Ten Women

Ten Women is an album by the American band Wire Train, released in 1987. The first single was "She Comes On". The band supported the album with North American and European tours.

Production
Recorded over three months in London, the album was produced by Tim Palmer. Guitarist Jeffrey Trott replaced Kurt Herr prior to the recording sessions. The lyrics were written by singer Kevin Hunter. The Alarm's Dave Sharp played guitar on "Breakwater Days", the lyrics to which were inspired by Bob Dylan. Members of World Party and the Waterboys also contributed to the recording sessions.

Critical reception
The Windsor Star praised the "piledriving, blues-rock sound," writing that "the group has tightened up the loose ends of its earlier efforts for a strong record." The Richmond Times-Dispatch called Ten Women "one of the best rock `n' roll albums of the year to date," writing that "Hunter is a passionate vocalist who avoids false sentimentality with his romantic lyrics." Trouser Press noted that, "while the crystalline pop production and Hunter's sandy voice give the record a familiar patina, the slower-paced songs are pretty but routine."

The Houston Chronicle said that "haunting vocals, crisp rock-steady rhythms and delicate guitar work power these cagey melodies." The Omaha World-Herald concluded that the "lack of pretentiousness would doom a lesser band to the bland heap, but it makes Wire Train all the more accessible and enjoyable." The Commercial Appeal opined that, "though Hunter's ephemeral lyrics aren't for every taste, the band's music is too charming to turn from."

AllMusic wrote that "the magic of the band's original sound, a sort of Neil Young-meets-the-Paisley Underground gloss on early-'80s jangle pop, is largely missing here."