The Stars, the Oceans & the Moon is a compilation album by British rock band Echo & the Bunnymen that features re-recordings of older songs from the band's catalogue and two new songs. It was released on 5 October 2018 with mixed reviews with a score of 64 out of 100 on Metacritic.
Reception Editors at AllMusic rated this album 2 out of 5 stars, with critic Tim Sendra writing that the new songs and lack of a coherent approach to re-recordings "makes for a jumbled listening experience that is sure to leave many Echo fans wondering just why the record exists". Writing for The Skinny, Alan O'Hare rated this album 3 out of 5 stars, writing that only some tracks work in re-recorded form and "it's hard to see many fans going back to these recordings instead of the originals after a curious first listen".
Track listing
Personnel Echo & the Bunnymen Ian McCulloch – guitar, bass guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals, production Will Sergeant – guitar, steel guitar
Additional personnel Ryan Art – design Barrie Barlow – drums Stephen Brannan – bass guitar Jean-Pierre Chalbos – mastering Gareth Huw Davies – cello Gavin Goldberg – engineering, production, programming Nick Kilroe – drums London Session Orchestra – strings Igor Outkine – accordion Ian Skelly – drums Sam Swallow – piano, string arrangement, string conducting Jez Wing – keyboards, programming, assistant production Andrea Wright – engineering, assistant production Andy Wright – programming, production
Charts Chart (2018) Peakposition
See also List of 2018 albums
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