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Fine Young Cannibals

Their debut album of ten songs, including "Johnny Come Home" and a version of "Suspicious Minds" with Jimmy Somerville on backing vocals.
Fine Young Cannibals, 1985

The debut was recorded in 1985, at Power Plant Studios in Willesden according to International Musician and at Sound Suite Studios in London, and produced by Robin Millar, Mike Pela, Alvin Clark and the band; Anton Corbijn took the cover photograph. Gift sings, Cox plays guitar and organ, Steele bass, piano and keyboards, with Martin Parry on drums, Graeme Hamilton on trumpet, Gavyn Wright on violin, Saxa on saxophone on "Funny How Love Is", the Brown sisters on backing vocals on "Like a Stranger" and Jimmy Somerville on backing vocals on "Suspicious Minds". It reached number 11 in the UK, 49 in the US and two in Australia, and went gold in the UK.

AllMusic's Stewart Mason called it a powerful and satisfying debut, and Rolling Stone's Mark Coleman praised Gift's casual authority.

Track listing

  1. Johnny Come Home3:35
  2. Couldn't Care More3:30
  3. Don't Ask Me to Choose3:05
  4. Funny How Love Is3:28
  5. Suspicious Minds3:56
  6. Blue3:31
  7. Move to Work3:26
  8. On a Promise3:06
  9. Time Isn't Kind3:12
  10. Like a Stranger3:28

Sources

  1. Fine Young Cannibals (album), Wikipedia
  2. Young, Gifted and Blue, International Musician (1986-02)