Knife (album)

Knife is the second album by Aztec Camera and was released in 1984. It reached number 14 on the UK Albums Chart – their highest showing at that time.[5] It also charted at No. 29 on the Swedish Albums Chart.[6]

Knife
Studio album by Aztec Camera
Released	21 September 1984[1]
Recorded	February–June 1984
Venue	Air Studios
Genre	Indie pop
Label	Sire (LP), WEA (CD)
Producer	Mark Knopfler
Aztec Camera chronology
High Land, Hard Rain (1983) Knife (1984) Love (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

The original release did not include the acoustic cover of "Jump" by Van Halen; this was added after Aztec Camera's version (originally the B-side of "All I Need Is Everything") gained popularity.

Track listing

Side A

1. "Still on Fire" – 3:56
2. "Just Like the USA" – 4:03
3. "Head Is Happy (Heart's Insane)" – 4:16
4. "The Back Door to Heaven" – 5:22

Side B

1. "All I Need Is Everything" – 5:44
2. "Backwards and Forwards" – 4:13
3. "The Birth of the True" – 2:42
4. "Knife" – 9:05

All songs written by Roddy Frame

Personnel

• Roddy Frame – vocals, guitar
• David Ruffy – drums, backing vocals
• Campbell Owens – bass, backing vocals
• Malcolm Ross – guitar, backing vocals
• Guy Fletcher – keyboards, backing vocals
• Frank Ricotti – percussion
• Chris White – saxophone
• Martin Drover – trumpet

References

1. "Melody Maker" (PDF). Melody Maker. 15 September 1984. p. 4. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
2. Mason, Stewart. "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
3. Christgau, Robert (1990). "A". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved 16 August 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
4. Rolling Stone review Archived 12 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
5. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 35. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
6. Knife @ finnishcharts.com Retrieved June 2009