Watusi was the fourth studio album released by The Wedding Present

The Wedding Present

The Wedding Present are a British indie rock group based in Leeds, England, formed in 1985 from the ashes of the Lost Pandas. The band's music has evolved from fast-paced indie rock in the vein of their most obvious influences The Fall, Buzzcocks and Gang of Four to more varied forms...

. It was released in 1994 in the U.K on Island Records

Island Records

Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...

. The album reached number 47 on the U.K album chart. During 1994 two singles were released from "Watusi" in the U.K. "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah" went to number 51 and "It's a Gas" got to number 74. The album is currently out of print.

Track listing

1. "So Long, Baby" – 2:28
2. "Click, Click" – 4:28
3. "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah" – 3:15
4. "Let Him Have It" – 3:01
5. "Gazebo" – 3:08
6. "Shake It" – 3:03
7. "Spangle" – 3:15
8. "It's a Gas" – 3:31
9. "Swiming Pools, Movie Stars" – 3:09
10. "Big Rat" – 3:39
11. "Catwoman" - 7:09
12. "Hot Pants" - 2:03

All songs written by Belk/Dorrington/Gedge/Smith, except tracks 1 and 11 written by Belk/Dorrington/Gedge/Gregory/Smith and track 4 written by Dorrington/Gedge/Gregory/Smith.

Personnel

• David Gedge
  David Gedge
  David Gedge is an English musician and songwriter. He is the main songwriter and vocalist in the bands The Wedding Present and Cinerama...
  
   - Vocals, Guitar
• Paul Dorrington
  Paul Dorrington
  Paul Dorrington is an English guitarist and bassist best known for his 1991-1995 tenure in The Wedding Present.Dorrington joined Sheffield group AC Temple in 1985, and recorded Rorschach Blot Test, a live compilation album featuring The Dustdevils and Kilgore Trout...
  
   - Guitar
• Darren Belk
  Darren Belk
  Darren Belk is an English songwriter, bassist and guitarist best known for his tenures in the bands Beachbuggy and The Wedding Present.Belk was roadie for the bands Cud and The Wedding Present whilst playing guitar and writing songs for his own band Bungalow in the late 1980s/early 1990s...
  
   - Bass, "Shake It" Vocals
• Simon Smith
  Simon Smith
  Simon Smith has been the drummer with several British Indie rock bands, most notably The Wedding Present from Leeds, which he joined in 1988, and also worked with its offshoot The Ukrainians.-Career:...
  
  - Drums

Additional Musicions.

• Carrie Akre - Extra Vocals [tracks 5 & 8]
• Heather Lewis - Extra Vocals [tracks 2 & 9]
• Greg Powers - Trombone
• Steve Fisk - Piano, Organ guitar