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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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Paul Taylor, Keyboards - Heather Small, Composer - Heather Small, Lyricist - Mike Pickering, Composer - Mike Pickering, Lyricist - W. Malone, Arranger - Carroll Thompson, Background Vocal - Milton McDonald, Guitar - Snake Davis, Flute - Snake Davis, Saxophone - M People, Vocal - M People, Producer - London Session Orchestra, Performer - Paul Heard, Composer - Paul Heard, Lyricist - James Reynolds, 2nd Engineer - Claudia Fontaine, Background Vocal - Gaetan Schurrer, Keyboards - Beverley Skeete, Background Vocal - Phil Bodger, Engineer - Phil Bodger, Mixing Engineer - Pino Palladino, Acoustic Bass - Steve Sidelnyk, Drum Programmer
(P) 1997 BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd.
Danny Madden, Background Vocal - Mark Ledford, Background Vocal - Heather Small, Composer - Heather Small, Lyricist - Mike Pickering, Composer - Mike Pickering, Lyricist - Khadejia Bass, Background Vocal - Joey Moskowitz, Drum Programmer - Joey Moskowitz, Keyboards - Kandi Burruss, Keyboards - Kandi Burruss, Piano - David "EQ3" Sussman, Engineer - David "EQ3" Sussman, Mixing Engineer - Brooklyn Funk Essentials, Performer - Nicki Richards, Background Vocal - M People, Vocal - M People, Producer - Paul Heard, Composer - Paul Heard, Lyricist - Audrey Wheeler, Background Vocal - Will Downing, Background Vocal
(P) 1997 BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd.
James Reynolds, 2nd Engineer - Paul Taylor, Keyboards - Carroll Thompson, Background Vocal - Beverley Skeete, Background Vocal - Paul Heard, Composer - Paul Heard, Lyricist - Sylvia Mason-James, Background Vocal - Mike Pickering, Composer - Mike Pickering, Lyricist - M People, Vocal - M People, Producer - London Session Orchestra, Performer - Heather Small, Composer - Heather Small, Lyricist - Pino Palladino, Acoustic Bass - W. Malone, Arranger - Claudia Fontaine, Background Vocal - Gaetan Schurrer, Keyboards - Phil Bodger, Engineer - Phil Bodger, Mixing Engineer - Milton McDonald, Guitar - Snake Davis, Flute - Snake Davis, Saxophone - Steve Sidelnyk, Drum Programmer
(P) 1997 BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd.
Heather Small, Composer - Heather Small, Lyricist - Mike Pickering, Composer - Mike Pickering, Lyricist - Richard Norris, Keyboards - Snake Davis, Flute - Snake Davis, Saxophone - M People, Vocal - M People, Producer - Paul Heard, Composer - Paul Heard, Lyricist - Phil Bodger, Engineer - Phil Bodger, Mixing Engineer - Pino Palladino, Acoustic Bass - Steve Sidelnyk, Drum Programmer
(P) 1997 BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd.
Paul Taylor, Keyboards - Heather Small, Composer - Heather Small, Lyricist - Mike Pickering, Composer - Mike Pickering, Lyricist - W. Malone, Arranger - Carroll Thompson, Background Vocal - M People, Vocal - M People, Producer - London Session Orchestra, Performer - Paul Heard, Composer - Paul Heard, Lyricist - James Reynolds, 2nd Engineer - Claudia Fontaine, Background Vocal - Gaetan Schurrer, Keyboards - Beverley Skeete, Background Vocal - Phil Bodger, Engineer - Phil Bodger, Mixing Engineer - Pino Palladino, Acoustic Bass - Dave Ital, Guitar - Steve Sidelnyk, Drum Programmer
(P) 1997 BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd.
Danny Madden, Background Vocal - Heather Small, Composer - Heather Small, Lyricist - Mike Pickering, Composer - Mike Pickering, Lyricist - George Pearson, Keyboards - Mike Delguidice, Guitar - Khadejia Bass, Background Vocal - Che Pope, Drum Programmer - Paul Dileo, Acoustic Bass - Nicki Richards, Background Vocal - M People, Vocal - M People, Producer - Warren Riker, Engineer - Warren Riker, Mixing Engineer - Paul Heard, Composer - Paul Heard, Lyricist - Audrey Wheeler, Background Vocal
(P) 1997 BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd.
Heather Small, Composer - Heather Small, Lyricist - Mike Pickering, Lyricist - Mike Pickering, Composer - Tim Weidner, Engineer - Carroll Thompson, Background Vocal - Simon Hale, Arranger - Kandi Burruss, Piano - Kandi Burruss, Keyboards - Snake Davis, Flute - Snake Davis, Saxophone - M People, Vocal - M People, Producer - London Session Orchestra, Performer - Paul Heard, Composer - Paul Heard, Lyricist - Dave Ital, Guitar - Steve Sidelnyk, Drum Programmer
(P) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Heather Small, Composer - Heather Small, Lyricist - Mike Pickering, Composer - Mike Pickering, Lyricist - W. Malone, Arranger - Carroll Thompson, Background Vocal - John Thirkell, Trumpet - Snake Davis, Flute - Snake Davis, Saxophone - M People, Vocal - M People, Producer - London Session Orchestra, Performer - Paul Heard, Composer - Paul Heard, Lyricist - Claudia Fontaine, Background Vocal - Beverley Skeete, Background Vocal - Phil Bodger, Engineer - Phil Bodger, Mixing Engineer - Steve Sidelnyk, Drum Programmer - Neil Sidwell, Trombone
(P) 1997 BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd.
Heather Small, Composer - Heather Small, Lyricist - Mike Pickering, Composer - Mike Pickering, Lyricist - Freddie Thompson, Guitar - Carroll Thompson, Background Vocal - M People, Vocal - M People, Producer - Paul Heard, Composer - Paul Heard, Lyricist - Claudia Fontaine, Background Vocal - Johnny Marr, Guitar - Beverley Skeete, Background Vocal - Phil Bodger, Engineer - Phil Bodger, Mixing Engineer - Steve Sidelnyk, Drum Programmer - Simon Ellis, Keyboards
(P) 1997 BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd.
Chris Balins, Background Vocal - Heather Small, Composer - Heather Small, Lyricist - Mike Pickering, Composer - Mike Pickering, Lyricist - Carroll Thompson, Background Vocal - Sophia Jones, Background Vocal - M People, Vocal - M People, Producer - Paul Johnson, Background Vocal - Paul Heard, Composer - Paul Heard, Lyricist - Gaetan Schurrer, Drum Programmer - Phil Bodger, Engineer - Phil Bodger, Mixing Engineer - Johnny Marr, Guitar
(P) 1997 BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd
Danny Madden, Background Vocal - Heather Small, Composer - Heather Small, Lyricist - Mike Pickering, Composer - Mike Pickering, Lyricist - Khadejia Bass, Background Vocal - Tim La Favre, Bass - Joey Moskowitz, Keyboards - Joey Moskowitz, Drum Programmer - Kandi Burruss, Keyboards - Kandi Burruss, Piano - David "EQ3" Sussman, Engineer - David "EQ3" Sussman, Mixing Engineer - Brooklyn Funk Essentials, Performer - Nicki Richards, Background Vocal - M People, Vocal - M People, Producer - Steve Thornton, Percussion - Paul Heard, Composer - Paul Heard, Lyricist - Audrey Wheeler, Background Vocal
(P) 1997 BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd.
Neil McLennan, Engineer - Neil McLennan, Mixing Engineer - Paul Johnson, Background Vocal - Richard Norris, Keyboards - Ferry, Composer - Ferry, Lyricist - Snake Davis, Flute - Snake Davis, Saxophone - M People, Vocal - M People, Producer
(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
(P) 1997 BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd.
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