Sense is the second album by as-rock-as-a-sponge pop group The Lightning Seeds released in 1992 chiefly produced by Ian Broudie and Simon Rogers.

History

The album reached #50 in the UK Albums Chart and singles "The Life of Riley" and "Sense" would chart at a modest #28 and #31 respectively. However interest in the former would increase in later years, partly due to The Lightning Seeds rise in popularity in the mid-nineties but also the song's appearance on BBC's Match of the Day soundtracking goal compilations.

"The Life of Riley", released as a single in March 1992, was written for Broudie's son Riley.

The album's second single, "Sense", was co-written by Broudie and Specials singer and long time writing partner Terry Hall. The single would include a track written by Broudie and Simon Rogers from their time as Care, "Flaming Sword", as a B-side.^[1] Hall would go on to release a re-recorded version of Sense with himself on vocals in 1994.

In 2009, an instrumental version of "Sense" was used in BMW's Story of Joy advertisement.

Track listing

1. "Sense" ? 4:11
2. "The Life of Riley" ? 4:02
3. "Blowing Bubbles" ? 4:13
4. "A Cool Place" ? 2:56
5. "Where Flowers Fade" ? 5:00
6. "A Small Slice of Heaven" ? 3:47
7. "Tingle Tangle" ? 3:20
8. "Happy" ? 4:30
9. "Marooned" ? 4:39
10. "Thinking Up, Looking Down" ? 5:18

References

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