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M People spent a considerable amount of time on Fresco, the group's fourth album, crafting a record that would break them out of the Europop straitjacket and establish them as an international dance-pop act. In other words, Fresco is less a club album than it is a radio record, filled with carefully constructed songs with strong rhythms, sturdy hooks, and pop-soul melodies. Too bad that much of the record simply isn't as memorable. Sure, there are several potential singles with naggingly catchy melodies and the entire production is appealingly glossy and accessible, but the songs simply aren't there and neither is the charming, unashamed brashness of their early work. A few songs -- the garage techno of "Angel St.," the catchy house of "Fantasy Island" and the sweeping orchestrated pop of "Just for You" -- make the album worthwhile, but on the whole Fresco is a distressing step backward for a group that had yet to make a false move.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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M People, Main Artist, Producer, Producer - Paul Heard, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Pickering, Composer, Lyricist - Heather Small, Composer, Lyricist - Will Malone, Arranger - Claudia Fontaine - Beverley Skeete - Carroll Thompson - James Reynolds, Assistant Engineer - Steve Sidelnyk, Drum Programmer - Gaëtan Schurrer, Keyboards - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar - Snake Davis, Flute, Saxophone - Milton McDonald, Guitar - London Session Orchestra, Associated Performer - Phil Bodger, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Paul Taylor, Keyboards
(P) 1997 BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd.
M People, Main Artist, Producer, Producer - Paul Heard, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Pickering, Composer, Lyricist - Heather Small, Composer, Lyricist - Joey Moskowitz, Drum Programmer, Keyboards - Kandi Burruss, Keyboards, Piano - Brooklyn Funk Essentials, Associated Performer - Khadejia Bass - Will Downing - Mark Ledford - Nicki Richards - Audrey Wheeler - David 'EQ.3' Sussman, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Danny Madden
(P) 1997 BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd.
M People, Main Artist, Producer, Producer - Paul Heard, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Pickering, Composer, Lyricist - Heather Small, Composer, Lyricist - Will Malone, Arranger - James Reynolds, Assistant Engineer - Steve Sidelnyk, Drum Programmer - Gaëtan Schurrer, Keyboards - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar - Snake Davis, Flute, Saxophone - Milton McDonald, Guitar - Sylvia Mason-James - Claudia Fontaine - Beverley Skeete - Carroll Thompson - London Session Orchestra, Associated Performer - Phil Bodger, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Paul Taylor, Keyboards
(P) 1997 BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd.
M People, Main Artist, Producer, Producer - Paul Heard, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Pickering, Composer, Lyricist - Heather Small, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Sidelnyk, Drum Programmer - T. Richard Norris, Keyboards - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar - Snake Davis, Flute, Saxophone - Phil Bodger, Engineer, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1997 BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd.
M People, Main Artist, Producer, Producer - Paul Heard, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Pickering, Composer, Lyricist - Heather Small, Composer, Lyricist - Will Malone, Arranger - James Reynolds, Assistant Engineer - Steve Sidelnyk, Drum Programmer - Gaëtan Schurrer, Keyboards - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar - Dave Ital, Guitar - Claudia Fontaine - Beverley Skeete - Carroll Thompson - London Session Orchestra, Associated Performer - Phil Bodger, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Paul Taylor, Keyboards
(P) 1997 BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd.
M People, Main Artist, Producer, Producer - Paul Heard, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Pickering, Composer, Lyricist - Heather Small, Composer, Lyricist - Che Pope, Drum Programmer - George Pearson, Keyboards - Paul Dileo, Bass Guitar - Mike Delguidice, Guitar - Khadejia Bass - Nicki Richards - Audrey Wheeler - WARREN RIKER, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Danny Madden
(P) 1997 BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd.
M People, Main Artist, Producer, Producer - Heard, Composer, Lyricist - Pickering, Composer, Lyricist - small, Composer, Lyricist - Simon Hale (strings), Arranger - Steve Sidelnyk, Drum Programmer - Kandi Burruss, Keyboards, Piano - Dave Ital, Guitar - Snake Davis, Flute, Saxophone - Carroll Thompson - London Session Orchestra, Associated Performer - Tim Weidner, Engineer
(P) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
M People, Main Artist, Producer, Producer - Paul Heard, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Pickering, Composer, Lyricist - Heather Small, Composer, Lyricist - Will Malone, Arranger - Steve Sidelnyk, Drum Programmer - Snake Davis, Flute, Saxophone - Neil Sidwell, Trombone - John Thirkell, Trumpet - Claudia Fontaine - Beverley Skeete - Carroll Thompson - London Session Orchestra, Associated Performer - Phil Bodger, Engineer, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1997 BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd.
M People, Main Artist, Producer, Producer - Paul Heard, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Pickering, Composer, Lyricist - Heather Small, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Sidelnyk, Drum Programmer - Claudia Fontaine - Beverley Skeete - Carroll Thompson - Simon Ellis, Keyboards - Freddie Thompson, Guitar - Johnny Marr, Guitar - Phil Bodger, Engineer, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1997 BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd.
M People, Main Artist, Producer, Producer - Paul Heard, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Pickering, Composer, Lyricist - Heather Small, Composer, Lyricist - Gaëtan Schurrer, Drum Programmer - Johnny Marr, Guitar - Carroll Thompson - Chris Balin - Sophia Jones - Paul Johnson - Phil Bodger, Engineer, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1997 BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd
M People, Main Artist, Producer, Producer - Paul Heard, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Pickering, Composer, Lyricist - Heather Small, Composer, Lyricist - Kandi Burruss, Keyboards, Piano - Joey Moskowitz, Drum Programmer, Keyboards - Tim La Favre (upright), Bass - Brooklyn Funk Essentials, Associated Performer - Steve Thornton, Percussion - Khadejia Bass - Nicki Richards - Audrey Wheeler - David 'EQ.3' Sussman, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Danny Madden
(P) 1997 BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd.
M People, Main Artist, Producer, Producer - Richard Norris, Keyboards - Snake Davis, Flute, Saxophone - Paul Johnson - Neil McLennan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Ferry, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1997 BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd.
Album review
M People spent a considerable amount of time on Fresco, the group's fourth album, crafting a record that would break them out of the Europop straitjacket and establish them as an international dance-pop act. In other words, Fresco is less a club album than it is a radio record, filled with carefully constructed songs with strong rhythms, sturdy hooks, and pop-soul melodies. Too bad that much of the record simply isn't as memorable. Sure, there are several potential singles with naggingly catchy melodies and the entire production is appealingly glossy and accessible, but the songs simply aren't there and neither is the charming, unashamed brashness of their early work. A few songs -- the garage techno of "Angel St.," the catchy house of "Fantasy Island" and the sweeping orchestrated pop of "Just for You" -- make the album worthwhile, but on the whole Fresco is a distressing step backward for a group that had yet to make a false move.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:29
- Main artists: M People
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: M-People
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 1997 BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd.
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