Format: CD, Vinyl, Cass.
Label: Demon Records, Werk Record Label
Tracklist:
01. Coffee Table Song
02. 50 Shades Of Blue
03. You're Better Than You Know
04. Pushing It To The Back Of My Mind
05. If Ever You're Ready
06. Darling, They Want It All
07. The Wheels Of Love
08. The Beginning Of The End
09. The Measure Of The Man
10. Testing Time
11. Let Me Put My Arms Around You
12. The Wide Eyed Child In Me
13. Ghost Of A Chance
14. Hope And Despair
Credits:
Bass, Organ, Backing Vocals, Drums, Piano, Trumpet – Dennis Bovell
Drums – David Ruffy
Guitar, Backing Vocals – Roddy Frame
Guitar, Dobro – Steven Skinner
Guitar, Vocals, Written-By, Banjo, Flute, Dobro – Edwyn Collins
Organ – Alex Grey
Pedal Steel Guitar – Bruce Dern
Piano, Organ, Synth – Bernie Clarke
Co-producer, Synthesizer – Tom Dokoupil
Co-producer, Backing Vocals, Drums, Bass, Synthesizer – Phil Thornalley
Collins's post-Orange Juice debut album has the familiar trappings of one of Glasgow's most celebrated songwriters -- a man whose main fallbacks seem to be lovelorn pessimism and cynicism toward the entertainment industry. Still, when you prepare the same feast as lovingly as Collins does, you'll never be short of house guests. The songwriting craft here is as keenly evident as you'd expect, with reggae hero Dennis Bovell (previously a member of Orange Juice's inner circle) providing production help and bass. Aztec Camera's Roddy Frame also contributes guitar. Highlights include "The Beginning of the End," which is downcast even by Collins' world-weary standards, as the artist treads carefully through everything from blue-eyed pop to rustic country in his resolutely surefooted manner.
Alex Ogg / AllMusic
