The Warmer Side of Cool
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Cassette/LP
Side OneSide Two
Chart performance
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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Personnel
- Lead Vocals: Jack HuesJack HuesJack Hues is an English musician, who is best known for forming the 1980s British new wave band, Wang Chung...
- Additional Vocals: Bill Clift, Darren CostinDarren CostinDarren Costin is the former drummer for the band Wang Chung. Costin first appeared on the group's debut album, Huang Chung. When drumming, Costin used a Simmons electronic drums. Costin then left the band in 1985 after Wang Chung's summer tour, in order to pursue a solo career.Costin founded the...
, Gary Falcone, Nick FeldmanNick FeldmanNick Feldman is an English musician, who is best known for forming the popular 1980s British new wave band, Wang Chung. In addition to forming Wang Chung, Feldman also was a member of the duo, Promised Land, which featured Jon Moss from Culture Club, was a founding investor in Interactive Ideas...
, Roger Freeland, Jeff Pescetto, Joe PizzuloJoe PizzuloJoe Pizzulo is best known as one of the lead singers for Sérgio Mendes in the 1980s. He had hit singles with "Never Gonna Let You Go" and "Alibis"...
, Ina Wolf and Peter WolfPeter WolfPeter Wolf is an American Rhythm and Blues, Soul and Rock and Roll musician, best known as the lead vocalist for the J. Geils Band from 1967 to 1983; and for a successful musical solo career to date with writing partner Will Jennings.- Life and career :Wolf was born in the Bronx, New York... - Tribal Vocals: Bill Clift, Allan Ryder and Peter Wolf
- Guitars: Jack Hues, Pete McCray and Mikal Reid
- Bass Guitar: Nick Feldman
- Drums: Michael Baird, Vinnie ColaiutaVinnie ColaiutaVincent Colaiuta is an American drummer based in Los Angeles. Originally from Republic, Pennsylvania, he began playing drums as a child and received his first full drum kit from his parents at the age of 14...
and Bryan HittBryan HittBryan Keith Hitt is the drummer for the rock band REO Speedwagon.Prior to his involvement with REO Speedwagon, Hitt played with Cher, Graham Nash, and The Spencer Davis Group. He also recorded with Nick Gilder, Gary Busey and Wang Chung.He joined the band's line up in 1990 for the release of album... - Percussion: Paulinho Da CostaPaulinho Da CostaPaulinho da Costa is a Brazilian percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times. Playing over two hundred percussion instruments, he has participated in thousands of recording sessions, Grammy Award-winning albums, hit songs, soundtracks, radio...
- Vocal Percussion: Jeremy Smith
- Trombone: Bill Reichenbach Jr.
- Keyboards: Peter WolfPeter Wolf (producer)Peter F. Wolf is a composer, producer, songwriter and arranger. He was awarded the highest honor for artists from his birth country of Austria, the Österreichisches Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst .- Early years :Wolf studied classical piano at Vienna’s Conservatory of Music...
- Mixed by Jeremy Smith
- Engineers: Jeremy Smith and Gonzalo "Bino" Espinoza
- Assistant Engineers: Gonzalo "Bino" Espinoza and Carlos Golliher
- Management: David Massey
- Art Direction/Design: Lynn Robb
- Collage by Ron Chadwick
- Wang Chung photos: Victoria Pearson-Cameron
- Photo of Asian boy: Reed Davis
- Photo of Kangaroo: Vitamvas/Camera Agency
- Photo of Interior: used by kind permission of Atlantic Antique Centres with thanks to Soho Design
- Photo of Dolphin: Julia Whitty
- Aerial Photography: from The Home Planet © 1988 Kevin W. Kelley. Addison-Wesley Pub. Co.
- Album mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Lacquer
- Cassette and CD mastered by Dan Hersch at DigiPrep, Los Angeles, CA
- John KalodnerJohn KalodnerJohn David Kalodner is a retired American A&R executive. His achievements included signing Foreigner, AC/DC, Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins to Atlantic Records in the seventies....
- Special Thanks to: David Massey, John Kalodner, David Geffen, Ed Rosenblatt and everyone at Geffen Records (especially Al Coury, Marko Babineau, Peter Napoliello, Jonas Livingston, Norman Beil, Eddie Gilreath, Peter Baron, and Robin Rothman). Robin Godfrey-Cass, Ronny Vance, Ken Kraus, Nick Ben-Meir, Sandy Campbell, Lynn Robb, Rob Kline, and Bruce Jackson at 41B. Elaine Black, Debra Shallman, Cathy Woller, Lyn Fey, Roz Schrank, Sigrine Vally, David Chandler, Mikal Reid, Martin Winning (especially for help on "Swing"), Darren Costin, Brian Hitt, Debra Dobkin, and Jeff Naideau.
- Thanks too, to: Toru Nittono at L.A. Guitar Works, all at Norm's Rare Guitars, Bill Reim and Chuck Fukagawa at Ibanez Guitars, Chris and Allen at the Bass Centre, L.A., Beverly Lund, Francis and Rick at Bull Hitt Productions, the inventor of 'Asteroids', New England Digital, AKG, Monster Cables, Zildjian Cymbals, and D.W. Drums