Moodfood is a 1992 album by Moodswings. This album prominently features Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders on most of the lead vocals.

Moodfood
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 15, 1992
GenreTribal ambient, alternative dance, ambient dub, downtempo, house
Length73:12
LabelArista
ProducerHood and Showbiz
Moodswings chronology
Moodfood
(1992)
Live at Leeds (EP)
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]
NME7/10 [3]

Track listing

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All tracks by J.F.T. Hood and Showbiz except where noted.

  1. "Throw off the Shackles" – 6:19
  2. "Moodswings Overture" – 5:56
  3. "Problem Solved" – 8:11
  4. "Skinthieves" – 6:08
  5. "Rainsong" (Chrissie Hynde, Waterhouse) – 6:29
  6. "100% Total Success" – 3:51
  7. "Microcosmic" – 4:40
  8. "Spiritual High (Part I)" (Hood, Jon & Vangelis, Grant Showbiz) – 5:23
  9. "Spiritual High (State of Independence) Part II" (Hood, Jon & Vangelis, Grant Showbiz) – 4:57
  10. "Spiritual High (Part III)" (Hood, Jon & Vangelis, Grant Showbiz) – 5:14
  11. "Thailand" – 7:37
  12. "Hairy Piano" (Hood, Upchurch ) – 8:27

Personnel

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Moodswings

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  • J.F.T. Hood – drums, producer
  • Showbiz – producer, keyboards
  • Chrissie Hynde – lead vocals, producer

Additional musicians

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  • Jeff Beck – guitar
  • Kid Prince Moore – vocals
  • Linda Muriel – vocals on "Rainsong"
  • Terry Disley – string arrangements
  • Liz Upchurch – piano
  • Amanda Vincent – piano
  • Johnny Marr – engineer, additional guitars
  • Step Parikian – engineer
  • Martin Hawkes – engineer
  • Erick Labson – engineer, editing, mixing, post-production
  • Mental Block – design, illustrations
  • Peter Mountain – photography
  • Rob Williams – photography

Charts

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Chart performance for Moodfood
Chart (1993) Peak
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 178

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r55942 link
  2. ^ Nov. 1992 link
  3. ^ Feb. 1993, p. 33
  4. ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 2 December 1991". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  5. ^ Billboard magazine