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Pogue Mahone is the seventh and final studio album by the Pogues, released in February 1996. The title is a variant of the Irish phrase póg mo thóin, meaning "kiss my arse", from which the band's name is derived. It was the band's second studio album recorded after the departure of Shane MacGowan, and features Spider Stacy in the role of lead singer.




Overview


The album was not a critical or commercial success. After its release founding member Jem Finer left the band, and the remaining members decided to end their run together as well. The album yielded one single, "How Come". "Love You Till the End" was to be the second single, but this was never released. The song appears in the 1999 movie Mystery, Alaska and on the soundtrack to the movie P.S. I Love You.




Critical reception


Trouser Press wrote that a "shortage of songs that are more than workably agreeable and a complete lack of edge in their performances leaves the harmless album sounding like the work of a skilled and spirited but bog-ordinary Irish pub band." The Los Angeles Times wrote that "some numbers sound almost new age, thanks to an airy whistle, while others sound like dull FM-rock with a dash of Irish flavor."




Track listing






= Standard edition

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"How Come" (Ronnie Lane, Kevin Westlake) – 2:50
"Living in a World Without Her" (Darryl Hunt, James McNally) – 3:20
"When the Ship Comes In" (Bob Dylan) – 3:14
"Anniversary" (Jem Finer) – 4:06
"Amadie" (Andrew Ranken) – 1:53
"Love You 'Till the End" (Hunt) – 4:32
"Bright Lights" (Finer) – 2:37
"Oretown" (Finer) – 3:50
"Pont Mirabeau" (Guillaume Apollinaire, Finer; translated by Finer and Samuel Edward Finer) – 3:31
"Tosspint" (Finer) – 3:32
"Four O'Clock in the Morning" (Ranken) – 3:12
"Where That Love's Been Gone" (Ranken, Steven Skull) – 3:50
"The Sun and the Moon" (Jamie Clarke, Spider Stacy) – 3:22




= Bonus tracks (2004 reissue)

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"Eyes of an Angel" (Finer) – 2:54 (B-side to "How Come")
"Love You Till the End" (Hunt) – 3:54 (Stephen Hague Mix)




Personnel


Credits are adapted from the album liner notes, except where noted.

The Pogues
Spider Stacy – lead vocals
David Coulter – mandolin (tracks 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13), tambourine (tracks 2, 3, 7, 10, 13), baritone ukulele (tracks 4, 9), djembe (tracks 6), shaker (tracks 6, 8)
Jem Finer – banjo (tracks 2-5, 7, 10-13), guitar (tracks 1, 4, 6, 8, 9), hurdy-gurdy (tracks 4, 10)
Jamie Clarke – guitar (tracks 2-13), bass (track 6), backing vocals (track 13)
James McNally – accordion (tracks 1-5, 7-10, 12, 13), whistle (tracks 1-4, 13), piano (tracks 2, 6, 9), low whistle (tracks 8, 11), Uilleann pipes (tracks 10, 11, 13)
Darryl Hunt – bass (tracks 1-5, 7-13), backing vocals (tracks 1-3, 7, 12)
Andrew Ranken – drums; co-lead vocals (track 5)

Additional musicians
Stephen Warbeck – mandolin, piano and accordion on "How Come"
Steve Brown – backing vocals on "How Come"
Stephen Hague – backing vocals on "How Come"
Jon Sevink – fiddle on "Living in a World Without Her" and "Anniversary"
Debsey Wykes – backing vocals on "Anniversary" and "Love You 'Till the End"
Anne Wood – violin on "Where That Love's Been Gone"
Kick Horns – brass on "Eyes of an Angel"
Electra Strings
Caroline Lavelle – cello on "Anniversary", "Love You 'Till the End" and "Pont Mirabeau"
Jocelyn Pook – viola on "Anniversary", "Love You 'Till the End" and "Pont Mirabeau"
Julia Singleton – violin on "Anniversary", "Love You 'Till the End" and "Pont Mirabeau"
Sonia Slany – violin on "Anniversary", "Love You 'Till the End" and "Pont Mirabeau"
Technical
Steve Brown – producer, engineer, mixing
Shelley Saunders – assistant engineer
Steve Musters – mixing assistant
Stephen Hague – additional production and mixing on "How Come"
Mike "Spike" Drake – mixing on "How Come"
Ian Cooper – mastering
Darryl Hunt – cover design, cover art
Claudia Pöschl – cover design, cover art
Steve Pyke – photography, portraits




References






External links


Pogues.com

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• Pogue Mahone
• The Pogues
• List of songs recorded by the Pogues
• The Pogues discography
• Darryl Hunt (musician)
• Spider Stacy
• Mahone
• Haunted (The Pogues song)
• Shane MacGowan
• Siobhan MacGowan