The Pearl (album)

The Pearl is an album by ambient musicians Harold Budd and Brian Eno, which was released in 1984. This album is similar to Budd and Eno's previous collaboration Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror, consisting mostly of subtly treated piano textures, but this time with more pronounced electronic treatments and nature recordings. This album was produced with Daniel Lanois, who is also credited on the front cover.

The Pearl
Studio album by
Harold Budd and Brian Eno
ReleasedAugust 1984
StudioGrant Avenue Studio, Hamilton, Ontario
GenreAmbient
Length41:58
LabelEditions EG
ProducerBrian Eno, Daniel Lanois
Harold Budd chronology
Abandoned Cities
(1982)		 The Pearl
(1984)		 Lovely Thunder
(1986)
Brian Eno chronology
Music for Films Volume 2
(1983)		 The Pearl
(1984)		 Thursday Afternoon
(1985)
Harold Budd and Brian Eno chronology
Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror
(1980)		 The Pearl
(1984)

The track "Against the Sky" was sampled in "Cedars of Lebanon" from U2's album No Line on the Horizon.

Critical reaction
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(A−)[2]

The album was well-received by critics. Ned Raggett, writing for AllMusic, stated that "The Pearl is so ridiculously good it instantly shows up much of the mainstream new age as the gloopy schlock that it often is".[1] Robert Christgau wrote that "These eleven pieces are more circumspect and detailed, and while they do slip into decoration they're the most intellectually gratifying (and emotionally engaging) music Eno's put his name on since his first Jon Hassell LP".[2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Brian Eno and Harold Budd

  1. "Late October" – 4:38
  2. "A Stream with Bright Fish" – 3:54
  3. "The Silver Ball" – 3:26
  4. "Against the Sky" – 4:46
  5. "Lost in the Humming Air" – 4:21
  6. "Dark-Eyed Sister" – 4:36
  7. "Their Memories" – 2:54
  8. "The Pearl" – 3:07
  9. "Foreshadowed" – 3:54
  10. "An Echo of Night" – 2:22
  11. "Still Return" – 4:11

Personnel
  • Brian Eno
  • Harold Budd
Technical
  • Russell Mills – cover art, design
  • Christina Birrer – photography

See also

References
  1. Raggett, Ned. The Pearl at AllMusic
  2. Robert Christgau review


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