Thank You (Duran Duran album)

Thank You
Studio album by Duran Duran
Released	4 April 1995
Recorded	1992-1994
Genre	Pop rock
Length	54:26
Label	Capitol (US) Parlophone/EMI
Producer	John Jones & Duran Duran
Duran Duran chronology
Duran Duran (1993) Thank You (1995) Medazzaland (1997)
Singles from Thank You
"Perfect Day" Released: 25 March 1995 "White Lines" Released: 1 July 1995 "Lay Lady Lay" Released: 1995 (Italy only)

Thank You is a covers album by Duran Duran released in April 1995, their follow-up to 1993's Duran Duran (The Wedding Album). It did well on the charts (reaching number 19 on the Billboard 200), but was received very negatively by critics. In May 2006, Q Magazine listed it as the worst album ever.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Entertainment Weekly	C
Rolling Stone

The two singles from the album were covers of Grandmaster Melle Mel's "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" and Lou Reed's "Perfect Day." Lay Lady Lay was a single in Italy.

J. D. Considine of Rolling Stone said "[S]ome of the ideas at play here are stunningly wrongheaded, like the easy-listening arrangement given Elvis Costello's "Watching the Detectives" or the version of Zeppelin's "Thank You" that sounds like the band is covering Chris DeBurgh. But it takes a certain demented genius to recognize Iggy Pop's "Success" as the Gary Glitter tune it was meant to be or to redo "911 Is a Joke" so it sounds more like Beck than like Public Enemy."

Despite such negative reception, Lou Reed said, on the electronic press kit that accompanied the album, that Duran Duran's version of "Perfect Day" was "The best cover ever completed of one of my own songs".

Track listing

1. "White Lines" (Grandmaster Melle Mel) – 5:31
2. "I Wanna Take You Higher" (Sly & The Family Stone) – 5:06
3. "Perfect Day" (Lou Reed) – 3:51
4. "Watching the Detectives" (Elvis Costello) – 4:48
5. "Lay Lady Lay" (Bob Dylan) – 3:53
6. "911 Is a Joke" (Public Enemy) – 3:59
7. "Success" (Iggy Pop) – 4:05
8. "Crystal Ship" (The Doors) – 2:52
9. "Ball of Confusion" (The Temptations) – 3:46
10. "Thank You" (Led Zeppelin) – 6:36
11. "Drive By" (Duran Duran) – 5:34
12. "I Wanna Take You Higher Again" (Sly & The Family Stone) – 4:25

Bonus tracks on Japanese release:

13. "Diamond Dogs" (David Bowie) – 6:10
14. "Femme Fatale" (The Velvet Underground & Nico) – 4:22

Singles

1. "White Lines"
2. "Perfect Day"
3. "Lay Lady Lay" (Italy only)

Personnel

Duran Duran are:

• Simon Le Bon - Vocals
• John Taylor - Bass
• Warren Cuccurullo - Guitar
• Nick Rhodes - Keyboards

Other credits

Musicians:

• Steve Ferrone - Drums on "White Lines" and "Crystal Ship"
• Terry Bozzio - Drums on "Success", "Thank You" and "Drive By"
• Tony Thompson - Drums on "I Wanna Take You Higher"
• Roger Taylor - Drums on "Perfect Day" and "Watching The Detectives"
• Abe Laboriel Jr. - Drums on "Lay Lady Lay" and "I Wanna Take You Higher Again"
• Anthony J. Resta - Drums on "White Lines", "Lay Lady Lay", "911 Is A Joke", "Ball Of Confusion" and "I Wanna Take You Higher Again"
• Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five - Background vocals on "White Lines" and "I Wanna Take You Higher"
• Grandmaster Melle Mel - Background vocals, Rap on "White Lines"
• Lamya - Background vocals on "White Lines", "I Wanna Take You Higher" and "Drive By".
• Curtis King - Background vocals on "I Wanna Take You Higher"
• Tessa Niles - Background vocals on "Perfect Day" and "Watching The Detectives"
• Maxanne Lewis - Background vocals on "Ball Of Confusion"
• Flo & Eddie - Background Vocals on "Success"
• Lee Oskar - Harmonica on "Watching The Detectives" and "I Wanna Take You Higher"
• Jonathan Elias - Moog synthesizer on "Crystal Ship"
• Bruce Dukov - Violin (Concert Master-Solo)
• Ron Folsom, Armen Garabedian, Henry Ferber, Berj Garabedian, Joy Lyle, Michelle Kikuchi-Richards, Maria Newman - Violin strings
• Pamela Goldsmith, Scott Haupert - Viola
• Suzi Katayama - Cello

Producers:

• Duran Duran (tracks 1-4, 6-11);
• Duran Duran, John Jones (tracks 5, 12).

Technical Personnel:

• Ken Scott, John Jones, Tony Taverner, Avril McCintosh, Steve Churchyard - Engineering
• Anthoy J. Resta, Bob St. John, David Richards, Jason Corsaro, Tim Palmer - Mixing
• Anthoy J. Resta, Bob St. John, John Jones - Additional production and engineering
• Mark Tinley, Anthony J. Resta, John Jones - Additional programming
• Tim Young - Mastering