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Track Listing 1. Bright Lights 2. Lonely Crowd, The 3. Housebound 4. What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend 5. Night on the Tiles 6. Free Nelson Mandela 7. War Crimes 8. Racist Friend 9. Alcohol 10. Break Down the Door
Album Notes This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. The Special AKA: Stan Campbell, Rhoda Dakar (vocals); Jerry Dammers (vocals, piano, organ, bongos); John Shipley (guitars, percussion); Gary McManus (bass); John Bradbury (drums, synthesizer, bass). Additional personnel: Roddy Radiation (guitar); Nick Parker (violin); David Heath (flute); Paul Speare (penny whistle); Andy Aderinto (saxophone); Dick Cuthell (cornet, flugelhorn, piano, bass); Rico Rodriguez (trombone); Horace Panter (bass); Tony "Groko" Utah (congas); Egidio Newton, Naomi Thompson, Caron Wheeler, Elvis Costello, Ranking Roger, Claudia Fontaine, Lynval Golding, Dave Wakeling, Molly Jackson, Polly Jackson (background vocals). Producers: Jerry Dammers, Dick Cuthill, Elvis Costello. Engineers include: Johnny Rivers, Steve Churchyard, Mark Freegard. Includes liner notes by Adrian Thrills. Digitally remastered by Noel Summerville (Transfermation) This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
Industry Reviews ...No less pertinent and every bit as contemporary... Mojo (04/01/2002)
...Downplayed ska for neo-soul...Those pining for skinny ties can view videos too... - Rating: B Entertainment Weekly (05/24/2002)
3 out of 5 stars - ...[The Special's] intriguing but unlovely coda... Q (04/01/2002)
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