Glow (Reef album)

Glow is the second studio album by English Britpop band Reef. Produced by the band and George Drakoulias, the album was released on 27 January 1997 supported by the singles "Place Your Hands", "Come Back Brighter", "Consideration" and "Yer Old". Glow reached number one on the UK Albums Chart.[1]

Glow
Studio album by
Reef
Released27 January 1997 (1997-01-27)
RecordedApril−September 1996
GenreBritpop, indie rock, alternative rock
Length50:35
LabelSony Soho Square
ProducerReef, George Drakoulias
Reef chronology
Replenish
(1995)		 Glow
(1997)		 Rides
(1999)
Singles from Glow
  1. "Place Your Hands"
    Released: October 1996
  2. "Come Back Brighter"
    Released: January 1997
  3. "Consideration"
    Released: March 1997
  4. "Yer Old"
    Released: July 1997

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of music website Allmusic gave the album four out of five stars, claiming it to be "more focused and better than its predecessor [Replenish]" and describing it as "inspired" and "terrific".[2] Rock music magazine Kerrang! ranked the album third on their 1997 "Albums of the Year" list.[3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Gary Stringer; all music is composed by Reef.

No.TitleLength
1."Place Your Hands"3:37
2."I Would Have Left You"4:23
3."Summer's in Bloom"3:46
4."Lately Stomping"2:44
5."Consideration"5:42
6."Don't You Like It?"4:14
7."Come Back Brighter"3:31
8."Higher Vibration"3:52
9."I'm Not Scared"5:03
10."Robot Riff"7:12
11."Yer Old"3:18
12."Lullaby"3:13
Enhanced edition (Epic EK 67971)
No.TitleLength
13."Naked" (music video) 
14."Place Your Hands" (music video) 
15."Consideration" (music video) 
16."Come Back Brighter" (music video) 
Deluxe edition bonus disc (486940 6)
No.TitleLength
1."Place Your Hands" (live)3:44
2."Summer's in Bloom" (live)3:44
3."Lately Stomping" (live)3:06
4."Yer Old" (live)3:20
5."Yer Old" (music video)3:18
6."Place Your Hands" (live video)3:44
7."Summer's in Bloom" (live video)3:44
8."Lately Stomping" (live video)3:06
Total length:27:46

Personnel

Charts
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 18
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 38
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] 12
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) 1

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7] Gold 35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Reef Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  2. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Review". Glow - Reef. AllMusic. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  3. "Kerrang! Albums Of The Year 1997". Kerrang! Lists. Rocklist.net. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  4. "Australiancharts.com – Reef – Glow". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  5. "Reef: Glow" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  6. "Charts.nz – Reef – Glow". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  7. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  8. "British album certifications – Reef – Glow". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 November 2021. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Glow in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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