This Time It's Personal (John Cooper Clarke and Hugh Cornwell album)
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This Time It's Personal is a cover album by the English performance poet Dr. John Cooper Clarke, and the former vocalist of The Stranglers, Hugh Cornwell. It was released on 14 October 2016, and in Clarke's case, the first album released since 1982's Zip Style Method.
Background
The album was conceived by Cornwell, when drunk and listening to "MacArthur Park", he wondered what the song would sound like if Clarke had sung it. Having spent dinner with Clarke weeks before, he rang him up and asked him if he was interested. Clarke was receptive to the idea, and after covering "MacArthur Park", the two decided to make an album of songs from their youth, with Clarke on vocals and Cornwell on guitars.[1][2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
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| 1. | "It's Only Make Believe" | Conway Twitty, Jack Nance | Conway Twitty | 2:59 |
| 2. | "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans" | John Turner Layton Jr., Henry Creamer | Layton/Creamer | 2:25 |
| 3. | "Spanish Harlem" | Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector | Ben E. King | 3:02 |
| 4. | "Johnny Remember Me" | Geoff Goddard | John Leyton | 3:17 |
| 5. | "MacArthur Park" | Jimmy Webb | Richard Harris | 6:20 |
| 6. | "She's A Woman" | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | Christine Kittrell | 2:36 |
| 7. | "Donna" | Ritchie Valens | Ritchie Valens | 3:59 |
| 8. | "Jezebel" | Wayne Shanklin | Frankie Laine | 3:39 |
| 9. | "Love Potion No. 9" | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | The Clovers | 2:57 |
| 10. | "Sweeter Than You" | Baker Knight | Ricky Nelson | 4:37 |
| Total length: | 33:51 | |||
References
- ^ "John Cooper Clarke and Hugh Cornwell to release 'This Time It's Personal' album". Music News. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ Simpson, Dave (15 July 2016). "John Cooper Clarke: polymath, renaissance man and true enigma". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
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