The Green Fields of Foreverland

1999 studio album by the Gentle Waves

Studio album by

the Gentle Waves

Released

5 April 1999 (1999-04-05)

Genre

Twee pop

Length

30:50

Label

Jeepster

The Gentle Waves chronology

The Green Fields of Foreverland
(1999)

Swansong for You
(2000)

Singles from The Green Fields of Foreverland

"Weathershow"
Released: 22 March 1999^[1]

The Green Fields of Foreverland is the first studio album by Isobel Campbell's solo project, the Gentle Waves. It was released through Jeepster Records on 5 April 1999.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Alternative Rock	6/10^[4]

Author Dave Thompson, in his book Alternative Rock (2000), wrote: "Sparse pianos and flutes echo low (and Low) and anyone who thought "Afterhours" was the best thing the Velvets ever did will have a brand new friend indeed."^[4]

It peaked at number 30 on the UK Independent Albums Chart,^[5] as well as number 89 on the Scottish Albums Chart.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hangman in the Shadow"	2:00
2.	"Evensong"	1:54
3.	"Renew & Restore"	3:18
4.	"Emanuelle, Skating on Thin Ice"	2:38
5.	"Rose I Love You"	1:53
6.	"Enchanted Place"	3:47
7.	"Tree Lullaby"	3:20
8.	"Dirty Snow for the Broken Ground"	2:42
9.	"Weathershow"	2:17
10.	"A Chapter in the Life of Mathiew"	4:23
11.	"To Salt a Scar"	2:44

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Isobel Campbell – lead vocals, guitar, cello, piano, vibraphone, glockenspiel, melodica
Margaret Smith – flute
Richard Colburn – drums, shaker, triangle, bongo, cymbal
Stuart Murdoch – bass guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals
Stevie Jackson – guitar
Mick Cooke – trumpet
Chris Geddes – piano, Rhodes piano, autoharp
David McKay – violin
Moyra Clausson – clarinet

Charts

Chart	Peak position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)^[5]	30
UK Scottish Albums (OCC)^[6]	89

References

Citations

^ "Weathershow". Jeepster Records. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
^ "The Green Fields Of Foreverland". Jeepster Records. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
^ Ankeny, Jason. "The Green Fields of Foreverland... - The Gentle Waves". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b Thompson 2000, p. 185
^ ^a ^b "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50: 11 April 1999 - 17 April 1999". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100: 11 April 1999 - 17 April 1999". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 March 2018.

Sources

Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock. Third Ear: The Essential Listening Companion. San Francisco, California: Miller Freeman Books. ISBN 0-87930-607-6.