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Marc Almond's newest label jump resulted in what looked like an ideal creation on paper -- two songs produced and co-written by the Grid, the techno duo featuring Almond's Soft Cell collaborator Dave Ball, three more songs worked on with sole surviving Willing Sinner/La Magia member, keyboardist/orchestrator Billy McGee, and a mini-song cycle, "The Tenement Symphony" itself, produced by uber-studio wizard Trevor Horn. But did it work? Much like Enchanted, there's a little too much of Almond getting lost in rote synth-disco for comfort at points. But there are enough pluses to outweigh the minuses -- the opening "Meet Me in My Dream," one of the Grid collaborations, is a beautiful start, equal to "The Stars We Are," while the Symphony itself, though perhaps taking itself a bit too seriously as a conceit, has three solid singles to its credit -- a completely over the top (but what else to expect from Trevor Horn?) version of Jacques Brel's "Jacky," the concluding "My Hand Over My Heart," another sweep of the heartstrings dance ballad, and the surprise U.K. hit single of the bunch, the gentle and (for Horn) understated "The Days of Pearly Spencer," another '60s cover given the Almond treatment to good effect.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
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Trevor Horn, Producer - Dave Ball, Composer - Richard Norris, Composer - Marc Almond, Vocals, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Musiqware Publishing GMBH, MusicPublisher
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Trevor Horn, Producer - Eric Blau, Composer - Inga Humpe, Programmer, Vocals - Mort Shuman, Composer - Jacques Brel, Composer - Ren Swan, Engineer - Gregg Jackman, Engineer - Andy Duncan, Drums - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Engineer - Brian Malouf, Mixer - Tim Weidner, Engineer - Marc Almond, Vocals, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Max Loderbauer, Programmer - Eric Caudieux, Programmer - Pouchenel Editions Musicales, MusicPublisher - Copyright Control (Sacem), MusicPublisher - Gerald Jouannest, Composer
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Trevor Horn, Composer, Producer - Bruce Woolley, Composer - Ren Swan, Engineer - Gregg Jackman, Engineer - Anne Dudley, Keyboards - Andy Duncan, Drums - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Engineer - Brian Malouf, Mixer - Tim Weidner, Engineer - Marc Almond, Vocals, MainArtist - Bmg Rights Management (uk) Ltd, MusicPublisher - SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING ALLEGRO (UK), MusicPublisher
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Trevor Horn, Composer, Producer, Arranger - Claude Debussy, Composer - Sally Bradshaw, Vocals - Marc Almond, Vocals, MainArtist - Bmg Rights Management (uk) Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Trevor Horn, Producer, Organ - David McWilliams, Composer - Ren Swan, Engineer - Gregg Jackman, Engineer - Anne Dudley, Keyboards - Andy Duncan, Drums, Percussion - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Engineer - Brian Malouf, Mixer - Tim Weidner, Engineer, Bass Guitar - Mitch Dalton, Guitar - Marc Almond, Vocals, MainArtist - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Trevor Horn, Producer - Dave Ball, Composer - Richard Norris, Composer - Ren Swan, Engineer - Gregg Jackman, Engineer - Anne Dudley, Keyboards - Andy Duncan, Drums, Percussion - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Engineer - Brian Malouf, Mixer - Tim Weidner, Engineer - Marc Almond, Vocals, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Warner Chappell Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Musiqware Publishing GMBH, MusicPublisher - Julian Stringle, Clarinet
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Phil Todd, Saxophone - Dave Ball, Composer - Richard Norris, Composer, Producer, Percussion, Programmer - David Ball, Producer, Synthesizer - Marc Almond, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Warner Chappell Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Nigel Hine, Producer - Billy McGee, Producer - Musiqware Publishing GMBH, MusicPublisher
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Richard Norris, Producer - David Ball, Producer - Marc Almond, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - BUCKS MUSIC GROUP LTD, MusicPublisher - Warner Chappell Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Nigel Hine, Producer, Programmer - Billy McGee, Producer, Keyboards - William McGee, Composer
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Dave Ball, Composer - Richard Norris, Composer, Producer, Percussion, Programmer - David Ball, Producer, Synthesizer - Marc Almond, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Nick Plytas, Piano - Warner Chappell Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Nigel Hine, Producer - Billy McGee, Producer
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Richard Norris, Producer - Richard Riley, Guitar - Julian Mendelsohn, Mixer - David Ball, Producer - Marc Almond, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - BUCKS MUSIC GROUP LTD, MusicPublisher - Warner Chappell Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Nigel Hine, Producer, Programmer - Billy McGee, Producer, Keyboards - William McGee, Composer
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Richard Norris, Producer - Richard Riley, Guitar - Julian Mendelsohn, Mixer - David Ball, Producer - Marc Almond, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - BUCKS MUSIC GROUP LTD, MusicPublisher - Warner Chappell Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Nigel Hine, Producer, Programmer - Billy McGee, Producer, Keyboards - William McGee, Composer
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
John Coxon, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Warner Chappell Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
John Coxon, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Warner Chappell Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
John Coxon, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Warner Chappell Music Ltd., MusicPublisher
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - BUCKS MUSIC GROUP LTD, MusicPublisher - Warner Chappell Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - William McGee, Composer
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Bmg Rights Management (uk) Ltd, MusicPublisher - SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING ALLEGRO (UK), MusicPublisher - William McGee, Composer
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Trevor Horn, Producer - John Coxon, Composer - Ren Swan, Engineer - Gregg Jackman, Engineer - Anne Dudley, Keyboards - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Andy Duncan, Drums - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Engineer - Brian Malouf, Mixer - Tim Weidner, Engineer - Marc Almond, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist - Warner Chappell Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
DISC 2
Trevor Horn, Producer - Eric Blau, Composer - Inga Humpe, Programmer, Vocals - Mort Shuman, Composer - Jacques Brel, Composer - Ren Swan, Engineer - Gregg Jackman, Engineer - Andy Duncan, Drums - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Engineer - Brian Malouf, Mixer - Tim Weidner, Engineer - Marc Almond, Vocals, MainArtist - Max Loderbauer, Programmer - Eric Caudieux, Programmer - Copyright Control (Sacem), MusicPublisher - Gerald Jouannest, Composer - Pouchenel Editions Musicale, MusicPublisher
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Trevor Horn, Producer - Dave Ball, Composer - Richard Norris, Composer - Ren Swan, Engineer - Gregg Jackman, Engineer - Anne Dudley, Keyboards - Andy Duncan, Drums, Percussion - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Engineer - Brian Malouf, Mixer - Tim Weidner, Engineer - Marc Almond, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist - Warner Chappell Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Musiqware Publishing GMBH, MusicPublisher - Julian Stringle, Clarinet
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Trevor Horn, Producer, Organ - David McWilliams, Composer - Ren Swan, Engineer - Gregg Jackman, Engineer - Anne Dudley, Keyboards - Andy Duncan, Drums, Percussion - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Engineer - Brian Malouf, Mixer - Tim Weidner, Engineer, Bass Guitar - Mitch Dalton, Guitar - Marc Almond, Vocals, MainArtist - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Trevor Horn, Composer, Producer - Bruce Woolley, Composer - Ren Swan, Engineer - Gregg Jackman, Engineer - Anne Dudley, Keyboards - Andy Duncan, Drums - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Engineer - Brian Malouf, Mixer - Tim Weidner, Engineer - Marc Almond, Vocals, MainArtist - Bmg Rights Management (uk) Ltd, MusicPublisher - SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING ALLEGRO (UK), MusicPublisher
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
PATRICK LEONARD, Composer - Madonna Ciccone, Composer - Marc Almond, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Emi Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Warner Chappell North America ltd, MusicPublisher - Kobalt Music Publishing LTD, MusicPublisher
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Trevor Horn, Producer - Eric Blau, Composer - Inga Humpe, Programmer, Vocals - Mort Shuman, Composer - Jacques Brel, Composer - Ren Swan, Engineer - Gregg Jackman, Engineer - Andy Duncan, Drums - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Engineer - Brian Malouf, Mixer - Tim Weidner, Engineer - Marc Almond, Vocals, MainArtist - Max Loderbauer, Programmer - Eric Caudieux, Programmer - Pouchenel Editions Musicales, MusicPublisher - Copyright Control (Sacem), MusicPublisher - Gerald Jouannest, Composer
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Trevor Horn, Producer - Dave Ball, Composer - Richard Norris, Composer - Ren Swan, Engineer - Gregg Jackman, Engineer - Anne Dudley, Keyboards - Andy Duncan, Drums, Percussion - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Engineer - Brian Malouf, Mixer - Tim Weidner, Engineer - Marc Almond, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist - Warner Chappell Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - Musiqware Publishing GMBH, MusicPublisher - Julian Stringle, Clarinet
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
John Coxon, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Warner Chappell Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
John Coxon, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Warner Chappell Music Ltd., MusicPublisher
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Trevor Horn, Producer - John Coxon, Composer - Ren Swan, Engineer - Gregg Jackman, Engineer - Anne Dudley, Keyboards - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Andy Duncan, Drums - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Engineer - Brian Malouf, Mixer - Tim Weidner, Engineer - Marc Almond, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist - Warner Chappell Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Trevor Horn, Producer - Eric Blau, Composer - Inga Humpe, Programmer, Vocals - Mort Shuman, Composer - Jacques Brel, Composer - Ren Swan, Engineer - Gregg Jackman, Engineer - Andy Duncan, Drums - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Engineer - Brian Malouf, Mixer - Tim Weidner, Engineer - Marc Almond, Vocals, MainArtist - Max Loderbauer, Programmer - Eric Caudieux, Programmer - Pouchenel Editions Musicales, MusicPublisher - Copyright Control (Sacem), MusicPublisher - Gerald Jouannest, Composer
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Trevor Horn, Producer - Dave Ball, Composer - Richard Norris, Composer - Ren Swan, Engineer - Gregg Jackman, Engineer - Anne Dudley, Keyboards - Andy Duncan, Drums, Percussion - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Engineer - Brian Malouf, Mixer - Tim Weidner, Engineer - Marc Almond, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist - Warner Chappell Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Musiqware Publishing GMBH, MusicPublisher - Julian Stringle, Clarinet
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
John Coxon, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Warner Chappell Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
DISC 3
Trevor Horn, Producer - Dave Ball, Composer - Richard Norris, Composer - Ren Swan, Engineer - Gregg Jackman, Engineer - Anne Dudley, Keyboards - Andy Duncan, Drums, Percussion - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Engineer - Brian Malouf, Mixer - Tim Weidner, Engineer - Marc Almond, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist - Warner Chappell Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Musiqware Publishing GMBH, MusicPublisher - Julian Stringle, Clarinet
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Trevor Horn, Composer, Producer - Bruce Woolley, Composer - Ren Swan, Engineer - Gregg Jackman, Engineer - Anne Dudley, Keyboards - Andy Duncan, Drums - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Engineer - Brian Malouf, Mixer - Tim Weidner, Engineer - Marc Almond, Vocals, MainArtist - Bmg Rights Management (uk) Ltd, MusicPublisher - SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING ALLEGRO (UK), MusicPublisher
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Trevor Horn, Producer - Eric Blau, Composer - Inga Humpe, Programmer, Vocals - Mort Shuman, Composer - Jacques Brel, Composer - Ren Swan, Engineer - Gregg Jackman, Engineer - Andy Duncan, Drums - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Engineer - Brian Malouf, Mixer - Tim Weidner, Engineer - Marc Almond, Vocals, MainArtist - Max Loderbauer, Programmer - Eric Caudieux, Programmer - Warner Chappell Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Gerald Jouannest, Composer
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
John Coxon, Composer - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Bmg Rights Management (uk) Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Trevor Horn, Producer - Richard Norris, Producer - David Ball, Producer - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - BUCKS MUSIC GROUP LTD, MusicPublisher - Warner Chappell Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - Nigel Hine, Producer - Billy McGee, Producer - William McGee, Composer
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
John Coxon, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Warner Chappell Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Trevor Horn, Producer - Dave Ball, Composer - Richard Norris, Composer - Ren Swan, Engineer - Gregg Jackman, Engineer - Anne Dudley, Keyboards - Andy Duncan, Drums, Percussion - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Engineer - Brian Malouf, Mixer - Tim Weidner, Engineer - Marc Almond, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist - Warner Chappell Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Musiqware Publishing GMBH, MusicPublisher - Julian Stringle, Clarinet
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Richard Norris, Producer - Richard Riley, Guitar - Julian Mendelsohn, Mixer - David Ball, Producer - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - BUCKS MUSIC GROUP LTD, MusicPublisher - Warner Chappell Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Nigel Hine, Producer, Programmer - Billy McGee, Producer, Keyboards - William McGee, Composer
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Phil Todd, Saxophone - Dave Ball, Composer - Richard Norris, Composer, Producer, Percussion, Programmer - David Ball, Producer, Synthesizer - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Warner Chappell Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Nigel Hine, Producer - Billy McGee, Producer - Musiqware Publishing GMBH, MusicPublisher
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Trevor Horn, Composer, Producer - Bruce Woolley, Composer - Ren Swan, Engineer - Gregg Jackman, Engineer - Anne Dudley, Keyboards - Andy Duncan, Drums - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Engineer - Brian Malouf, Mixer - Tim Weidner, Engineer - Marc Almond, Vocals, MainArtist - Bmg Rights Management (uk) Ltd, MusicPublisher - SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING ALLEGRO (UK), MusicPublisher
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Richard Norris, Producer - David Ball, Producer - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - BUCKS MUSIC GROUP LTD, MusicPublisher - Warner Chappell Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Nigel Hine, Producer, Programmer - Billy McGee, Producer, Keyboards - William McGee, Composer
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Trevor Horn, Producer - Dave Ball, Composer - Richard Norris, Composer - Ren Swan, Engineer - Gregg Jackman, Engineer - Anne Dudley, Keyboards - Andy Duncan, Drums, Percussion - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Engineer - Brian Malouf, Mixer - Tim Weidner, Engineer - Marc Almond, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist - Warner Chappell Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Musiqware Publishing GMBH, MusicPublisher - Julian Stringle, Clarinet
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Richard Norris, Producer - Richard Riley, Guitar - Julian Mendelsohn, Mixer - David Ball, Producer - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - BUCKS MUSIC GROUP LTD, MusicPublisher - Warner Chappell Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Nigel Hine, Producer, Programmer - Billy McGee, Producer, Keyboards - William McGee, Composer
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
DISC 4
Trevor Horn, Producer - Inga Humpe, Programmer, Vocals - Jacques Brel, Composer - Ren Swan, Engineer - Gregg Jackman, Engineer - Gérard Jouannest, Composer - Andy Duncan, Drums - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Engineer - Brian Malouf, Mixer - Tim Weidner, Engineer - Marc Almond, Vocals, MainArtist - Max Loderbauer, Programmer - Eric Caudieux, Programmer - Pouchenel Editions Musicales, MusicPublisher - Copyright Control (Sacem), MusicPublisher - Martin Watkins, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Phil Todd, Saxophone - Dave Ball, Composer - Richard Norris, Composer, Producer, Percussion, Programmer - David Ball, Producer, Synthesizer - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Warner Chappell Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Nigel Hine, Producer - Billy McGee, Producer - Martin Watkins, MainArtist - Musiqware Publishing GMBH, MusicPublisher
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Richard Norris, Producer - Richard Riley, Guitar - Julian Mendelsohn, Mixer - David Ball, Producer - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - BUCKS MUSIC GROUP LTD, MusicPublisher - Warner Chappell Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Nigel Hine, Producer, Programmer - Billy McGee, Producer, Keyboards - Martin Watkins, MainArtist - William McGee, Composer
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Richard Norris, Producer - Richard Riley, Guitar - Julian Mendelsohn, Mixer - David Ball, Producer - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - BUCKS MUSIC GROUP LTD, MusicPublisher - Warner Chappell Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Nigel Hine, Producer, Programmer - Billy McGee, Producer, Keyboards - William McGee, Composer
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Dave Ball, Composer - Richard Norris, Composer - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Warner Chappell Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - Musiqware Publishing GMBH, MusicPublisher
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Richard Norris, Producer - David Ball, Producer - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - BUCKS MUSIC GROUP LTD, MusicPublisher - Warner Chappell Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Nigel Hine, Producer, Programmer - Billy McGee, Producer, Keyboards - William McGee, Composer
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Richard Norris, Producer - Richard Riley, Guitar - Julian Mendelsohn, Mixer - David Ball, Producer - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - BUCKS MUSIC GROUP LTD, MusicPublisher - Warner Chappell Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Nigel Hine, Producer, Programmer - Billy McGee, Producer, Keyboards - William McGee, Composer
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
Album review
Marc Almond's newest label jump resulted in what looked like an ideal creation on paper -- two songs produced and co-written by the Grid, the techno duo featuring Almond's Soft Cell collaborator Dave Ball, three more songs worked on with sole surviving Willing Sinner/La Magia member, keyboardist/orchestrator Billy McGee, and a mini-song cycle, "The Tenement Symphony" itself, produced by uber-studio wizard Trevor Horn. But did it work? Much like Enchanted, there's a little too much of Almond getting lost in rote synth-disco for comfort at points. But there are enough pluses to outweigh the minuses -- the opening "Meet Me in My Dream," one of the Grid collaborations, is a beautiful start, equal to "The Stars We Are," while the Symphony itself, though perhaps taking itself a bit too seriously as a conceit, has three solid singles to its credit -- a completely over the top (but what else to expect from Trevor Horn?) version of Jacques Brel's "Jacky," the concluding "My Hand Over My Heart," another sweep of the heartstrings dance ballad, and the surprise U.K. hit single of the bunch, the gentle and (for Horn) understated "The Days of Pearly Spencer," another '60s cover given the Almond treatment to good effect.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
About the album
- 6 disc(s) - 76 track(s)
- Total length: 06:14:43
- Main artists: Marc Almond
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: SFE
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(C) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment (P) 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC / Marc Almond
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