Hand to Mouth is the second studio album by English new wave band General Public, released on October 6, 1986 by I.R.S. Records.[2][6]
| Hand to Mouth | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 6, 1986[1] | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 42:46 | |||
| Label | I.R.S.[2] | |||
| Producer | Dave Wakeling, David Leonard, Ranking Roger | |||
| General Public chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [5] |
The album peaked at No. 83 on the Billboard 200 chart.[7]
Critical reception
editTrouser Press wrote that "the music goes down smoothly enough, but without any lasting impression."[8]
Track listing
edit- "Come Again!" – 3:43 (Mickey Billingham, David Wakeling)
- "Faults and All" – 3:35 (Roger Charlery, Horace Panter, Wakeling)
- "Forward as One" – 6:08 (Wakeling)
- "Murder" – 4:22 (Billingham, Wakeling)
- "Cheque in the Post" – 3:39 (Billingham, Charlery)
- "Too Much or Nothing" – 4:25 (Wakeling)
- "Love Without the Fun" – 3:29 (Billingham, Wakeling)
- "In Conversation" – 5:43 (Billingham, Charlery)
- "Never All There" – 4:04 (Billingham, Charlery, Wakeling)
- "Cry on Your Own Shoulder" – 3:54 (Charlery, Wakeling)
1993 I.R.S. Records re-issue bonus tracks
edit- "General Public" (12" Version) (Charlery, Wakeling)
- "Limited Balance" (Charlery, Wakeling)
- "All the Rage" (Billingham, Andy "Stoker" Growcott, Panter, Kevin White)
- "Taking the Day Off" (Wakeling)
- "Day to Day" (Live) (Charlery, Wakeling)
- "Where's the Line?" (Live) (Billingham, Charlery, Panter, Wakeling)
- "Tenderness (Live)" (Billingham, Charlery, Wakeling)
- "Hot You're Cool (Live)" (Billingham Charlery, Panter, Wakeling)
All writing credits as per ASCAP database.
Personnel
editGeneral Public
- Dave Wakeling – vocals, guitar
- Ranking Roger – vocals
- Gianni Minardi – guitar
- Horace Panter – bass
- Mickey Billingham – keyboards
- Mario Minardi – drums
with:
- Saxa – saxophone
- Steve Brennan – violin
- Gaspar Lawal – percussion
- Pato Banton – toasting
- Digby Cleaver – rap
- Justine Carpenter, Sandra Loban - vocals
Technical
- Martin Burgoyne – cover art[9]
- Peter Ashworth – photography[9]
- C More Tone – design[9]
References
edit- ^ Dobrin, Gregory (13 September 1986). "Points West" (PDF). Cash Box: 10.
- ^ a b Brogan, Daniel. "GENERAL PUBLIC STRONG ON NEW 'HAND TO MOUTH' ALBUM". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ Hand to Mouth at AllMusic
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 715.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 276.
- ^ Legaspi, Althea (27 March 2019). "English Beat, General Public's Ranking Roger Dead at 56".
- ^ "General Public". Billboard.
- ^ "(English) Beat". Trouser Press. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ a b c Hand to Mouth - General Public | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 3 August 2021
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