery is deliberately Dylanesque."[5]

Critical reception

Upon its release as a single, Jennet Dainty of Record Mirror described "Perfect Skin" as "avant-garde meets country and western" and "an interesting one that grows and grows". She added, "If Lou Reed had ever sung the lyrics to a spaghetti western this would have been exactly how he'd have done it."[6] Martin Townsend of Number One and stated that it "sounds more like Lou Reed than Lou Reed does these days" and praised the "shamefully infectious melody".[7] Jerry Smith of Music Week considered the band to have the "same pop spirit that produced Aztec Camera and Orange Juice". He noted the sound on "Perfect Skin" is "based on acoustic guitars, with some echoing lead guitar and a soulful vocal that's reminiscent of Paul Haig or Edwyn Collins".[8]

Track listing

7–inch single (UK, European, South Africa, Australasia and Canada)[9][10][11][12]

  1. "Perfect Skin" – 3:10
  2. "The Sea and the Sand" – 3:03

12–inch single (UK and France)[13][14]

  1. "Perfect Skin" – 3:10
  2. "The Sea and the Sand" – 3:03
  3. "You Will Never Be No Good" – 2:40

1985 release

7–inch single (Germany, the Netherlands and Australasia)[15]

  1. "Perfect Skin" (Remix) – 3:10
  2. "Andy's Babies" – 2:50

12–inch single (Germany and Australasia)[16]

  1. "Perfect Skin" (Remix) – 3:10
  2. "Four Flights Up" (Remix) – 2:39
  3. "Andy's Babies" – 2:50
  4. "Glory" – 2:39

Personnel

Lloyd Cole and the Commotions

Production

  • Paul Hardiman – producer ("Perfect Skin", "The Sea and the Sand", "You Will Never Be No Good", "Andy's Babies", "Glory")
  • Ric Ocasek – remixer ("Perfect Skin", "Four Flights Up")
  • Peter Watts – producer ("Four Flights Up")

Other

  • Peter Anderson, Neil Clark, Lloyd Cole – design (1984 sleeve)
  • Da Gama – design (1985 sleeve)

Charts

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[17] 54
Europe (European Top 100 Singles)[18] 62
UK Singles (OCC)[19] 26

References

  1. ^ "News: Records". Number One. No. 53. 5 May 1984. p. 6.
  2. ^ Stickland, Andy (18 September 2004). "Two decades on: Cole's views on re-releases and reunions" (PDF). Music Week. p. 12. ISSN 0265-1548. Retrieved 9 March 2023 – via World Radio History.
  3. ^ Simpson, Dave (8 October 2019). "Lloyd Cole and the Commotions: how we made Rattlesnakes". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  4. ^ Jones, Dylan (19 May 1984). "The next Mr Miserable". Melody Maker.
  5. ^ Black, Bill (18 August 1984). "Cole Face". Sounds. p. 28.
  6. ^ Dainty, Jennet (12 May 1984). "Singles". Record Mirror. p. 18. ISSN 0144-5804.
  7. ^ Townsend, Martin (12 May 1984). "Singles". Number One. No. 54. p. 37.
  8. ^ Smith, Jerry (19 May 1984). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 16. ISSN 0265-1548. Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via World Radio History.
  9. ^ Perfect Skin (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Lloyd Cole and the Commotions. Polydor Records. 1984. COLE 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ Perfect Skin (European and Australasian 7-inch single sleeve). Lloyd Cole and the Commotions. Polydor Records. 1984. 821 757-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ Perfect Skin (South African 7-inch single sleeve). Lloyd Cole and the Commotions. Polydor Records. 1984. PS 8056.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ Perfect Skin (Canadian 7-inch single sleeve). Lloyd Cole and the Commotions. Geffen Records. 1984. 92 90447.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ Perfect Skin (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Lloyd Cole and the Commotions. Polydor Records. 1984. COLE X1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ Perfect Skin (French 12-inch single sleeve). Lloyd Cole and the Commotions. Polydor Records. 1984. 821 757-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. ^ Perfect Skin (German, Dutch and Australasian 7-inch single sleeve). Lloyd Cole and the Commotions. Polydor Records. 1985. 881 683-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  16. ^ Perfect Skin (German and Australasian 12-inch single sleeve). Lloyd Cole and the Commotions. Polydor Records. 1985. 881 683-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 69. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  18. ^ "European Top 100 Singles" (PDF). Eurotipsheet. No. 15. 9 July 1984. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via World Radio History.
  19. ^ "Lloyd Cole: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 March 2023.

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