Released 24 June 1997 Producer Mark Freegard Release date 24 June 1997 | Length 50:13 Label A&M Records | |
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Recorded The Chapel; Parkgate Studios, November 1996–January 1997 Some Other Sucker's Parade(1997) Can You Do Me Good?(2002) Similar Hatful of Rain, Change Everything, Can You Do Me Good?, Waking Hours, Lousy with Love |
Del amitri some other sucker s parade
Some Other Sucker's Parade is the fifth studio album by Del Amitri, released on 24 June 1997. It reached number 6 in the UK Albums Chart.
Contents
- Del amitri some other sucker s parade
- Del amitri some other sucker s parade later with jools holland
- History
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Other Media
- Singles
- Songs
- References
Del amitri some other sucker s parade later with jools holland
History
The album's recording was characterised by changes in personnel. Drummer Ashley Soan had joined the band soon after the release of Twisted (1995), and following their 1995 US tour the group parted company with guitarist David Cummings, who left to become a television scriptwriter. Jon McLoughlin was drafted in to replace him, and would co-write Some Other Sucker's Parade's title track with Justin Currie. Both Soan and McLoughlin left soon after the album's recording.
Intended to communicate the band's live sound, the album deliberately used few studio effects in favour of a "raw" feel. "Absolutely as few overdubs as possible," confirmed Iain Harvie in an October 1997 interview with Guitarist magazine. "Probably about 80 per cent of the songs on this record don't have overdubs, apart from the vocals obviously, with all the harmonies, and maybe the guitar solo if there was a really dreadful mistake in the middle that we just couldn't live with. Wherever possible, we recorded with our live format of bass, drums, two guitars and keyboards for most of the songs."
Track listing
- "Not Where It's At" (Justin Currie) – 3:39
- "Some Other Sucker's Parade" (Currie, Jon McLoughlin) – 3:08
- "Won't Make It Better" (Currie, Iain Harvie) – 3:59
- "What I Think She Sees" (Currie) – 2:59
- "Medicine" (Currie) – 2:50
- "High Times" (Currie, Harvie) – 4:26
- "Mother Nature's Writing" (Currie, Harvie) – 3:50
- "No Family Man" (Currie) – 2:54
- "Cruel Light Of Day" (Currie) – 3:13
- "Funny Way To Win" (Currie, Harvie) – 3:36
- "Through All That Nothing" (Currie, Harvie) – 3:55
- "Life Is Full" (Currie) – 3:22
- "Lucky Guy" (Currie, Harvie) – 4:54
- "Make It Always Be Too Late" (Currie) – 3:22
Bonus tracks:
Personnel
Other Media
"Life is Full" is played over the end credits of the 1998 film Sweet Revenge.
Singles
Songs
1Not Where It's At3:40
2Some Other Sucker's Parade3:11
3Won't Make It Better