Rewired

Infobox Album |
Name = Rewired
Type = studio
Artist = Mike + The Mechanics + Paul Carrack


Released = 2004
Recorded = Fisher Lane Farm Studios/Drums at Abbey Road Studios
2003-04
Genre = Pop Rock
Length = 44:22
Label = Virgin, Rhino (US/Canada)
Producer = Mike Rutherford
Peter Van Hooke
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hifexq9sldje link] |
Last album = "Mike + The Mechanics (M6)"
(1999)
This album = "Rewired"
(2004)
Next album =

"Rewired" is the sixth studio album by Mike + The Mechanics, released in 2004. This was the first album released by the band following the death of co-lead singer Paul Young. Partially because of this, the album was credited to "Mike + The Mechanics" + "Paul Carrack".

The album was released in the UK as a standalone single CD and as a limited edition CD/DVD combo. The limited edition 2-disc set comprises the 9-track CD album plus a 10-track bonus PAL formatted DVD featuring a video for each song plus Long & Short versions of "One Left Standing". The album was eventually released in North America by Rhino Records in September 2005 as a single CD only.

"Rewired" would also be released by Virgin Records in September 2004 in a single case bundle along with "Hits". The two albums were repackaged in a 2-in-1 slimline CD case where the CDs themselves are the same as the discs available in the single packaging. The cover is a close up of part of the "Rewired" cover overlaid with both album covers side by side.

Track listing

# One Left Standing - 5:11
# If I Were You - 4:21
# Perfect Child - 5:11 (lyrics by B.A. Robertson)
# Rewired - 5:31
# I Don’t Want It All - 5:06
# How Can I - 4:44
# Falling - 5:17
# Somewhere Along The Line - 3:52
# Underscore - 5:09

*Tracks 1, 7 written by Paul Carrack, Mike Rutherford and Sharon Woolf
*Tracks 2, 3, 8 written by Paul Carrack, B.A. Robertson and Mike Rutherford
*Tracks 4, 9 written by Will Bates, Paul Carrack and Mike Rutherford
*Tracks 5, 6 written by Paul Carrack and Mike Rutherford

Personnel

*Mike Rutherford - Guitar, Bass, Programming
*Paul Carrack - Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar
*Will Bates - Programming and additional production on all tracks
*Rupert Cobb - Programming on "Perfect Child", additional programming on "One Left Standing"
*Robbie MacIntosh - Guitar
*Ian Thomas - Drums
*Neil Wilkinson - Drums
*Peter Van Hooke - Drums
*Ashley Clarke - Additional Programming
*Backing Vocals - Sharon Woolf/Lisa Law/Paul McGee/Owen Paul McGee/Ricky Hanley/Rupert Cobb/Andrea Hunnisett

*Mixes engineered by Graham Bonnett
*Vocals engineered by Nick Davis
*Mastered by Tim Young and Ian Cooper at Metropolis Studios
*Recorded at Fisher Lane Farm Studios, Drums at Abbey Road Studios
*Produced by Mike Rutherford and Peter Van Hooke

DVD Credits

*Movies researched and co-ordinated by Peter Van Hooke
*Contributions by the National Film and Television School
*Animation by Andy Frain and Touchwood Animation
*Some movies provided by Isabelle Wuilmart, Will Bates, and Frank Laurin