Gorgeous George (album)

Gorgeous George
Studio album by Edwyn Collins
Released 1 July 1994
Recorded New River, London
Genre Blue-eyed soul, folk rock, glam rock, jangle pop[1]
Length 58:15
Label Setanta
Producer Edwyn Collins
Edwyn Collins chronology
Hellbent on Compromise
(1990)		 Gorgeous George
(1994)		 I'm Not Following You
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Gorgeous George is the third solo studio album by Scottish musician Edwyn Collins. The album was recorded at New River in London, with Collins acting as the producer.[2] It was released on 1 July 1994[3] and features guest musician Paul Cook of Sex Pistols.[4]

Track listing

  1. "The Campaign for Real Rock" – 6:35
  2. "A Girl Like You" – 3:58
  3. "Low Expectations" – 3:58
  4. "Out of This World" – 5:37
  5. "If You Could Love Me" – 5:30
  6. "North of Heaven" – 3:39
  7. "Gorgeous George" – 4:08
  8. "It's Right in Front of You" – 6:26
  9. "Make Me Feel Again" – 4:22
  10. "I've Got It Bad" – 4:40
  11. "Subsidence" – 5:44
  12. "Moron" (hidden track) – 3:26

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.[2]

Main musicians
Additional musicians
  • Vic Godard – backing vocals on tracks 1–2
  • Sean Read – backing vocals on tracks 1–2, 4, 6–8 and 11
  • Dennis Bovell – bass on track 5
  • Martin Drover – flugelhorn on track 5
  • Patrick Arbuthnot – pedal steel on track 6
  • Sebastian Lewsley – ARP synthesizer on tracks 8 and 11
Production
  • Edwyn Collins – producer, arranger, engineer
  • Sebastian Lewsley – engineer
  • Duncan Cowell – mastering
  • Gavin Evans – photography
  • Rob Crane – sleeve art

References

  1. 1 2 Allmusic review
  2. 1 2 Gorgeous George (Booklet). Edwyn Collins. Setanta. 1994. SETCD14.
  3. ↑ "Gorgeous George - Edwyn Collins - Release Information, Reviews and Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas, eds. (2002), "Edwyn Collins", All music guide to rock: the definitive guide to rock, pop, and soul, AMG all music guide series (3rd ed.), San Francisco: Backbeat Books, pp. 237–238, ISBN 0-87930-653-X, retrieved 3 January 2011


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