Spirit of St. Louis
Studio album by
Ellen Foley
Released1981
Recorded1981
StudioWessex, London
GenreRock
Length44:03
LabelCleveland International
Epic
ProducerMick Jones
Ellen Foley chronology
Night Out
(1979) 		Spirit of St. Louis
(1981) 		Another Breath
(1983)
Singles from Spirit of St. Louis
  1. "The Shuttered Palace"
    Released: February 13, 1981
  2. "Torchlight"
    Released: April 10, 1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Village VoiceC[2]

Spirit of St. Louis is the second studio album by American singer and actress Ellen Foley, released in March 1981. Foley is backed by The Clash on all songs. The album was recorded right after The Clash's Sandinista! with the same musicians and engineers. Foley was dating Clash guitarist Mick Jones at the time. The album charted at No. 57 UK.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Shuttered Palace"Joe Strummer, Mick Jones5:06
2."Torchlight"Joe Strummer, Mick Jones3:00
3."Beautiful Waste of Time"Tymon Dogg3:00
4."The Death of the Psychoanalyst of Salvador Dali"Joe Strummer, Mick Jones2:42
5."M.P.H."Joe Strummer, Mick Jones3:30
6."My Legionnaire"Carlene Mair (English lyrics), Marguerite Monnot, Raymond Asso4:32
7."Theatre of Cruelty"Joe Strummer, Mick Jones4:04
8."How Glad I Am"Jimmy Williams, Larry Harrison3:35
9."Phases of Travel"Ellen Foley4:13
10."Game of Man"Tymon Dogg3:55
11."Indestructible"Tymon Dogg3:47
12."In the Killing Hour"Joe Strummer, Mick Jones2:39

Charts

Chart (1981) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[3] 61
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] 35
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 57

Personnel

Performers

The Clash
Additional musicians

Production

References

  1. ^ Heibutzki, Ralph. "Spirit of St. Louis – Ellen Foley". AllMusic. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (June 29, 1981). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 115. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "Charts.nz – Ellen Folley – Spirit of St. Louis". Hung Medien.
  5. ^ "Ellen Foley | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

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