Waiting (Fun Boy Three album)
Waiting | ||||
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Released | February 1983 | |||
Recorded | October 1982–December 1982 | |||
Studio | Wessex Sound Studios, London | |||
Genre | Ska/pop, new wave, synth-pop | |||
Length | 31:19 | |||
Label | Chrysalis | |||
Producer | David Byrne | |||
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Waiting is the second and final studio album by the Fun Boy Three. It was released in 1983 and featured the hit single "Our Lips Are Sealed", co-written by Terry Hall and previously recorded by The Go-Go's.
The album's lead track, "Murder She Said," is a cover of the theme from the four films in the British Miss Marple series, starring Margaret Rutherford, originally released from 1961 to 1964.[1]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B+[3] |
Rolling Stone | [4] |
In a 1983 review, writer Robert Palmer called Waiting one of "the summer's worthier record releases... that shouldn't be overlooked", continuing:[5]
The songs are full of barbed political and social commentary with a decidedly English bias. The harmonies and melodic twists and turns are reminiscent of 1930's pop, and the odd but effective arrangements feature trombone, cello and other orchestral instruments in a kind of music hall mélange.
Music critic Robert Christgau found that "David Byrne's production suits songwriting that has advanced beyond the undernourishment of their breakaway debut."[3]
Track listing
All songs written by Fun Boy Three unless noted.
- Side A
- "Murder She Said" (Ron Goodwin) 1:57
- "The More I See (The Less I Believe)" 3:38
- "Going Home" 3:36
- "We're Having All The Fun" 2:50
- "The Farmyard Connection" 2:46
- Side B
- "The Tunnel of Love" 3:08
- "Our Lips Are Sealed" (Hall, Jane Wiedlin) 3:36
- "The Pressure of Life (Takes the Weight Off the Body)" 3:06
- "Things We Do" 3:36
- "Well Fancy That!" 3:06
The version available from many download services, including iTunes, substitutes the 2:52 single mix of "Our Lips Are Sealed".
Original U.S. vinyl release
The tracks were in a different order for the original U.S. vinyl release (B6V 41417):[6]
- Side A
- "Our Lips Are Sealed" (Hall, Jane Wiedlin) 3:36
- "The Tunnel of Love" 3:08
- "The Pressure of Life (Takes the Weight Off the Body)" 3:06
- "Things We Do" 3:36
- "The Farmyard Connection" 2:46
- Side B
- "Murder She Said" 1:57
- "The More I See (The Less I Believe)" 3:38
- "Going Home" 3:36
- "We're Having All The Fun" 2:50
- "Well Fancy That!" 3:06
Personnel
- Fun Boy Three
- Terry Hall - vocals
- Neville Staple - percussion, vocals
- Lynval Golding - guitar, vocals
with:
- David Byrne - guitar, producer, mixing
- Nicky Holland - keyboards, vocals, arranger
- Ingrid Schroeder - vocals
- Bethan Peters - bass guitar, vocals
- June Miles-Kingston - drums, vocals
- Dick Cuthell - cornet
- Annie Whitehead - trombone
- Caroline Lavelle - cello
- Geraldo d'Arbilly - percussion
- Jeremy Green - engineer, mixing
- David Storey - design
- Mike Owen - photography
Thanks to: "Rick Rogers, Jeanette Powell, Peter Barnes, David Jensen and Mike Hawkes."
References
- ^ http://www.magnetmagazine.com/2013/10/05/from-the-desk-of-wesley-stace-miss-marple-theme-a-k-a-murder-she-says-by-ron-goodwin-his-orchestra/
- ^ Cook, Stephen. "Waiting – Fun Boy Three". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (1990). "Fun Boy Three: Waiting". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ Fricke, David (18 August 1983). "Fun Boy Three: Waiting". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ Palmer, Robert (10 August 1983). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
- ^ The More I See (The Less I Believe) from Allmusic