"Mr. Gorgeous (and Miss Curvaceous)" is a 1997 hit by English
electronic group
Smoke City
Smoke City was an English band that blended acid jazz and trip hop, borrowing from Brazilian styles such as samba and bossa nova and some lyrics have excerpts in Portuguese. They are best known for their single " Underwater Love", which was ...
. Written by the three group members and produced by the group with
Mike Nielsen
Mike Nielsen (born 21 February 1961) is an Irish guitarist, composer, and educator specializing in jazz and improvised music.
Career
Born in Sligo, he began on ukulele at the age of four. He studied at the Royal Irish Academy of Music and the ...
, the song did not experience worldwide success like their debut single, "
Underwater Love", but did become a number-one hit in Italy in September 1997.
Critical reception
British magazine ''
Music Week'' rated "Mr. Gorgeous (and Miss Curvaceous)" three out of five, describing it as "a dreamy,
jazzy acoustic guitar-based tune. Its naggingly insistent "aye-aye-aye" chorus plus
Mood II Swing and Hyperspace mixes make it a strong contender." Daisy & Havoc from ''
RM'' gave it five out of five. They added, "Smoke City cope with the difficult follow-up to a hit single very well here by choosing this cheeky irresistible little summer number as the next move after '
Underwater Love'. Guitars are astrumming and the vocal is excellent–watch out for the singlalong "ay ay ay" chorus..."
Track listings
* UK cassette single
# "Mr. Gorgeous (and Miss Curvaceous)" (radio edit) – 4:05
# "Mr. Gorgeous (and Miss Curvaceous)" (
Mood II Swing vocal mix) – 9:20
* UK and Italian maxi-CD single
# "Mr. Gorgeous (and Miss Curvaceous)" (radio edit) – 4:05
# "Mr. Gorgeous (and Miss Curvaceous)" (Hyperspace dub) – 5:35
# "Mr. Gorgeous (and Miss Curvaceous)" (Mood II Swing vocal mix) – 9:20
# "Numbers" – 4:21
* Italian 12-inch vinyl
:A1. "Mr. Gorgeous (and Miss Curvaceous)" (LP version) – 4:20
:A2. "Numbers" – 4:21
:B1. "Mr. Gorgeous (and Miss Curvaceous)" (Mood II Swing vocal mix) – 9:20
:B2. "Mr. Gorgeous (and Miss Curvaceous)" (Hyperspace dub) – 5:35
Personnel
Personnel are adapted from the UK maxi-CD single liner notes.
* Smoke City – production
** Marc Brown – writing
**
Chris Franck
Chris Franck is a German-born English musician, songwriter, record producer, and remixer, best known for his involvement with the bands Batu, Da Lata, Smoke City, and Zeep. He is described as a "multi-instrumentalist".
Biography
Franck was b ...
– writing
**
Nina Miranda – writing, artwork design
* Phil Hartley –
bassoon
The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family, which plays in the tenor and bass ranges. It is composed of six pieces, and is usually made of wood. It is known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, versatility, and virtuo ...
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Mike Nielsen
Mike Nielsen (born 21 February 1961) is an Irish guitarist, composer, and educator specializing in jazz and improvised music.
Career
Born in Sligo, he began on ukulele at the age of four. He studied at the Royal Irish Academy of Music and the ...
– extra backing vocals, production, recording engineer
* Toni Economides – extra backing vocals, programming
* Paul Mouzouros – extra backing vocals
*
Ben Hillier – mixing
* Zombart (UK) AK – artwork design
* Dave Hindley – photography
Charts
References
1997 songs
1997 singles
Smoke City songs
Jive Records singles
Number-one singles in Italy
Virgin Records singles
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