Fat Sound
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Fat Sound is the seventh studio album by Bad Manners
, released in 1992 on Pork Pie Records.
Bad Manners
Bad Manners are an English 2 Tone ska band. They quickly became the novelty favourites of the UK pop scene through their bald outsized frontman's on-stage antics, earning early exposure through their Top of The Pops exploits and an appearance in the live film documentary, Dance Craze.They were at...
, released in 1992 on Pork Pie Records.
Track listing
All songs by Bad Manners unless noted.- "Mambo/Ska No. 8" (Perez Prado)
- "Do the Creep"
- "I Can't Stand the RainI Can't Stand the Rain (song)"I Can't Stand the Rain" is a song originally recorded by Ann Peebles, and written by Don Bryant, Bernard "Bernie" Miller & Ann Peebles. The song became Peebles' biggest hit when in 1973 it reached #38 on the US Pop Chart and #6 on the R&B/Black Chart. The single also reached #41 on the UK Pop...
" (Ann PeeblesAnn PeeblesAnn Peebles is an African American singer-songwriter who gained celebrity for her Memphis soul albums of the 1970s on the Hi Records label...
, Don BryantDon BryantDon Bryant is an American singer and songwriter.Bryant was staff songwriter for Hi Records. He married soul singer Ann Peebles in 1974.-Discography:Doin' the Mustang...
, Bernard Miller) - "Crazy Over You" (Charlie Jones)
- "Feel Like Jumping" (Marcia GriffithsMarcia GriffithsMarcia Llyneth Griffiths is a successful female singer, also called the "Queen of Reggae". One reviewer described her noting "she is known primarily for her strong, smooth-as-mousse love songs and captivating live performances".Griffiths started her career in 1964...
) - "Midnight RiderMidnight Rider"Midnight Rider" is a popular and widely covered song by The Allman Brothers Band, from their album Idlewild South. Written by Gregg Allman and Robert Kim Payne, the song has become a fixture of the band's live performances and an enduring standard...
" (Greg Allman) - "Skinhead Love Affair"
- "Voices in Your Head"
- "The First Cut Is the DeepestThe First Cut Is the Deepest"The First Cut Is the Deepest" is a 1967 song written by Cat Stevens, originally released by P. P. Arnold in the spring of 1967. Stevens' own version of the song is technically a cover, and originally appeared on his album New Masters in December 1967....
" (Steven Georgiou) - "Wet Dream" (Max Romeo)
- "Stop Making Love Beside Me" (B.B. Seaton)
- "Pig Bad" (Pig Bag)
- "Mambo No. 5Mambo No. 5"Mambo No. 5" is a mambo and jive dance song originally recorded and composed by Pérez Prado in 1949.The song's popularity was renewed by Lou Bega's sampling of the original, released under the same name on Bega's 1999 debut album A Little Bit of Mambo....
" (Perez Prado) - "Teenager in Love" (Doc PomusDoc PomusJerome Solon Felder, better known as Doc Pomus , was a twentieth-century American blues singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lyricist of many rock and roll hits. Pomus was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the category of non-performer in 1992. He was also inducted into...
, Mort ShumanMort ShumanMort Shuman was an American singer, pianist and songwriter, best known as co-writer of many 1960s rock and roll hits, including "Viva Las Vegas"...
) - "LolaLola (song)"Lola" is a song written by Ray Davies and performed by The Kinks which details a romantic encounter between a young man and a transvestite he meets in a club in Soho, London....
" (Ray Davies)
Personnel
- Buster BloodvesselBuster BloodvesselDouglas Trendle , better known as Buster Bloodvessel, is an English singer and the frontman of the ska revival band Bad Manners...
- Lead Vocals and Production - Louis Alphonso - Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Martin Stewart - Keyboards
- Chris Kane - Tenor Saxophone
- Winston Bazoomies - Harmonica
- David Horne - Guitar
- Paul Seacroft - Guitar
- Mark Pinto - Bass
- Nicky Welsh - Bass
- Matt Godwin - Baritone Saxophone, Backing Vocals
- Ian Fullwood - Tenor Saxophone
- Jan Brahms - Trombone
- Rico RodriguezRico RodriguezRico Rodriguez MBE , also known as Reco or El Reco, is a ska and reggae trombonist. He has recorded with many producers, including Karl Pitterson, Prince Buster, and Lloyd 'Matador' Daley...
- Trombone - Jon Preston - Trumpet
- Alex Arudel - Trumpet
- J.T. - Violin
- The Billy - Harp
- Longsy D - Drums, Dub Mixing, Producer
- Pete Carr - Engineer, Production
- Steve Oldham - Drums
- Perry Melius - Drums
- Spider - Backing Vocals
- UHT - Backing Vocals
- Recorded at F2 Studios & The Beat Farm in London and at Time Studios, NYC
- Mastered at Vielklang Studio, Berlin