Album · The Records
Shades in Bed by The Records
Shades in Bed is an album by The Records, released in 1979. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 7 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Starry Eyes”, on 7 lists with a best position of #278.
Shades in Bed, the Records' debut, came out on Virgin on 18 May 1979, and it's power pop built by two refugees from the pub rockers the Kursaal Flyers, John Wicks writing the tunes and singing them and Will Birch writing the words and drumming, with Phil Brown on bass and Huw Gower on lead guitar. The sessions ran from February to April at Wessex Sound and the Townhouse in London. Mutt Lange cut the first four songs, a fresh take on the earlier single "Starry Eyes" among them, before other work pulled him away, and Tim Friese-Greene finished the job. Gower produced "The Phone", a late arrival that bumped "Rock and Roll Love Letter" after that single fell flat in April.
It all rings and sparkles, bright guitars and sweet harmonies. It didn't chart in Britain, and America got it as The Records, with a different sleeve and running order, but "Starry Eyes" remains the song they're remembered for.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Shades in Bed on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starry Eyes | 7 | #278 | – | 1999–2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.