Artist |
China Crisis |
Album Title: |
Wishful Thinking |
Album Cover: |
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Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Indie |
Format |
CD (2) |
Released |
04/21/1998 |
Label |
Snapper Music |
Catalog No |
SMD CD117 |
Bar Code No |
6 36551 41172 1 |
Packaging |
Jewelcase |
Tracks |
[disc 1: Live and Unplugged] |
1.
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African And White (4:31)
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2.
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No More Blue Horizons (4:20)
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Wishful Thinking (4:23)
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4.
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Everyday The Same (5:12)
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5.
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It's Everything (5:01)
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6.
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Christian (4:28)
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7.
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Good Again (3:33)
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8.
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Hands On The Wheel (3:49)
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9.
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Black Man Ray (3:32)
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10.
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King In A Catholic Style (4:18)
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11.
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Thank You (3:43)
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12.
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Singing The Praises Of Finer Things (5:25)
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13.
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Working With Fire And Steel (3:50)
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14.
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Diary Of A Hollow Horse (3:36)
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[disc 2: Warped By Success] |
1.
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Hands On Wheel (4:10)
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2.
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Always (5:07)
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3.
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Everyday The Same (5:47)
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4.
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Without The Love (4:23)
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5.
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Thank You (3:38)
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6.
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Hard To Be Around (4:06)
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7.
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One Wish Too Many (2:07)
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8.
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Wishing Time (3:30)
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9.
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Good Again (4:09)
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10.
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Real Tears (4:35)
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11.
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Does It Pay (4:03)
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12.
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The Way We Are Made (3:32)
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13.
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Tell Me What It Is (3:58)
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Date Acquired |
03/31/2001 |
Personal Rating |
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Acquired from |
Amazon |
Purchase Price |
14.00 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry Discogs Entry: |
Notes |
Notes:
Disc 1, subtitled "Live & Unplugged", is a reissue of the "Acoustically Yours" album. Disc 2 is a reissue of "Warped By Success", with one bonus track.
Credits Disc 1:
Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Backing Vocals – John Lewis
Bass, Guitar – Gary "Gazza" Johnson
Cello – Joanne Graham
Drums, Percussion – Kevin Wilkinson, Tony Soave
Edited By – Paul Humphreys, Rick O'Neil
Engineer – Chalie Ward, Mark Phythian
Engineer [Assistant] – Gary Hodgson, Nigel Fogg
Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Brian McNeill
Mixed By – Mark Phythian, Paul Humphreys (tracks: 1 to 12)
Painting – Gary Daly
Photography By – Tim Sheard
Producer – Mark Phythian
Saxophone, Flute – Martin Green
Viola – Faye Hosty
Violin – Rachel Lewis
Vocals, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Eddie Lundon
Vocals, Guitar, Melodica – Gary Daly
Credits Disc 2:
Arranged By [Brass Arranged By] – Eddie Lundon, Gary Daly, Snake, Terry Adams
Backing Vocals – Jenny Evans, Tracy Ackerman
Design – Brian Burrows
Engineer [Additional Production Engineer], Performer [Various Bits (and Pieces)] – Hummana
Illustration [Cover Image & Clumsy Instruments By] – Gary Daly
Mixed By, Engineer – Mark Phythian, Terry Adams
Music By – Eddie Lundon (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12), Gary Daly (tracks: 2 to 4, 6, 7, 9 to 12)
Percussion – Kofi Kari Kari
Performer [All Songs Played, Performed And Adorned By], Programmed By – Eddie, Gary, Mark, Terry
Photography By [Photograph] – Ian Walker
Producer – Eddie Lundon, Gary Daly, Mark Phythian (tracks: 3, 6, 8, 11), Terry Adams (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12)
Producer [Additional Production] – Terry Adams (tracks: 3, 6, 8, 11)
Saxophone [Sax], Flute – Martin Green
Soloist, Saxophone [Solo Saxes], Flute [Flutes] – Chris 'Snake' Davis
Strings, Arranged By [Strings], Performer [Played By] – Bruce "the good" Baxter* (tracks: 4, 7, 12), The Propellerhead String Ensemble (tracks: 4, 7, 12)
Trumpet, Flugelhorn [Flugal Horn] – John Thirkell
Words By – Eddie Lundon (tracks: 1, 5, 8), Gary Daly (tracks: 2 to 4, 6, 9 to 12)
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DR11 -0.07 dB -12.90 dB 02 - No More Blue Horizons.aif
DR11 -0.07 dB -12.11 dB 03 - Wishful Thinking.aif
DR09 -0.07 dB -11.12 dB 04 - Everyday The Same.aif
DR10 -0.07 dB -12.45 dB 05 - It's Everything.aif
DR10 -0.07 dB -12.12 dB 06 - Christian.aif
DR10 -0.07 dB -12.06 dB 07 - Good Again.aif
DR10 -0.07 dB -11.74 dB 08 - Hands On The Wheel.aif
DR10 -0.07 dB -11.56 dB 09 - Black Man Ray.aif
DR10 -0.07 dB -11.13 dB 10 - King In A Catholic Style.aif
DR10 -0.07 dB -11.91 dB 11 - Thank You.aif
DR10 -0.07 dB -11.86 dB 12 - Singing The Praises Of Finer Things.aif
DR10 -0.07 dB -12.73 dB 13 - Working With Fire And Steel.aif
DR11 -0.07 dB -14.29 dB 14 - Diary Of A Hollow Horse.aif
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Number of Files: 14
Official DR Value: DR10
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DR16 -0.00 dB -17.91 dB 02 - Always.aif
DR15 +0.00 dB -15.96 dB 03 - Every Day the Same.aif
DR15 -0.10 dB -16.64 dB 04 - Without the Love.aif
DR16 -0.00 dB -17.59 dB 05 - Thank You.aif
DR15 +0.00 dB -18.19 dB 06 - Hard to Be Around.aif
DR14 -4.00 dB -21.55 dB 07 - One Wish Too Many.aif
DR14 +0.00 dB -16.15 dB 08 - Wishing Time.aif
DR15 -0.00 dB -16.83 dB 09 - Good Again.aif
DR13 -0.00 dB -15.99 dB 10 - Real Tears.aif
DR14 -0.10 dB -16.39 dB 11 - Does It Pay.aif
DR14 -1.00 dB -18.73 dB 12 - The Way We Were Made.aif
DR15 -0.05 dB -17.47 dB 13 - Tell Me What It Is.aif
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Number of Files: 13
Official DR Value: DR14
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AllMusic Review by AllMusic:
WISHFUL THINKIN' is one of Recall Records' excellent two-disc anthologies of '80s UK pop bands. It covers the entire career of China Crisis, from their first single, 1981's "African and White," through tracks from their Virgin catalogue, to selections from the Liverpool-based group's sporadic indie releases of the '90s.
Built around the songwriting duo of singer/keyboardist Gary Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon, China Crisis went from a style best described by the title of their first album, DIFFICULT SHAPES AND PASSIVE RHYTHMS, to a much smoother and more commercial style which shared surface characteristics with such fellow '80s pop folks as Prefab Sprout, Eyeless In Gaza, and Aztec Camera. Disc One, with knottier tunes like "Working With Fire and Steel" and the lovely "Black Man Ray," is the better half, but the engagingly melodic tracks on Disc Two come close.
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