Protect_the_Innocent_(Rachel_Sweet_album)

<i>Protect the Innocent</i> (Rachel Sweet album)

Protect the Innocent (Rachel Sweet album)

1980 studio album by Rachel Sweet

Protect the Innocent is the second album by American singer Rachel Sweet. It was released on February 15, 1980, and was issued by Stiff Records and Columbia Records.[4][5] The album was produced by Martin Rushent and Alan Winstanley, with the latter also handling engineering.[6]

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Critical reception

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In a 1980 review, Billboard noted the "good production and musicianship" on Protect the Innocent and found that the album shows that Sweet "has possibilities beyond the new wave audience."[11] Critic Robert Christgau likened her to "a new-wave Linda Ronstadt" and was less receptive, citing Sweet's self-penned "Tonight Ricky" as the album's only interesting song.[8]

Track listing

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Charts

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References

  1. [1]
    Thomson, Liz, ed. (1982). "Rachel Sweet". New Women in Rock. Delilah/Putnam. p. 96. ISBN 0-399-41003-1.
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    "Rachel Sweet: Lovers' Lane" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 15. April 12, 1980. p. 54. Retrieved May 3, 2021 – via World Radio History.
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    "Rachel Sweet: Spellbound" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 20. May 17, 1980. p. 68. Retrieved May 3, 2021 – via World Radio History.
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    "Releases". Record Mirror. February 16, 1980. p. 5.
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    Fool Around: The Best of Rachel Sweet (liner notes). Rachel Sweet. Rhino Records. 1992. R2 70313.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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    Protect the Innocent (liner notes). Rachel Sweet. Stiff Records / Columbia Records. 1980. JC 36337.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. [7]
    Deming, Mark. "Protect the Innocent – Rachel Sweet". AllMusic. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  8. [8]
    Christgau, Robert (1990). "Rachel Sweet: Protect the Innocent". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. p. 393. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
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    Ludgate, Simon (February 23, 1980). "Sweet Dull Music". Record Mirror. p. 14.
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    Starr, Red (March 6–19, 1980). "Albums". Smash Hits. Vol. 2, no. 5. pp. 30–31.
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    "Rachel Sweet: Protect the Innocent" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 10. March 8, 1980. p. 55. Retrieved May 31, 2020 – via World Radio History.
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    Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). Australian Chart Book. p. 302. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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    "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0149b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  14. [14]
    "Billboard 200". Billboard. April 19, 1980. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
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