20 Mothers

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Released 28 August 1995 20 Mothers (1995) Interpreter (1996) Release date 28 August 1995 Genre Indie rock		Length 71:34 Artist Julian Cope Label American Recordings Producers Ed Stasium, Julian Cope

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20 Mothers is a 1995 album by Julian Cope. The sub-title is "Better to Light a Candle Than to Curse the Darkness".

Track listing

All tracks written by Julian Cope, except where noted.

Julian Cope – vocals, guitar, bass, mellotron, production

Mark "Rooster" Cosby – drums, percussion

Michael "Moon Eye" Watts – guitar

Thighpaulsandra – synthesizer, piano, string arrangements, recording

Dorian Cope (credited as "Mavis Grind") – second lead vocals on "Road of Dreams"

Donald Ross Skinner – omnichord on "The Lonely Guy" & "Senile Get"

Terry Edwards – saxophones on "Wheelbarrow Man", trumpet on "Road of Dreams", horn arrangements

Danny Thompson – double bass on "1995"

James Eller – bass, moog on "Try, Try, Try"

Steve Ferrera – drums, bongos on "Try, Try, Try"

Ed Stasium – 12-string guitar, additional production, mix on "Try, Try, Try"

Martin Schellard – conductor on "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"

Shaun Harvey – additional recording on "Crying Babies Sleepless Nights" & "Girl-Call"

Jill Furmanovsky – sleeve photography

Bruce and Mark @ Design by Green Ink – design

1Wheelbarrow Man3:01
2I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud2:35
3Try Try Try3:27

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