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This article is about the musical album. For the Frank Sinatra film, see Meet Danny Wilson (film).
Meet Danny Wilson
Studio album by
Danny Wilson
Released6 April 1987
GenreAvant-garde pop[1]
Length48:44
LabelVirgin
ProducerDave Bascombe, Glenn Skinner, Howard Gray, Allan McGlone, Danny Wilson
Danny Wilson chronology
Meet Danny Wilson
(1987) 		Bebop Moptop
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Artists Direct[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Meet Danny Wilson is the debut album by Scottish pop group Danny Wilson. It became a significant hit in America on the strength of the summer of 1987 hit single "Mary's Prayer". In Canada, it spent 3 weeks at number 88.[4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Gary Clark.

  1. "Davy" (3:27)
  2. "Aberdeen" (2:23)
  3. "Mary's Prayer" (3:52)
  4. "Lorraine Parade" (3:40)
  5. "Nothing Ever Goes to Plan" (3:46)
  6. "Broken China" (4:25)
  7. "Steamtrains to the Milky Way" (4:27)
  8. "Spencer-Tracey" (1:27)
  9. "You Remain an Angel" (4:53)
  10. "Ruby's Golden Wedding" (3:10)
  11. "A Girl I Used to Know" (3:52)
  12. "Five Friendly Aliens" (4:38)
  13. "I Won't Be Here When You Get Home" (4:02)

Personnel

Danny Wilson

Additional musicians

Note: These artists, as they appear in the album credits, are not listed with any specific instruments. However, if there is a specific instrument commonly associated with the musician, it is listed after the artist's name below.

with:

Notes

The recording of "A Girl I Used to Know" on the CD version is very different to the vinyl version. According to Gary Clark, the reason for the re-recording was that the band members weren't very happy with the original performance. This dissatisfaction, coupled with the record company looking for big singles from the album, meant the band felt compelled to try and capture the song again. The CD version was produced by Glen Skinner, while the vinyl version was produced by Dave Bascombe, who also produced the song "Mary's Prayer" from the same album.

"Broken China" appears in 2 reprise versions in "Spencer-Tracey" and in the end of "Five Friendly Aliens".

The song "Mary's Prayer" is featured in the 1998 film There's Something About Mary and is listed on the movie soundtrack.

"Nothing Ever Goes to Plan" is bossa nova.

The album also boasts an appearance by American jazz trumpeter Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy.

In 2010, Australian actor/singer Jason Donovan recorded a cover version of "Mary's Prayer" for his '80s covers album Soundtrack of the 80s. The album went top 20 in the UK in October 2010.

Notes

  1. ^ "M&M Euro Tip Page" (PDF). Music & Media: 10. 2 May 1987. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Artist".
  3. ^ Rollingstone
  4. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - October 3, 1987" (PDF).
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