Fine Young Cannibals (album)
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Fine Young Cannibals | ||||
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![]() European cover. The North American release features the design behind the band's name colored blue. | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | December 1985 | |||
Recorded | 1985 | |||
Studio | Power Plant Studios and Sound Suite Studios, London | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 34:21 | |||
Label | I.R.S., London | |||
Producer | Robin Millar, Mike Pela, Alvin Clark, Fine Young Cannibals | |||
Fine Young Cannibals chronology | ||||
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Fine Young Cannibals is the debut studio album released in 1985 by the band of the same name. The album features the UK #8 debut hit single "Johnny Come Home".
This success did not continue with the next single, "Blue", which languished at #41 in the UK. The version of "Blue" on the original U.S. and Canadian vinyl LP and cassette was re-mixed and edited in an attempt to boost its commercial appeal. The re-mix version features additional electronically processed percussion overdubs, giving it a sound more typical of 1980s synthpop hits. Currently[when?] available CDs feature the re-mix version of "Blue" in place of the original U.S. album version.[citation needed]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | B+[3] |
Rolling Stone | (favorable)[4] |
Sounds | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Tom Hull – on the Web | B+ (![]() ![]() |
Sounds writer Carole Linfield gave it a four and a half out of five rating.[5] Stewart Mason, in an AllMusic retrospective review, commented that the album "is a powerful and satisfying debut".[2]
Track listing
[edit]Songs composed by Roland Gift and David Steele except where noted.
- "Johnny Come Home" - 3:35
- "Couldn't Care More" - 3:30
- "Don't Ask Me to Choose" (Andy Cox, Gift, Steele) - 3:05
- "Funny How Love Is" (Cox, Gift, Steele) - 3:28
- "Suspicious Minds" (Mark James) - 3:56
- "Blue" (Cox, Gift, Steele) - 3:31
- "Move to Work" - 3:26
- "On a Promise" - 3:06
- "Time Isn't Kind" (Cox, Gift, Steele) - 3:12
- "Like a Stranger" - 3:28
- Additional tracks on 1986 edition
- "Johnny Come Home" (Extended mix) - 5:43
- "Suspicious Minds" (Suspicious mix) (Mark James) - 7:52
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Johnny Come Home" | 3:37 | |
2. | "Couldn't Care More" | 3:31 | |
3. | "Don't Ask Me to Choose" | Andy Cox, David Steele, Roland Gift | 3:12 |
4. | "Funny How Love Is" | Andy Cox, David Steele, Roland Gift | 3:28 |
5. | "Suspicious Minds" | Mark James | 3:59 |
6. | "Blue" | Andy Cox, David Steele, Roland Gift | 3:31 |
7. | "Move to Work" | 3:28 | |
8. | "On a Promise" | 3:08 | |
9. | "Time Isn't Kind" | Andy Cox, David Steele, Roland Gift | 3:25 |
10. | "Like a Stranger" | 3:28 | |
11. | "Wade in the Water" (B-Side to "Blue") | Traditional; arranged by Andy Cox, David Steele, Roland Gift | 2:57 |
12. | "Love for Sale" (B-Side to "Johnny Come Home") | Cole Porter | 2:51 |
13. | "Motherless Child" (B-Side to "Funny How Love Is") | Traditional; arranged by Andy Cox, David Steele, Roland Gift/Joe the Squid | 2:37 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Johnny Come Home" (Mark Moore 12" remix) | 4:49 | |
2. | "Johnny Come Home" (Extended mix. Also included on the 1998 edition) | 5:40 | |
3. | "Johnny Come Home" (That Other mix) | 5:09 | |
4. | "Johnny Takes a Trip" (B-Side to "Johnny Come Home", also found on The Raw & the Remix) | 5:02 | |
5. | "Suspicious Minds" (Extended mix) | Mark James | 4:39 |
6. | "Suspicious Minds" (Suspicious mix. Also included on the 1998 edition) | Mark James | 7:55 |
7. | "Suspicious Minds" (US remix) | Mark James | 5:24 |
8. | "Suspicious Minds" (Caught in a Dub) | Mark James | 7:43 |
9. | "Suspicious Minds" (Shakedown mix) | Mark James | 3:48 |
Personnel
[edit]- Fine Young Cannibals
- Roland Gift – vocals
- Andy Cox – guitar, organ on "Time Isn't Kind"
- David Steele – bass, piano, keyboards
- Additional musicians
- Martin Parry – drums
- Graeme Hamilton – trumpet, piano solo on "Time Isn't Kind"
- Gavyn Wright – violin
- Saxa – saxophone on "Funny How Love Is"
- Beverlei Brown, Gloria Brown, Maxine Brown – backing vocals on "Like a Stranger"
- Jimmy Somerville – backing vocals on "Suspicious Minds"
- Jenny Jones – drums, backing vocals on "Couldn't Care More"
- Technical
- Alvin Clark – engineer
- Mike Pela, Robin Millar – mixing
- Anton Corbijn – front cover photography
Charts
[edit]Year-end charts
[edit]Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] | 15 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (1 January 1997). "Fine Young Cannibals". In Bogdanov, Vladimir; Erlewine, Michael; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas; Unterberger, Richie; Woodstra, Chris (eds.). AllMusic Guide to Rock. San Francisco: Miller Freeman, Inc. p. 335.
- ^ a b Stewart Mason. "Fine Young Cannibals - Fine Young Cannibals : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ Robert Christgau. "CG: Fine Young Cannibals". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ^ Mark Coleman (24 April 1986). "Fine Young Cannibals: Fine Young Cannibals : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 9 May 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ^ a b Linfield, Carole (1985) "Fine Young Cannibals 'Fine Young Cannibals'", Sounds, 14 December 1985, p. 28
- ^ Hull, Tom (26 April 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 438. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- Rudy Langlais; Richard Gehr (April 1986). Spins. Spin Magazine. p. 39. Retrieved 11 September 2010.