Fontana
846 189-2
(1990)
Rock/Pop
CD, 10
Tracks, 51:29
Length
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01 |
Come Home |
Tim Booth; Jim Glennie; Larry Gott |
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05:02 |
02 |
Government Walls |
Tim Booth; Jim Glennie; Larry Gott |
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05:48 |
03 |
God Only Knows |
Tim Booth; Jim Glennie; Larry Gott |
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04:39 |
04 |
You Can't Tell How Much Suffering (On a Face that's Always Smiling) |
Tim Booth; Jim Glennie; Larry Gott |
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02:55 |
05 |
Crescendo |
Tim Booth; Jim Glennie; Larry Gott |
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07:02 |
06 |
How Was it for You |
Tim Booth; Jim Glennie; Larry Gott |
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04:03 |
07 |
Hang On |
Tim Booth; Jim Glennie; Larry Gott |
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04:04 |
08 |
Walking the Ghost |
Tim Booth; Jim Glennie; Larry Gott |
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06:12 |
09 |
Gold Mother |
Tim Booth; Jim Glennie; Larry Gott |
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07:54 |
10 |
Top of the World |
Tim Booth; Jim Glennie; Larry Gott; Gavan Whelan |
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03:50 |
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Packaging |
Jewel Case |
Spars |
DDD |
Sound |
Stereo |
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Vocals |
Tim Booth |
Bass |
Jim Glennie |
Guitar |
Larry Gott |
Guitar |
Saul Davies |
Trumpet |
Andy Diagram |
Drums |
David Baynton-Power |
Keyboards |
Mark Hunter |
Musician |
James |
Producer |
Jim Glennie; Larry Gott; Nick Garside; Tim Booth |
Engineer |
Nick Garside |
Cover by |
Adrian Wilson |
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Index |
#
1650 |
Owner |
Dave |
Tags |
Indie Rock |
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James completely revamped their lineup for Gold Mother, adding a violinist, a keyboardist, and a trumpeter to the band and attempting to write grand, ambitious arena-rock that recalled U2 and the Waterboys. Although a few of the tracks captured the sprawling, epic splendor that James wished to achieve, they have difficulty writing convincing material, and they aren't nearly as interesting as they were when they concentrated on jangling folk-pop. [Gold Mother was reissued in 1991 after a re-recorded version of "Sit Down" became a hit. "Sit Down" and "Lose Control" replaced "Crescendo" and "Hang On," but the baggy beats of the new songs sat uncomfortably with the sprawling, anthemic rock of Gold Mother. -- Stephen Thomas Erlewine (allmusic.com)