Manners & Physique

Manners & Physique
Studio album by Adam Ant
Released	March 1990/Re-released 2009
Recorded	Spring 1989
Studio	O'Henry Sound Studios, Burbank, California
Genre	Pop rock
Length	44:34
Label	MCA MCA-6315 / Cherry Pop
Producer	André Cymone, Marc Shaiman
Adam Ant chronology
Vive Le Rock (1985) Manners & Physique (1990) Persuasion (1992)
Singles from Manners & Physique
"Room At The Top" "Can't Set Rules About Love" "Rough Stuff"

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Trouser Press	favourable

Manners & Physique is the fourth solo album from Adam Ant. It was released by March 1990 by MCA Records. The single "Room at the Top" peaked at number 13 in the UK and number 17 in America. "Rough Stuff" (US) and "Can't Set Rules About Love" (UK) were released afterwards.

Ant is credited with writing or co-writing all the tracks on the album, mostly in partnership with guitarist Marco Pirroni or André Cymone, who is credited with playing "Everything Else".

Adam himself later claimed that the album was styled after the bass heavy Minneapolis sound of which Cymone, in Ant's words, was "one of the architects".

Although the album was recorded in 1989, six of the tracks were written in 1986. One of these, the Manners & Physique title track, featured lyrics from a 1986 composition, set to new music written by Cymone. The original demo, "Doggy Style," can be heard as a bonus track on later reissues of Vive Le Rock.

The album is dedicated to Ann Marie Dollard, Ant's "Dear Friend", 1956-1988. Dollard was Ant's acting agent who was killed in a riding accident. Her husband Pat is also listed in the credits.

On 20 July 2009, the album was re-released with remastered and bonus tracks.

Track listing

Original Release

1. "Room at the Top" – 4:43 (Ant, Pirroni, Andre Cymone)
2. "Rough Stuff" – 4:40 (Ant, Cymone)
3. "If You Keep On" – 4:16 (Ant, Kevin Rowland)
4. "Manners & Physique" – 3:30 (Ant, Cymone)
5. "Can't Set Rules About Love" – 4:43 (Ant, Pirroni)
6. "U.S.S.A." – 4:27 (Ant)
7. "Bright Lights Black Leather" – 5:22 (Ant)
8. "Piccadilly" – 4:52 (Ant, Cymone)
9. "Young Dumb and Full of It" – 3:32 (Ant, Pirroni)
10. "Anger Inc." – 4:35 (Ant, Pirroni)

Re-release on Cherry Records

1. "Room at the Top" – 4:43
2. "Rough Stuff" – 4:40
3. "If You Keep On" – 4:16
4. "Manners & Physique" – 3:30
5. "Can't Set Rules About Love" – 4:43
6. "U.S.S.A." – 4:27
7. "Bright Lights Black Leather" – 5:22
8. "Piccadilly" – 4:52
9. "Young Dumb and Full of It" – 3:32
10. "Anger Inc." – 4:35
11. "BRUCE LEE
12. "ROOM AT THE TOP (US REMIX)"
13. "ROUGH STUFF (7” EDIT)"
14. "ROOM AT THE TOP (HOUSE VOCAL)"
15. "ROUGH STUFF (12" VOCAL REMIX)"

Tracks 11 - 15 are bonus tracks from various 7" and 12" releases.

Personnel

• Adam Ant - vocals
• Marco Pirroni - guitars
• André Cymone - "everything else" (keyboards, synthesizers, electric & synth bass, drums, percussion, drum programming)
• Melanie Andrews - backing vocals on "Rough Stuff" and "Young, Dumb and Full of It"

Production

• Produced By André Cymone & Marc Shaiman
• Recorded, Engineered & Mixed By Dan Marnien
• Assistant Recording Engineer: Sally Browther
• Assistant Mix Engineer: Ryan Dorn
• Mastered By Steve Hall
• Norman Moore - art direction, design
• Chris Cuffaro - photography

External links

• Manners & Physique at Discogs (list of releases)