Released June 1988 Artist Scritti Politti Label Warner Bros. Records | Length 39:33 (LP)
53:14 (CD) Release date June 1988 Genres Electropop, New wave | |
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Recorded 1987–1988 at Minot Sound, Atlantic, Hit Factory, Right Track, Sorcerer Sound in New York; Britannia Row, AIR, Townhouse, Sarm West, Swan Yard in London Provision
(1988) Anomie & Bonhomie
(1999) Producers Green Gartside, David Gamson (except "Best Thing Ever" was co-produced with John Potoker) Similar Anomie & Bonhomie, Cupid & Psyche 85, Songs to Remember, White Bread Black Beer, C81 |
Provision is the third album by the British group Scritti Politti, released in June 1988.
Contents
The album was the band's second top ten hit in the UK, reaching #8, and was certified Gold by the BPI for 100,000 copies shipped.
The track "Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry for Loverboy)" features Miles Davis on trumpet, whose 1986 album Tutu included a cover of Scritti Politti's "Perfect Way" from Cupid & Psyche 85. The track "Boom! There She Was" features Roger Troutman on talk box vocals. The track "Best Thing Ever" was previously released on the soundtrack of the 1987 film Who's That Girl. In an interview with David Gamson, "Provision took an incredibly long time to make. The initial drum tracks were all recorded with the Synclavier and at that point the Synclav's sequencer was extremely primitive. Lots of inputing kick and snare hits via SMPTE numbers rather than beats and bars. Ultimately, I think we kinda lost the forest for the trees on that album."
Track listing
All tracks composed by Green Gartside and David Gamson; except where indicated
- "Boom! There She Was" – 5:00
- "Overnite" – 4:44
- "First Boy in This Town (Lovesick)" – 4:23
- "All That We Are" – 3:31
- "Best Thing Ever" (Gartside, Gamson, John Potoker) – 3:51
- "Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry for Loverboy)" – 4:21
- "Bam Salute" – 4:33
- "Sugar and Spice" – 4:11
- "Philosophy Now" – 4:53
- "Oh Patti (Extended)" – 6:32 (CD & cassette only)
- "Boom! There She Was (Dub)" – 7:15 (CD & cassette only)
Personnel
Charts
Album
Singles
Songs
1Boom! There She Was5:00
2Overnite4:45
3First Boy in This Town (Lovesick)4:23