Son of Albert is the debut solo album of Andrew Ridgeley

Andrew Ridgeley

Andrew John Ridgeley is an English former pop singer-songwriter, guitarist and environmentalist. Andrew was a member of the 1980s pop music duo Wham!.-Early life:...

. Originally released in May 1990, Ridgeley's effort was a sharp turn away from his former pop image with Wham!

WHAM!

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 years earlier. Focusing more on guitars and drums, the critics panned Ridgeley’s attempt at a solo record. After terrible revenue sales from 'Son of Albert', Ridgeley slowly but surely quit playing music professionally.

In addition, two singles from the album, "Red Dress" and "Shake", were released in 1990 with little success. Another song, "Mexico", was scheduled to be released as the album's third single, but was dropped for reasons unknown.

Ridgeley's album is named after himself, as the Son of Albert Ridgeley.

Track listing

All songs produced and arranged by Andrew Ridgeley and Gary Bromham, unless noted otherwise.

CD

Cassette/LP

Side One
Side Two

Chart performance

Album:
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"Shake" single:
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Personnel

• Lead Vocals: Andrew Ridgeley
• Additional Vocals: Andrew Ridgeley, Mary Cassidy, Lauren Fownes, Brie Howard
  Brie Howard
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  , Miss Johnny, George Michael
  George Michael
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   (on "Red Dress" only), Tessa Niles
  Tessa Niles
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• Spanish
  Spain
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   Vocals on "Mexico": Andrew Ridgeley, Gary Bromham, Danny Cummings, Dan McAfferty, Mark “Bobby” Robinson
• Guitars: Robert Ahwai, Tony Barnard, Gary Bromham, Hugh Burns, Mike Cozzi, Phil Palmer
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• Electric Guitars: Tony Barnard, Mike Cozzi
• Spanish Guitar on "Mexico": Hugh Burns
• Keyboards: Gary Masters
• Harmonica: Mark Felthan
• Bass Guitars: Graham Edwards, Deon Estus
  Deon Estus
  Deon Estus is an American bassist and singer, best known as the bass player of Wham! and as George Michael's bassist on all of the latter's subsequent projects.-Biography:...
  
  , David Faragher, Jerry Ferguson, Paul Gray, Danny Thompson
  Danny Thompson
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• Double Bass: Danny Thompson
• Drums: Gary Bromham, Pat Torpey, Ridgeley
• Horns: Laurence Cottell, David O'Higgins, Paul Spong
• Percussion: Danny Cummings
• Voice Box: Andrew Ridgeley, Richard Gibbs

Production

• Engineered by Harvey Birrell, Jacques Erhardt, Gordon Fordyce, Paul Gomersall, Martyn "Max" Heyes, Russell Leahy and Gary Wilkinson
• Mixed at Amazon Studios, Liverpool; Comforts Place, Lingfield; Mayfair Studios, London and Olympic Studios, London
• Mixed by Paul Gomersall, Martyn "Max" Heyes and Tim Weidener
• Photography by Julian Broad
• Album Design by Andrew Ridgeley and Simon Halfon
• Management: Lippman Kahane Entertainment
• Recorded at Comforts Place, Lingfield; Compass Point, Nassau
  Nassau, Bahamas
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  ; Eden Studios, London, England; EMI/Pathé Studios, Paris, France; Galaxy Sound Studio, Los Angeles
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  ; Ground Control, Los Angeles; Great Linford Studios, Great Linford; Maison Rouge, London; Mayfair Studios, London; Olympic Studios, London; Terminal 24, London and Skylight Studios, London