Attila* & Otway* – Cheryl - A Rock Opera

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Label:	Strike Back Records – SBR 46CD
Format:	CD, Album
Country:	UK
Released:	1991
Genre:	Non-Music, Rock
Style:	Alternative Rock, Comedy, Spoken Word, Pop Rap, Symphonic Rock

Tracklist

1	Overture	3:14
2	A Wembley Central Encounter	2:07
3	The Sensitivity Of The Broken Hearted	2:46
4	The Sympathetic Response	1:39
5	Cheryl	2:45
6	The Penny Drops	2:41
7	Our Room	2:00
8	Cheryl's Decline	4:51
9	A More Romantic View	3:02
10	Cheryl's Going Home Written-By – Bob Lind	1:43
11	She's Gone! But Who's This?	4:07
12	Boys In The Hood (Trainspotter Rap)	1:52
13	A Misunderstanding	1:18
14	A Solitary Tune	1:56
15	Train Information	1:29
16	The Starlight Express	3:15
17	The Unsympathetic Response	3:34
18	Finale	2:26
19	Overture Reprise	1:03
20	The Last Word	0:05

Credits

Backing Vocals – Sarah Ross (2)
Drums – Marco Gio Leone, Simon Lomond
Engineer – Marco Gio Leone
Guitar, Keyboards, Bass – Richard Holgarth
Producer, Mixed By – Richard Holgarth
Saxophone – Nick (8)
Violin – Attila The Stockbroker
Written-By – Attila The Stockbroker (tracks: 1 to 9, 11 to 20), John Otway (tracks: 1 to 9, 11 to 20)

Notes

An everyday tale of Satanism, Trainspotting, Drug Abuse and Unrequited Love.

Dramatis Personae
The Narrator - a Worldly Cynic
Cheryl - a Successful Career Woman, about to embark on a Journey
Billy - a Goat
MC Trainspotter, Nice-T and the Platform 2 Live Crew - a Rapping Posse
The 10:30 to Slough - a rare Class 23 with Extra Luggage Space

Recorded at A&R Studios, Edinburgh
Mixed at The Square, Harlow