Some Other Sucker's Parade

Infobox Album |
Name = Some Other Sucker's Parade
Type = Album
Artist = Del Amitri


Released = June 24, 1997
Recorded = The Chapel; Parkgate Studios, November 1996–January 1997
Genre = AC Rock
Length = 50:13
Label = A&M Records
Producer = Mark Freegard
Reviews =
* Allmusic rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:6ifqoaqauijv link]
Last album = "Twisted"
(1995)
This album = "Some Other Sucker's Parade"
(1997)
Next album = "Can You Do Me Good?"
(2002)

"Some Other Sucker's Parade" is the fifth studio album by Del Amitri, released on June 24, 1997. It reached number 6 in the UK Albums Chart.

History

The album's recording was characterised by changes in personnel. Drummer Ashley Soan had joined the band soon after the release of "Twisted" (1995), and following their 1995 US tour the group parted company with guitarist David Cummings, who left to become a television scriptwriter. Jon McLoughlin was drafted in to replace him, and would co-write "Some Other Sucker's Parade"'s title track with Justin Currie. Both Soan and McLoughlin left soon after the album's recording.

Intended to communicate the band's live sound, the album deliberately used few studio effects in favour of a "raw" feel. "Absolutely as few overdubs as possible," confirmed Iain Harvie in an October 1997 interview with "Guitarist" magazine. [ [http://www.delamitri.com/articles/printmedia/guitar3.html Official Del Amitri website] , which cites interview with Iain Harvie and Justin Currie (title unknown) (October, 1997), "Guitarist" magazine.] "Probably about 80 per cent of the songs on this record don't have overdubs, apart from the vocals obviously, with all the harmonies, and maybe the guitar solo if there was a really dreadful mistake in the middle that we just couldn't live with. Wherever possible, we recorded with our live format of bass, drums, two guitars and keyboards for most of the songs."

Track listing

#"Not Where It's At" (Justin Currie) – 3:39
#"Some Other Sucker's Parade" (Currie, Jon McLoughlin) – 3:08
#"Won't Make It Better" (Currie, Iain Harvie) – 3:59
#"What I Think She Sees" (Currie) – 2:59
#"Medicine" (Currie) – 2:50
#"High Times" (Currie, Harvie) – 4:26
#"Mother Nature's Writing" (Currie, Harvie) – 3:50
#"No Family Man" (Currie) – 2:54
#"Cruel Light Of Day" (Currie) – 3:13
#"Funny Way To Win" (Currie, Harvie) – 3:36
#"Through All That Nothing" (Currie, Harvie) – 3:55
#"Life Is Full" (Currie) – 3:22
#"Lucky Guy" (Currie, Harvie) – 4:54
#"Make It Always Be Too Late" (Currie) – 3:22

Bonus tracks:
*"Paper Thin" (Currie) – 3:30 (Australian and Japanese releases)
*"Sleep Instead Of Teardrops" (Currie) – 4:31 (Australian and Japanese releases)

Credits

*Justin Currie – vocals, bass
*Iain Harvie – guitar, bass on "Medicine" and "Life Is Full"
*Jon McLoughlin – guitar
*Andy Alston – keyboard
*Ashley Soan – drums, percussion
*The London Session Orchestra – strings on "Some Other Sucker's Parade" and "What I Think She Sees"
*Jamie Seyberth – whistle on "Funny Way To Win"
*Will Malone – string arrangements on "Some Other Sucker's Parade" and "What I Think She Sees", brass arrangement on "Make It Always Be Too Late"

ingles

*All singles released on A&M Records.
*All B-sides written by Justin Currie unless specified.

External links

* [http://www.delamitri.com Official Del Amitri homepage]

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