3rd from the Sun
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{{Infobox album
| name = 3rd from the Sun
| type = studio
| artist = Chrome
| cover = Chrome - 3rd From the Sun.jpeg
| alt =
| released = May 26, 1982
| recorded = Hyde Street Studios, San Francisco, California, United States
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = * Gothic rock
| length = 35:12
| label = Don't Fall Off the Mountain
| producer = {{flatlist|
}}
| prev_title = Blood on the Moon
| prev_year = 1981
| next_title = Chrome Box
| next_year = 1982
| misc = {{Singles
| name = 3rd from the Sun
| type = studio
| single1 = Firebomb"/"Shadows of a Thousand Years
| single1date = 1982
}}
}}
3rd from the Sun is the sixth studio album by the experimental rock band Chrome. It was released May 26, 1982 by Don't Fall Off the Mountain.
Musical style
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/3rd-from-the-sun-mw0000820871 |title=3rd from the Sun – Chrome : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic |last=Raggett |first=Ned |work=AllMusic |publisher=AllRovi |access-date=April 24, 2013}}
}}
AllMusic gave 3rd from the Sun the highest rating of any Chrome album, while CMJ New Music Monthly called the album "magnificent".{{cite journal|last1=Frampton|first1=Scott|title=Reviews|journal=CMJ New Music Monthly|date=July 1995|page=34|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6SwEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22chrome%22+%223rd+from+the+sun%22&pg=PT33|access-date=November 23, 2014}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Side A
| all_writing = Helios Creed and Damon Edge
| title1 = Firebomb
| length1 = 3:43
| title2 = Future Ghosts
| length2 = 5:19
| title3 = Armageddon
| length3 = 8:35
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Side B
| title1 = Heart Beat
| length1 = 5:05
| title2 = Off the Line
| length2 = 4:32
| title3 = 3rd from the Sun
| length3 = 4:41
| title4 = Shadows of a Thousand Years
| length4 = 3:37
}}
Personnel
; Chrome
- Helios Creed – vocals, guitar, production
- Damon Edge – vocals, Moog synthesizer, production, mixing
- Hilary Stench – bass guitar
- John Stench – drums
; Additional personnel
- Fabienne Shine – backing vocals on "Off the Line" and "Shadows of a Thousand Years"
; Technical
- Gary Mankin – recording
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|23289|3rd from the Sun}}
{{Chrome (band)}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Beggars Banquet Records albums