Stories of Johnny
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| Studio album by Marc Almond and The Willing Sinners |
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| Released |
September 1985 (1985-09) |
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| Recorded |
Late 1984 - early 1985 at Hartmann Digital Studios, Bavaria, Battery Studios, London, Powerplant Studios, London, Odessey Studios, London |
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| Genre |
Art pop |
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| Length |
43:59 |
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| Label |
Some Bizzare, Virgin Records |
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| Producer |
Mike Hedges |
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| Marc Almond and The Willing Sinners chronology |
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| Singles from Stories of Johnny |
- "Stories of Johnny" b/w "Stories of Johnny (With The Westminster City School Choir)"
Released: August 1985
- "Love Letter" b/w "Love Letter (With The Westminster City School Choir)"
Released: October 1985
- "The House is Haunted by the Echo of Your Last Goodbye" b/w "Broken Bracelets"
Released: January 1986
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Stories of Johnny is the second studio album by the British singer/songwriter Marc Almond. It was released in September 1985 and reached number 22 on the UK Albums Chart.[1] Stories of Johnny includes the singles "Stories of Johnny", "Love Letter" and "The House is Haunted".
Almond with his assembled band The Willing Sinners, made up of Annie Hogan, Billy McGee, Martin McCarrick, Richard Riley and Steven Humphreys, accompanied by studio musicians recorded the songs for album at Hartmann Digital Studios in Bavaria and Battery Studios, Powerplant Studios, and Odyssey Studios in London. The artwork was designed by Huw Feather with photography by Andy Catlin.
Track listing
All tracks written by Marc Almond; except where indicated.
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| 1. | "Traumas Traumas Traumas" | | 5:07 |
| 2. | "Stories of Johnny" | | 3:45 |
| 3. | "The House is Haunted" | Rose Adlam | 2:19 |
| 4. | "Love Letter" | | 4:51 |
| 5. | "The Flesh is Willing" | | 4:45 |
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| 6. | "Always" | 6:03 |
| 7. | "Contempt" | 3:36 |
| 8. | "I Who Never" | 4:31 |
| 9. | "My Candle Burns" | 3:49 |
| 10. | "Love and Little White Lies" | 5:13 |
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| 11. | "Stories of Johnny (With The Westminster City School Choir)" | 4:18 |
| 12. | "Love Letter (With The Westminster City School Choir)" | 5:28 |
Personnel
- Marc Almond - Vocals, All arrangements
- Mike Hedges - Producer
- Tom Thiel - Engineering (Haartman)
- Steve McLaughlin - Engineering (Battery)
- Ben Rogan - Engineering (Powerplant)
- Pete Brown - Engineering (Powerplant)
- Marc Frank - Engineering (Odyssey)
- Paul Batchelor - Engineering (Odyssey)
- Huw Feather - Design
- Andy Catlin - Photography
- The Willing Sinners
- Annie Hogan - Piano, Vibes, Synthesizer, Marimba
- Martin McCarrick - Cello, Synthesizer
- Richard Riley - Guitar
- Billy McGee - Bass Guitar
- Stephen Humphreys - Drums
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- Martin Ditchum - Percussion
- Enrico Tomasso - Trumpet, Flugal Horn
- Julie Allis - Harp
- Gini Ball - Violin
- Jane West - Backing vocals
- Audrey Riley - Backing vocals
References
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