• Source: Surprise Surprise (album)

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Background


Earlier in 1982, the second keyboard player, Bjorn Thorarensen who's been with them for their previous two albums, left Mezzoforte. The saxophone player Kristinn Svavarsson became a full member after playing as a guest on the band's first two albums. surprise" target="_blank">Surprise surprise" target="_blank">Surprise was recorded at PRT Studios, London in July–August 1982 and mixed at Red Bus Studios in September. It was the second time the band worked with producer Geoff Calver in London after the recording of their second album Í Hakanum – released internationally as Mezzoforte and re-released as Octopus in 1996 – in 1980. Despite gaining some popularity and playing concerts in the UK, the album was first released in Iceland in 1982 simply named 4 and then renamed surprise" target="_blank">Surprise surprise" target="_blank">Surprise for the international release.




Cover


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"Garden Party"


"Garden Party" was chosen to be released as a single, even though the band wasn't sure whether to include the song on the album. It became Mezzoforte's biggest hit and charted in most European countries and Japan. After its success the band moved to England and started touring in Europe. "Garden Party" has been featured in TV programs and commercials, gaining even more publicity for Mezzoforte through the years. The song was covered by Herb Alpert in 1983.




Track listing






Charts






Personnel


Mezzoforte:

Fridrik Karlsson – Guitars (Yamaha and Ibanez electric, Ramirez acoustic), Percussion
Eythor Gunnarsson – Keyboards (Rhodes, MiniMoog, Grand Piano, OBX-A, Jupiter 8, Prophet V, Roland Vocoder), Percussion
Johann Asmundsson – Bass Guitars (JA-Special, Yamaha, Fender fretless), Percussion
Gulli Briem – Drums (Premier drums), Percussion
Kristinn Svavarsson – Saxophones (Yamaha alto, Selmer MK VI '58 tenor), Percussion
Additional musicians:

Louis Jardim – Percussion
Eirikur Ingolfsson – Percussion
Shady Calver – Voice
Chris Cameron – Voice
Steve Dawson – Flugelhorn on Garden Party
Winston Sela – OBX programming
Horns Section:

Chris Hunter – Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
Bill Eldridge – Trumpet
Martin Dobson – Tenor Saxophone
Stuart Brooks – Trumpet
Technical:

Ernst J. Backman: Original International Artwork
Geoff Calver: Producer, Engineer
Jonatan Gardarsson: Editor
Eirikur Ingolfsson: 1996 Liner notes
Seventh Heaven: 1996 Artwork and design
Oskar Pall Sveinsson: 1996 Digital Remaster




Release history






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