''Gorgeous George'' is the third solo studio album by Scottish musician

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. The album was recorded at New River in London, with Collins acting as the producer. It was released on 1 July 1994 and features guest musician

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of the original

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Track listing

# "The Campaign for Real Rock" – 6:35 # " A Girl Like You" – 3:58 # "Low Expectations" – 3:58 # "Out of This World" – 5:37 # "If You Could Love Me" – 5:30 # "North of Heaven" – 3:39 # "Gorgeous George" – 4:08 # "It's Right in Front of You" – 6:26 # "Make Me Feel Again" – 4:22 # "I've Got It Bad" – 4:40 # "Subsidence" – 5:44 # "Moron" – 3:26

Personnel

Personnel per booklet. Main musicians * Edwyn Collins – vocals, guitar, keyboards; bass and drums on track 10 *

– drums, percussion * Clare Kenny – bass guitar Additional musicians *

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– backing vocals on tracks 1–2 * Sean Read – backing vocals on tracks 1–2, 4, 6–8 and 11 *

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– bass on track 5 * Martin Drover – flugelhorn on track 5 * Patrick Arbuthnot – pedal steel on track 6 * Sebastian Lewsley –

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on tracks 8 and 11 Production * Edwyn Collins – producer, arranger, engineer * Sebastian Lewsley – engineer * Duncan Cowell – mastering * Gavin Evans – photography * Rob Crane – sleeve art

Charts

References

1994 albums Edwyn Collins albums Jangle pop albums Setanta Records albums Albums produced by Edwyn Collins {{1990s-rock-album-stub