China Crisis – Working With Fire And Steel (Possible Pop Songs Volume Two)
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| 1 | Working With Fire And Steel | 3:40 | ||
| 2 | When The Piper Calls | 4:03 | ||
| 3 | Hanna Hanna | 3:29 | ||
| 4 | Animals In Jungles | 3:39 | ||
| 5 | Here Comes A Raincloud | 4:16 | ||
| 6 | Wishful Thinking | 4:41 | ||
| 7 | Tragedy And Mystery | 4:02 | ||
| 8 | Papua | 3:36 | ||
| 9 | The Gates Of Door To Door | 4:16 | ||
| 10 | The Soul Awakening | 4:35 |
Credits
- Acoustic Guitar – Eddie* (tracks: 1)
- Arranged By – China Crisis
- Arranged By [Strings] – Mark Levy (tracks: 5)
- Artwork By [Graphic Design] – Ken (At A.S.)
- Bass – Gazza* (tracks: 2 to 4, 7 to 10)
- Bass [Fretless] – Gazza* (tracks: 1, 5, 6)
- Cello – David Ellery (tracks: 5)
- Drums – Kevin* (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 8, 10)
- Drums [Hi-hat], Sequenced By [Drum Machine] – Kevin* (tracks: 5)
- Drums [Snare & Tom Tom] – Kevin* (tracks: 2)
- Engineer [Assistant At The Manor] – Steve Chase*
- Engineer [Assistant To Assistant Engineer At The Manor] – Paul Cook
- Engineer [At Amazon] – Geoff Higgins (tracks: 10), Gil Norton
- Engineer [At The Manor] – Alan Douglas (2)
- Guitar – Eddie*
- Harmonica [Bass] – Gazza* (tracks: 8)
- Lyrics By – Eddie* (tracks: 2, 3, 6), Garry* (tracks: 1, 3 to 5, 7 to 10)
- Oboe – Steve* (tracks: 2, 5 to 7, 10)
- Other [Russian Dialect] – Graeme Levy (tracks: 1)
- Percussion – Kevin* (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 10)
- Percussion [Acoustic And Electric] – Kevin* (tracks: 9)
- Photography [Cover] – Gavin Cochrane
- Photography [Insert Band Photo] – Sheila Rock
- Piano [Grand] – Garry* (tracks: 2)
- Producer – Mike Howlett
- Saxophone – Steve* (tracks: 1 to 3)
- Saxophone [Tenor] – Anthony* (tracks: 2, 3)
- Strings – Breck Road String Ensemble, The (tracks: 5)
- Synthesizer – Eddie* (tracks: 2), Garry* (tracks: 1, 3 to 5, 7 to 10)
- Tape – Garry* (tracks: 3, 4)
- Trumpet – Roddy* (tracks: 2, 3)
- Viola – David Kennedy (5) (tracks: 5)
- Violin – Barbara Parham (tracks: 5), Mark Levy (tracks: 5)
- Vocals – Eddie* (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 8, 10), Garry* (tracks: 1, 3 to 5, 7 to 10), Jane (4) (tracks: 5, 9)
- Written-By – Eddie*, Gary*
Notes
℗1983. 8-page booklet with lyrics and photos. Recorded at Amazon and The Manor. Mixed at The Manor.
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| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working With Fire And Steel (Possible Pop Songs Volume Two) (LP, Album) | Virgin, Virgin | 205 798, V2286 | Europe | 1983 | ||
| Working With Fire And Steel (Possible Pop Songs Volume Two) (CD, Album) | Virgin Records (Spain) | 786 692 2 | Spain | |||
| Working With Fire And Steel (Possible Pop Songs Volume Two) (CD, Album) | Virgin, Virgin | 0777 7 86699 2 0, CDV2286 | Europe | |||
| Working With Fire And Steel - Possible Pop Songs Volume Two (LP, Album) | Virgin | VL 2273 | Canada | 1983 | ||
| Working With Fire And Steel (Possible Pop Songs Volume Two) (LP, Album) | Virgin | 70131 | France | 1983 |
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pinkindustries
Feb 06, 2012
is this barcode correct? I have the same CD barcode the same, but "0" at the end: 5 012981 228620
The 2nd China Crisis album gets my vote as their best simply because if you love oboe in a pop rock setting, this album is packed with pleasure! Add some excellent fretless bass to the traditional China Crisis wimpy, melodic introspection and you're left wanting more when this album ends. The title cut is sprightly electropop with synth bass and "Hanna Hanna" features strong brass mated with an extremely muscular fretless bassline. I also favor the wistful, almost ambient tunes like "Here Come A Raincloud" and "Soul Awakening." One can also group their big hit "Wishful Thinking" with the last two, but it manages the neat trick of sounding passionately effete - again, with excellent oboe contributing to the arrangement. "Gates of Door to Door" counterpoints staccato rhythms with expressive Gary Barnacle flute! More, please! There are so many high points of playing and arrangement here I was let down when they worked with Walter Becker afterward. If you are familiar with that period of the band, this sounds less like Steely Dan, and Garry Daly isn't altering his phrasing to sound more like Donald Fagen, to better effect.
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