• Source: Enchanted (Marc Almond album)

    • Enchanted is the sixth studio album by the British singer/songwriter Marc Almond. It was released on 7 August 1990 and reached number 52 on the UK Albums Chart and number 81 on the Dutch albums chart. Enchanted includes the singles "A Lover Spurned" (a UK Top 30 hit featuring actress Julie T. Wallace), "The Desperate Hours" and "Waifs and Strays" (the latter of which was remixed by The Grid for its release as a single).


    Background


    The songs for the album were recorded at Marcus, Beethoven Street, Sarm West, Advision, and Mayfair Studios, London. Almond was accompanied by former La Magia and Willing Sinners member Billy McGee, and various studio musicians. Almond worked with three producers, Bob Kraushaar and Gary Maughan oversaw half of the tracks each, while Stephen Hague produced the lead single "A Lover Spurned".
    Almond has described the recording process of this album as one of "conflict" between himself and producer Kraushaar. Writing in his autobiography Tainted Life, Almond describes how in the recording he wanted "spontaneity and surprise, passion and grit" and that he "wanted to be the conductor, waving my baton as musicians came in and out, brandishing strange instruments that created exotic sounds", whereas Kraushaar "was a technophile, and would have happily replaced everyone with the passionless dependability of his computer if he could." However, Almond concedes that "A year later I played the album and loved it. Bob Kraushaar had produced a highly polished, wonderful-sounding album, which at the time I just couldn't hear."
    The album was reissued on CD in 2002 having been remastered. The artwork was designed by Green Ink with a cover photograph of Almond and Zuleika by Pierre et Gilles. Almond has stated that it is his favourite album cover.


    Track listing




    Personnel




    = Players

    =
    Marc Almond – vocals, arrangements
    Billy McGee – keyboards, bass guitar, orchestra arrangements, conductor, arrangements, brass arrangement ("Deaths Diary" and "Orpheus in Red Velvet")
    Gary Maughan – Fairlight, additional keyboards, percussion
    Jack Emblow – accordion
    Enrico Tomasso – brass arrangement ("Deaths Diary" and "Orpheus in Red Velvet")
    The False Harmonics String Ensemble – string orchestra


    = Additional players

    =
    "Madame De La Luna"
    Enrico Tomasso – flugelhorn
    Chris Tombling – soloist, violin
    Blair Booth – backing vocals
    "Waifs and Strays"
    Hossam Ramzy – percussion
    Betsy Cook – backing vocals, keyboards
    "The Desperate Hours"
    Richard Bissel – French horn
    Juan Ramirez – flamenco guitar, handclaps
    Roland Sutherland – flute
    Linda Taylor – backing vocals
    Maggie Ryder – backing vocals
    Suzie O'List – backing vocals
    "Toreador in the Rain"
    Chris Tombling – soloist, violin
    Enrico Tomasso – trumpet
    "Widow Weeds"
    Hossam Ramzy – percussion
    Bashir Abdelal – flute
    Kay Garner – backing vocals
    Betsy Cook – soloist, voice
    "A Lover Spurned"
    Julie T. Wallace – voice
    Stephen Hague – keyboards
    "Deaths Diary"
    Enrico Tomasso – trumpet
    Clare Torry – backing vocals
    Kay Garner – backing vocals
    Stephanie De-Sykes – backing vocals
    Betsy Cook – keyboards
    "The Sea Still Sings"
    Dave Gregory – guitar
    Clare Torry – backing vocals
    Kay Garner – backing vocals
    Stephanie De-Sykes – backing vocals
    "Carnival of Life"
    Marie France – soloist, voice
    Clare Torry – backing vocals
    Kay Garner – backing vocals
    Stephanie De-Sykes – backing vocals
    Bob Kraushaar – acoustic guitar
    "Orpheus in Red Velvet"
    Hossam Ramzy – percussion
    Enrico Tomasso – trumpet
    Betsy Cook – backing vocals


    = Technical

    =
    Bob Kraushaar – Producer (all tracks except "A Lover Spurned")
    Gary Maughan – Producer (all tracks except "The Desperate Hours" and "A Lover Spurned")
    Stephen Hague – Producer ("A Lover Spurned")
    Bob Kraushaar – Mixing (all tracks except "A Lover Spurned")
    Mike "Spike" Drake – Mixing ("A Lover Spurned") and Additional engineering
    Grant Nicholas, Kevin Whyte, Ron Swan, Simon Duff, Simon Gogerly and Steve Fitzmaurice – Assistant Engineer
    Zuleika – Model
    Pierre Et Giles – Cover Photo
    Green Ink – Direct Art


    Covers


    The song 'A Lover Spurned' was covered in Cantonese by singer Leon Lai in 1992 on his album 但願不只是朋友 under the name 情歸落泊,


    References




    External links


    Marc Almond official website

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