Let It Bee

This article is about the Voice of the Beehive album. For other uses, see Let It Be.

Let It Bee is the debut album by alternative rock band Voice of the Beehive. Released in 1988 on London Records, the album earned positive reviews from music critics and was a success on U.S. college radio stations. In the UK, the album reached No. 13 on the albums chart in its debut week ending 2 July 1988.^[5] The album peaked at No. 53 in Australia on the ARIA albums chart,^[6] and No. 40 in New Zealand.^[7]

Let It Bee
Studio album by Voice of the Beehive
Released	20 June 1988[1]
Recorded	1987–1988
Genre	Alternative rock pop
Length	45:03 (U.S. version)
Label	London
Producer	Pete Collins Marvin Etzioni Hugh Jones
Voice of the Beehive chronology
Let It Bee (1988) Honey Lingers (1991)
Singles from Let It Bee
"Just a City" Released: 1987 "I Say Nothing" Released: 1987 "I Walk the Earth" Released: 1988 "Don't Call Me Baby" Released: 1988 "I Say Nothing (reissue)" Released: 1988 "I Walk the Earth (reissue)" Released: 1988 "Man in the Moon" Released: 1988

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Record Collector	[3]
The Village Voice	A−[4]

The group had their first top 40 hit single in the UK with "Don't Call Me Baby" from the album, which reached No. 15.^[5] Let It Bee contained two bonus tracks on the U.S. edition (they were not listed on the CD cover, but were listed within the text on the disc).

Track listing

1. "The Beat of Love" (Tracey Bryn, Brad Nack, temptation rap by Melissa Brooke) – 4:08
2. "Sorrow Floats" (Bryn) – 4:23
3. "Don't Call Me Baby" (Bryn, Mike Jones) – 3:11
4. "Man in the Moon" (Bryn, Brooke) – 3:16
5. "What You Have Is Enough" (Bryn) – 2:38
6. "Oh Love" (Brooke, Jones) – 2:59
7. "I Walk the Earth" (Nack) – 3:42
8. "Trust Me" (Bryn) – 3:22
9. "I Say Nothing" (Bryn, Jones) – 3:32
10. "There's a Barbarian in the Back of My Car" (Bryn, Zodiac Mindwarp) – 2:38
11. "Just a City" (Bryn, Jones) – 4:27
12. "This Weak" (Bryn, Jones) (bonus track, U.S. only) – 3:14
13. "Jesus" (Lou Reed) (bonus track, U.S. only) – 3:24

Personnel

The band

• Tracey Bryn – vocals and guitar
• Melissa Brooke Belland – vocals
• Mike Jones – guitars, vocals, keyboards, and keyboard programming
• Martin Brett – bass guitar and piano
• D. M. Woodgate – drums, percussion, triggers, and keyboard programming

Additional musicians

• Henrick – keyboards
• Dave Swarbrick – fiddle
• The Kick – horns, Ladbroke Grove Man on "The Beat of Love" intro
• Marvin Etzioni – mandolin, piano

Production

• Pete Collins – "The Beat of Love", "Sorrow Floats", "Don't Call Me Baby", "Man in the Moon", "I Walk the Earth", "Trust Me" and "I Say Nothing"
• Hugh Jones – "Just a City", "There's a Barbarian in the Back of My Car" and "What You Have Is Enough"
• Marvin Etzioni – "Oh Love"
• Mike Jones – "This Weak" and "Jesus"

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA Charts)[8]	53
New Zealand (RIANZ)	40
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)	13

2022 deluxe edition

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9]	52
UK Album Sales Chart (OCC)[10]	53
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11]	15

Singles

• 1987 "Just a City" No.154 UK
• 1987 "I Say Nothing" No. 45 UK,^[5] No. 73 AUS^[12]
• 1988 "I Walk the Earth" No. 42 UK^[5]
• 1988 "Don't Call Me Baby" No. 15 UK,^[5] No. 48 AUS,^[13] No. 25 NZ^[7]
• 1988 "I Say Nothing" (re-issue) No. 22 UK,^[5] No. 11 U.S. Modern Rock Tracks^[14]
• 1988 "I Walk the Earth" (re-issue) No. 46 UK^[5]
• 1988 "Man in the Moon" No. 93 UK^[5]