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Loved by Cranes
Loved is an album by Cranes, released in 1994. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Beautiful Friend”, on 1 list with a best position of #1820.
Loved was the third album from Cranes, the Portsmouth band started by siblings Alison and Jim Shaw and named after the cranes on the city's docks, and Dedicated Records released it on 12 September 1994. The Shaws both sing and switch between guitar, bass and drums, with Mark Francombe and Matt Cope filling out the guitars.
It is still dream pop at heart, but Alison Shaw's small, childlike voice sits further forward in the mix than on earlier records, and the songs reach in odd directions. "Beautiful Friend" rigs up a strange ambient Western out of squeaks and far-off whammy-bar twang, "Paris and Rome" sways like a music box, and the title track actually rocks. Not every critic was won over: one found it too close in mood to 1993's Forever and a touch too comfortable.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Loved on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beautiful Friend | 1 | #1820 | – | 2002 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.