''April Moon'' is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Sam Brown, released on 2 April 1990 by

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. The album was produced by Sam Brown, and her brother Pete Brown. The album peaked at number 38 on the

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and number 30 on the Australian

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. The album spawned three charting singles in the United Kingdom: " With a Little Love" peaked at number 44 on the

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; "

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" at number 23; " Mindworks" at number 77. The album has sold over half a million copies worldwide. ''April Moon'' was certified silver by the

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(BPI) on 17 October 1990. Then- Pink Floyd member David Gilmour sang backing vocals on the track "Troubled Soul" (he had also appeared on Brown's debut album, '' Stop!'', in 1988).

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the album's

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Musicians

* Sam Brown – lead vocals (all tracks), piano (tracks 1, 3–5, 8–12, 15–16), Minimoog bass (tracks 3, 5), organ (tracks 3, 15), Hammond (tracks 4, 6, 12, 16), keyboards (track 2, 14),

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(track 9), D-50 (track 10), tambourine (track 14), percussion (track 15) * Pete Brown – guitars (tracks 1–4, 8, 10–15), bass (track 16), backing vocals (track 3, 5–6, 10, 14–16), SH-101 (track 3, 12), keyboards (track 6), percussion (track 6) * Joe Brown – mandolin (track 2) *

Vicki Brown Vicki Brown (23 August 1940 – 16 June 1991) was an English pop, rock and contemporary classical singer. She was a member of both The Vernons Girls and The Breakaways and was the first wife of fellow singer and musician Joe Brown and mother o ...

– backing vocals (tracks 2, 7, 13, 15) * Jim Archer – violin (track 4) * Paul Bangash – guitar (tracks 1–8, 10–16), backing vocals (tracks 2, 5–6, 10, 14) *

Guy Barker Guy Jeffrey Barker, (born 26 December 1957) is an English jazz trumpeter and composer. Early life Barker was born in Chiswick, London, the son of an actress and a stuntman. He started playing the trumpet at the age of twelve, and within a yea ...

– piccolo trumpet (track 2) * Mark Berrow – violin (track 4) *

Margo Buchanan Margo Buchanan is a Scottish singer-songwriter, composer, musician, and recording artist. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Buchanan is best known for her work as a session backing vocalist. Early years Margo Buchanan was born in Lanark, ...

– backing vocals (tracks 1, 5–6, 10, 13–15) * Ben Cruft – violin (track 4) * Danny Cummings – percussion (tracks 8, 10, 13) * Martin Ditchman – percussion (tracks 2, 7) * Mitt Gamon – harmonica (track 16) * Will Gibson – violin (tracks 1, 5) * David Gilmour – vocals (track 11) * Tim Good – violin (track 4) *

Nick Ingman Nicholas Ingman (born 29 April 1948) is an English arranger, composer and conductor in the commercial music field. His collaborators include Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Björk, and the British X-factor. Born and educated in London, Ingman moved ...

– MD strings (tracks 1, 4–5) * Carol Isaacs – piano (track 15) * Cameron Jenkins – saxophones (track 13) * Sara Jones – backing vocals (tracks 7, 13) * Simeon Jones – mouth organ (track 6), saxophone solo (track 13), baritone saxophone (track 13) * Paul Kegg – cello (track 4) * Ben Kennard – cello (track 4) * David Levy – bass (track 4, 15) * Helen Lichmann – cello (1, 5) *

Jon Lord John Douglas Lord (9 June 194116 July 2012) was an English orchestral and rock composer, pianist, and Hammond organ player known for his pioneering work in fusing rock with classical or baroque forms, especially with the British rock band Deep ...

– piano (track 6) * Martin Loveday – cello (1, 5) *

Ian Maidman Jennifer Maidman (formerly Ian Maidman, born 24 January 1958) is a British musician, singer, producer, songwriter, actor and author who has collaborated extensively with many internationally well known groups and artists. Her work appears on hu ...

– bass (tracks 6, 10, 12, 14), vocals (track 10),

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(track 8), piano (track 14), acoustic guitar (track 14) *

Chucho Merchán Jesús Alfredo Merchán (born December 24, 1952)), known professionally as Chucho Merchán, is a session jazz and rock bassist and guitarist. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Cambridge University in 1980. He has performed with Nucl ...

– double bass (track 11) * Richard Newman – drums (tracks 1–4, 6–8, 10–16), percussion (track 5) * Naomi Osborne – backing vocals (tracks 10, 15) * Pete Oxer – violin (track 4) * George Robertson – violin (1, 5) * Phil Saatchi – backing vocals (track 1) * Danny Schogger – piano (track 2), clarinet (track 6), keyboards (track 8) *

Matthew Seligman Matthew Seligman (14 July 1955 – 17 April 2020) was an English bassist, best known for his association with the new wave music scene of the 1980s. Seligman was a member of the Soft Boys and the Thompson Twins, and was a sideman for Thomas Do ...

– bass (tracks 1–2, 7–8, 13), additional double bass (track 11) *

Paul Silverthorne Paul Silverthorne (born 1951 in Cheshire, England) is an English viola soloist and was principal violist of the London Symphony Orchestra and the London Sinfonietta. Biography Silverthorne studied at the Royal Academy of Music with Clarence Myer ...

– viola (track 4) * Linda Taylor – backing vocals * Tina Warrilow – backing vocals (tracks 7, 13) * Chris Wellington – viola (track 4) * John Williams – violin (track 4) * Gavyn Wright – first violin (tracks 1, 5), violin (track 4)

Technical

* Produced by Pete Brown and Sam Brown * Additional engineering by Pete Brown * Recording and mixing engineer: Robin Evans * Assistant engineer: Jock Loveband * Management: Lisa Denton * Photography: Mike Owen, Robert Ogilvie; assisted by Clare Hanford * Design and art direction: Jeremy Pearce; assisted by Simon Carrington and Les Watts

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:April Moon 1990 albums A&M Records albums Sam Brown (singer) albums