Trevor Morais: drums & percussionChris Rodel: bassRupert Hine: keyboards & backing vocalsPhil Palmer: guitarsMartin Ansell: vocals & guitarsHoward Jones: impressive keyboard solosKevin Weatherill: backing vocals
The Englishman Abroad - Martin Ansell (1986)
Original release: 1986, Island (LP 826 807-1, France)
Side I:1. The Englishman Abroad2. Slow Life3. Indian Restaurant4. Hardy's England
Side II:5. Shine6. Brilliant7. White Bread, Brown Bread8. The Finest Thing9. Big Drum
All tracks written by Martin Ansell, except track 9 (music: Ansell, lyrics: Ansell / Weatherill) and track 4 (music: Bowkett, lyrics: Ansell)All songs copyright control except the lyric on track 9 courtesy of Rondor Music, and music on track 4 courtesy of Magnet Music Ltd.
Produced and arranged by Rupert Hine for GestaltRecorded and mixed at Farmyard Studios, England, by Stephen W. TaylerAssistant: Andrew Scarth Photography: Kevin A. Monahan
Singles & EPs:Also released on CD with 2 bonus tracks: "Gold Is Obsession"* & "The Eighth Wonder"*(Island CID 9809 7 90498-2 257 631-222, Germany, 1986)Brilliant / Gold Is Obsession* (7" PS, Island 884 598-7, France, 1986)The Englishman Abroad / Gold Is Obsession* / The Eighth Wonder(12" PS, Island 608072-213, Germany)The Eighth Wonder* (3:45) / Infidel (For Chrissie)* (2:40) / The Success Of Skilled Hands (4:55)(12" PS, Island 12 IS 218, UK)*non-LP tracks Notes: "The Eighth Wonder" & "Infidel (For Chrissie)": produced by Martin Ansell; co-produced by Nick Cathcart Jones; drums, percussion: Trevor Morais; bass: Chris Rodel. "Newspeak" is an unreleased song from these sessions. Extra note: "Shine" also appears on the 'Better Off Dead' movie soundtrack (A&M, 1985)
The Englishman Abroad - Martin Ansell (1986)
Original release: 1986, Island (LP 826 807-1, France)
Side I:1. The Englishman Abroad2. Slow Life3. Indian Restaurant4. Hardy's England
Side II:5. Shine6. Brilliant7. White Bread, Brown Bread8. The Finest Thing9. Big Drum
All tracks written by Martin Ansell, except track 9 (music: Ansell, lyrics: Ansell / Weatherill) and track 4 (music: Bowkett, lyrics: Ansell)All songs copyright control except the lyric on track 9 courtesy of Rondor Music, and music on track 4 courtesy of Magnet Music Ltd.
Produced and arranged by Rupert Hine for GestaltRecorded and mixed at Farmyard Studios, England, by Stephen W. TaylerAssistant: Andrew Scarth Photography: Kevin A. Monahan
Trevor Morais: drums & percussionChris Rodel: bassRupert Hine: keyboards & backing vocalsPhil Palmer: guitarsMartin Ansell: vocals & guitarsHoward Jones: impressive keyboard solosKevin Weatherill: backing vocals
Singles & EPs:Also released on CD with 2 bonus tracks: "Gold Is Obsession"* & "The Eighth Wonder"*(Island CID 9809 7 90498-2 257 631-222, Germany, 1986)Brilliant / Gold Is Obsession* (7" PS, Island 884 598-7, France, 1986)The Englishman Abroad / Gold Is Obsession* / The Eighth Wonder(12" PS, Island 608072-213, Germany)The Eighth Wonder* (3:45) / Infidel (For Chrissie)* (2:40) / The Success Of Skilled Hands (4:55)(12" PS, Island 12 IS 218, UK)*non-LP tracks Notes: "The Eighth Wonder" & "Infidel (For Chrissie)": produced by Martin Ansell; co-produced by Nick Cathcart Jones; drums, percussion: Trevor Morais; bass: Chris Rodel. "Newspeak" is an unreleased song from these sessions. Extra note: "Shine" also appears on the 'Better Off Dead' movie soundtrack (A&M, 1985)