Fine Young Cannibals is an album released in 1985 by the band of the same name

Fine Young Cannibals

Fine Young Cannibals were a British band formed in Birmingham, England, in 1984, by bassist David Steele and guitarist Andy Cox , and singer Roland Gift...

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The success of their UK #8 debut single "Johnny Come Home" did not continue with the next single, "Blue", which languished at #41 in the UK. The version of "Blue" on the original vinyl LP and cassette was re-mixed for the single release in an attempt to boost its commercial appeal. The re-mix version features additional electronically processed drum and percussion sounds, giving it a sound typical of other 1980s technopop hits. The currently available CD features the re-mix version in place of the original album version.

Track listing

1. "Johnny Come Home
   Johnny Come Home
   "Johnny Come Home" was the debut single release by British band Fine Young Cannibals, taken from their debut album Fine Young Cannibals.It is similar to the style of many other of the band's hits, a mixture of rock and ska with Roland Gift's distinctive vocals, as well as a Jazz-type trumpet solo....
   
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2. "Couldn't Care More"
3. "Don't Ask Me to Choose"
4. "Funny How Love Is"
5. "Suspicious Minds
   Suspicious Minds
   "Suspicious Minds" is a song written by American songwriter Mark James that, after the failure of his own recording, was handed to Elvis Presley by producer Chips Moman becoming one of his most notable hits and a number one in 1969, "Suspicious Minds" was widely regarded as the single that returned...
   
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6. "Blue"
7. "Move to Work"
8. "On a Promise"
9. "Time Isn't Kind"
10. "Like a Stranger"

Note: The album was reissued in 1986 with two additional tracks, remixes of Johnny Come Home (Extended Mix) and Suspicious Minds (Suspicious Mix), following Like A Stranger.

Personnel

• Roland Gift
  Roland Gift
  Roland Lee Gift is a British singer and actor. He was the lead singer of the band Fine Young Cannibals.-Biography:...
  
   - vocals
• Andy Cox
  Andy Cox
  Andy Cox is a British guitarist, who along with Dave Wakeling, founded The Beat in 1978.The Beat achieved eight Top 40 singles and three hit albums in the UK before announcing their break up in 1983...
  
   - guitar, organ
• David Steele
  David Steele (musician)
  David "Shuffle" Steele is an English musician who was a member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals.-Career:...
  
   - bass, piano

with

• Martin Parry - Drums
• Graeme Hamilton - Trumpet, Piano on "Time Isn't Kind"
• Gavin Wright - Violin
• Saxa
  Saxa (musician)
  Saxa is a saxophonist famous for having performed with the British ska band The Beat. He has also played with many early reggae stars such as Laurel Aitken, Prince Buster, and Desmond Dekker....
  
   - Saxophone on "Funny How Love Is"
• Beverly, Gloria and Maxine Brown - Backing Vocals on "Like a Stranger"
• Jimmy Sommerville - Backing Vocals on "Suspicious Minds"
• Jenny Jones - Drums and Backing Vocals on "Couldn't Care More"