Released 14 March 1988 Length 45:32 Artist Prefab Sprout Label Kitchenware Records | Recorded 1988 From Langley Park to Memphis
(1988) Protest Songs
(1989) Release date 14 March 1988 Genre Pop music | |
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Producers Thomas Dolby, Jon Kelly, Paddy McAloon, Andy Richards Similar Prefab Sprout albums, Pop music albums | ||
From Langley Park to Memphis is the third album by English pop band Prefab Sprout, released on 14 March 1988.
Contents
The title is taken from a lyric to one of the album's songs, 'The Venus of the Soup Kitchen', and refers to the village of Langley Park, County Durham, and the city of Memphis, Tennessee. 'Nightingales' features the harmonica playing of Stevie Wonder, while Pete Townshend plays acoustic guitar on 'Hey Manhattan!'. All songs on the album are written by frontman Paddy McAloon, who also produced many of the tracks.
The album reached number five on the UK Albums Chart, the highest position for any studio album released by the band, and contained their highest charting single, with 'The King of Rock 'n' Roll' peaking at number seven on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in May/June 1988.
Five singles were released to promote the album; in order of release these were 'Cars and Girls', 'The King of Rock 'n' Roll', 'Hey Manhattan!', 'Nightingales' and 'The Golden Calf'.
'I Remember That' was later released as a single to promote the greatest hits album A Life of Surprises: The Best of Prefab Sprout, in March 1993.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Paddy McAloon
- "The King of Rock 'n' Roll"
- "Cars and Girls"
- "I Remember That"
- "Enchanted"
- "Nightingales"
- "Hey Manhattan!"
- "Knock on Wood"
- "The Golden Calf"
- "Nancy (Let Your Hair Down for Me)"
- "The Venus of the Soup Kitchen"
Songs
1King of Rock 'n' Roll4:23
2Cars & Girls4:27
3I Remember That4:14