Sad Café (album)
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Released | October 1980 | |||
Studio | Strawberry Studios South, Dorking | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 41:44 | |||
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Producer | Eric Stewart | |||
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Sad Café is the fourth studio album by English rock band Sad Café, released in October 1980[2] by RCA Records. In the UK, two singles were released, "La-Di-Da" and "I'm in Love Again" both of which charted on the UK Singles Chart.[3] On some editions of the album, "Love Today" and "I'm in Love Again" are swapped around on the track listing.[4] The album failed to continue the success of the band's previous album and it charted at number 46 on the UK Album Charts.[5] It was also certified silver by the BPI in February 1981.[6] In the US, the album was released by Swan Song Records and it charted at number 160 on the Billboard 200.[7] The album was reissued on CD in 2009 in the US by Renaissance Records.[8]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Paul Young, except where noted
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "La-Di-Da" | John Stimpson, Young | 5:00 | |
2. | "Digital Daydream Blues" | Ashley Mulford, Young, Vic Emerson | 4:53 | |
3. | "What Am I Gonna Do" | Ian Wilson | Wilson | 4:40 |
4. | "Keep It from the Troops" | Sad Café | 6:12 | |
5. | "Love Today" | Wilson, Young | Sad Café | 4:42 |
6. | "Losin' You" | Mulford | Mulford | 3:54 |
7. | "Dreamin'" | Mulford, Stimpson, Young, Emerson | 4:13 | |
8. | "No Favours No Way" | Stimpson, Young | 3:57 | |
9. | "I'm in Love Again" | Wilson, Young | Wilson, Emerson | 4:13 |
Total length: | 41:44 |
Personnel
Sad Café[9]
- Paul Young – lead vocals, percussion, congas
- Ashley Mulford – lead guitar, slide guitar, vocals
- Ian Wilson – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals, percussion
- John Stimpson – bass guitar, vocals
- Vic Emerson – piano, synthesizer
- Dave Irving – drums, vocals, percussion
- Lenni Zaksen – saxophone, vocals
Technical
- Eric Stewart – engineer, producer
- Alwyn Clayden – art direction
- Vic Emerson – strings arrangement and synthesisation
- Lenni Zaksen – horns arrangement
- John Shaw – photography
- Recorded at Strawberry Studios South in Dorking and mastered at Strawberry Mastering in London
References
- ^ "Sad Café – Sad Café | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Record Mirror" (PDF). Record Mirror. 26 July 1980. p. 5.
- ^ "SAD CAFE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Sad Café - Sad Café". Discogs. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "sad café | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "BRIT Certified Award – Sad Cafe – Sad Cafe". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Sad Café". Billboard. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ twilightdawning (17 May 2019). "Sad Cafe – Discography 1977-2019". twilightdawning. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ Sad Café - Sad Café | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 27 April 2020