Songs from the Mardi Gras
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Songs from the Mardi Gras is the third and last solo album of former Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey and was released in 1991. Despite the somewhat non-commercial character of the music, the single "I've Got News for You" did make it into the UK Top 20.[1]
Speaking of the album and his decision to finish his solo career afterwards, Sharkey told The Telegraph in 2013: "It's gonna sound quite kind of pathetic in many ways, but it was what I was feeling at the time; the last album I made emotionally I put a colossal amount into it, and I just felt I could not go on making that kind of intellectual and emotional investment anymore".[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Written by | Length |
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| 1. | "After The Mardi Gras" | Fergal Sharkey, Greg Barnhill | 4:47 |
| 2. | "One Night in Hollywood" | Fergal Sharkey and Dennis Morgan | 5:32 |
| 3. | "Miss You Fever" | Fergal Sharkey and Dennis Morgan | 4:12 |
| 4. | "Women and I" | Fergal Sharkey and Mick Kitson | 4:44 |
| 5. | "Love Like Blood" | John Hiatt | 4:18 |
| 6. | "I've Got News for You" | Fergal Sharkey and Dennis Morgan | 4:52 |
| 7. | "To Miss Someone" | Maria McKee | 3:41 |
| 8. | "Sister Rosa" | Fergal Sharkey and Phil Ramacon | 4:09 |
| 9. | "I'll Take It Back" | Fergal Sharkey, Bob DiPiero and John Scott Sherrill | 4:15 |
| 10. | "Cry Like a Rainy Day" | Greg Barnhill and Kenny Greenberg | 5:40 |
| 11. | "She Moved Through the Fair" | Traditional; arranged by Fergal Sharkey | 3:09 |
Personnel
- Feargal Sharkey - vocals
- Dann Huff, Dennis Morgan, Kenny Greenberg, Kevin Armstrong, Reggie Young - guitar
- Don Potter - acoustic guitar
- Michael Rhodes - bass
- Barry Beckett, Mike Lawler - keyboards
- Eddie Bayers - drums
- Charles Rose, Jim Horn, Mike Haynes, Quitman Dennis - horns
- Beverley Skeete, Bob DiPiero, Greg Barnhill, Janice Hoyte, John Scott Sherrill, Johnny Cobb, Jonell Mosser, Kathy Burdick, Lisa Silver, Vicki Hampton - background vocals
- Technical
- Alan Beukers - front cover photography
Chart performance
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| Swedish Albums Chart[3] | 41 |
| UK Albums Chart[1] | 27 |
References
- ^ a b "Feargal Sharkey - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ 4:45PM BST 25 Jun 2013 (2013-06-25). "Video: Feargal Sharkey: 'I will never sing on stage again'". Telegraph. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Steffen Hung (1991-05-22). "Feargal Sharkey - Songs From The Mardi Gras". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-03-02.