''Little Magnets Versus the Bubble of Babble'' is the third and final album by UK

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band

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. The album was released in 1991, two years after their UK No. 1 album ''

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''. This album did not get a UK release at the time due to disputes with their label. ''Little Magnets Versus the Bubble of Babble'' took on a more mellow sound, which was the reason that their record company at one stage refused to release it – it was eventually released in the US but not in the UK at the time. It was, however, released in Australia, where the band had enjoyed considerable success. The album peaked at No. 25 on the

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. It was released in New Zealand where it reached No.14, and also released in Sweden, reaching No.27. ''Little Magnets Versus the Bubble of Babble'' produced a few singles, but before a UK release could be re-considered, Transvision Vamp broke up. This was the only Transvision Vamp album to feature co-writing credits for

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Track listing

All songs by Nick Sayer, except where noted. # "

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" (James, Sayer) – 4:22 # "Ain't No Rules" – 4:48 # " If Looks Could Kill" – 4:12 # "Every Little Thing" – 4:04 # "Twangy Wigout" (

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, James, Sayer) – 4:15 # "Don't Believe the Type" (James, Sayer) – 5:28 # "Pressure Times" – 5:21 # " Crawl Out Your Window" (

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) – 3:34 # "You Put a Spell on Me" – 4:24 # "Back on My Knees Again" (James, Sayer) – 2:49

Personnel

Transvision Vamp *

– vocals * Nick Christian Sayer – guitar *

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– bass *

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– drums *Willie Wilcox – drums with: *

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– percussion *Chyna Gordon – backing vocals Technical *Ben Barlow, Darren Allison – mix engineer *

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– mixing

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Little Magnets Versus the Bubble of Babble 1991 albums Transvision Vamp albums MCA Records albums