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Today's Specials

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Released
  
May 14, 1996

Artist
  
The Specials

Label
  
Virgin Catalogue

Length
  
47:41

Release date
  
14 May 1996

Genre
  
Ska

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Producer
  
Tom Lowry, Neville Staple, Stoker

Today's Specials (1996)
  
Guilty 'Til Proved Innocent! (1998)

Similar
  
The Specials albums, Ska albums

Today's Specials is a cover album by The Specials, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music). It is the first studio album by the group since 1984, although not in the full original line-up. Original members Neville Staple, Roddy Byers, Lynval Golding, and Horace Panter are joined by new members Mark Adams and Adam Birch, along with a number of sessions musicians. Lead vocals are mostly handled by Staple and Golding, with Neville's daughter Sheena Staples contributing backing vocals to the album.

Contents

The album did not receive favourable reviews from media or fans, with many reviewers decrying in particular the over-use of synthesizers and pre-programmed drums beats. Neville Staple claims that several of the recordings were actually produced demos, and regrets including them on the album.

The track "Hypocrite" was released as a single.

Personnel

  • Neville Staple - vocals, producer
  • Roddy Byers - vocals, guitar
  • Lynval Golding - guitar, vocals, harmonica, mixing
  • Horace Panter - bass guitar
  • Mark Adams - organ, keyboards, backing vocals, programming, mixing
  • Adam Birch - trombone, trumpet, horn, flugelhorn
  • Aitch Hyatt - drums, backing vocals
  • Kendell Smith - DJ Vocals
  • Sheena Staple - backing vocals
  • Stoker - producer, mixing
  • Tom Lowry - producer, programming, engineer
  • Jim Lansberry - programming, mixing, engineer
  • Songs

    1Take Five3:55
    2Pressure Drop4:19
    3Hypocrite3:26

    References

    Today's Specials Wikipedia


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