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For the song of the same name by The Psychedelic Furs, see Dumb Waiters (song)
Dumb Waiters (song)
"Dumb Waiters" is a song by English band The Psychedelic Furs from the band's 1981 album Talk Talk Talk. Written by the band and produced by Steve Lillywhite, it was released as a single in April...

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Dumb Waiters is the second studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

by English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

pop

Pop music

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band

Band (music)

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The Korgis

The Korgis are a British pop band, originally composed of singer / bassist James Warren and singer / drummer Andy Davis , both former members of 1970s band Stackridge, along with unofficial members violinist Stuart Gordon and keyboardist Phil Harrison.-Career:The Korgis released their first single...

. It was released on Rialto Records in the UK

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

in 1980.

The album

Album

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includes the singles

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

"Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime

Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime

"Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" is a hit single written by James Warren and first performed by the pop band The Korgis, of which Warren was lead singer....

", UK

United Kingdom

#5, U.S.

United States

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#18, Australia

Australia

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#18; "If It's Alright With You Baby" UK #56; "Dumb Waiters" and "Rover's Return".

Dumb Waiters was re-issued on CD

Compact Disc

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by Edsel Records in 1999 but is currently out of print.

Track listing

Side A:

"Silent Running" (Warren) - 3:05
"Love Ain't Too Far Away" (Davis) - 3:29
"Perfect Hostess" (Davis) - 3:21
"Drawn and Quartered" (Warren) - 3:20
"Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime
Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime
"Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" is a hit single written by James Warren and first performed by the pop band The Korgis, of which Warren was lead singer....

" (Warren) - 4:24 (N.B. 1999 CD edition includes alternate version)

Side B:

"Intimate" (Davis) - 3:08
"It's No Good Unless You Love Me" (Warren) - 3:24
"Dumb Waiters" (Warren) - 2:42
"If It's Alright With You Baby" (Warren) - 4:06
"Rover's Return" (Davis) - 3:34

Personnel

James Warren - lead vocals, background vocals
Backing vocalist
A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...

, bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

, electric guitar
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...

, keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
Stuart Gordon - acoustic guitar
Acoustic guitar
An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...

, violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
Andy Davis - electric guitar, keyboards, drum
Drum
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s, percussion, background vocals
Phil Harrison - keyboards, percussion
David Lord - percussion
Stephen Paine - programming
Computer programming
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Jo Mullet - background vocals
Ali Cohn - background vocals

Production

The Korgis
The Korgis
The Korgis are a British pop band, originally composed of singer / bassist James Warren and singer / drummer Andy Davis , both former members of 1970s band Stackridge, along with unofficial members violinist Stuart Gordon and keyboardist Phil Harrison.-Career:The Korgis released their first single...

- record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

s
David Lord - producer, sound engineer
Audio engineering
An audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
Nick Heath - direction
Tim Heath - direction
Jeffery Edwards - cover painting
Tim Simmons - photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
George Rowbottom - art direction
Art director
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Julian Balme - art direction
Recorded at Crescent Studios, Bath, Somerset, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

from October 1979 to March 1980.

Release history

1980 LP Rialto Records TENOR 104 (UK)
1980 LP Asylum Records
Asylum Records
Asylum Records is an American record label founded in 1971 by David Geffen, and partner Elliot Roberts, who had previously worked as agents at the William Morris Agency. Founded specifically to provide a record contract for Jackson Browne, the label signed Tom Waits, Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell...

290 (US)
1999 CD Edsel Records EDCD 622

Single releases

Format: 7" unless otherwise noted

"Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime" / "Dirty Postcards" (Rialto TREB 115, April 1980)
"If It's Alright With You Baby" / "Love Ain't Too Far Away" (TREB 118, July 1980)
"If It's Alright With You Baby" (Remix) - 3:46 / "Love Ain't Too Far Away" (12" TREBL 118, July 1980)
"Dumb Waiters" / "Perfect Hostess" (TREB 122, October 1980)
"Rovers Return" / "Wish You A Merry Christmas" (non-album track) (Warren/Harrison) - 2:53 (TREB 131, December 1980)

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