''Never Loved Elvis'' is the third album by
The Wonder Stuff
The Wonder Stuff are a British alternative rock band. Originally based in Stourbridge in the West Midlands, England, the band's first lineup released four albums and nearly 20 singles and EPs, enjoying considerable chart and live success in the ...
released in 1991. Guest musicians on the album include
Kirsty MacColl
Kirsty Anna MacColl (10 October 1959 – 18 December 2000) was a British singer and songwriter, daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl. She recorded several pop hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He ...
and
Linda McRae
Linda McRae is a Canadian folk-roots-Americana musician. A multi-instrumentalist ( clawhammer banjo, acoustic and electric guitars, accordion, bass, and Porchboard stomp box) singer-songwriter, she is a former member of Spirit of the West. S ...
.
The song "Mission Drive" was inspired by Wonder Stuff singer
Miles Hunt
Miles Stephen Hunt (born 29 July 1966) is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. He fronts the alternative rock band The Wonder Stuff.
Early life
His father was a union official for the TGWU. In the 1970s, his father was based at Derby, an ...
's fall out with best friend and former flatmate
Clint Mansell
Clinton Darryl Mansell (; born 7 January 1963) is an English musician, singer, and composer, born in Coventry. He served as the lead singer and multi-instrumentalist of alt-rock band Pop Will Eat Itself before embarking on a career as a film s ...
of
Pop Will Eat Itself
Pop Will Eat Itself are an English alternative rock band formed in 1986 in Stourbridge in the West Midlands of England with members from Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country. Initially known as a grebo act, they changed style to incorpor ...
.
The most successful single from the album, "The Size of a Cow", reached No. 5 on the UK singles chart.
The album peaked at No. 3 on the albums chart.
Track listing
All tracks composed by The Wonder Stuff; except where indicated
Personnel
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Miles Hunt
Miles Stephen Hunt (born 29 July 1966) is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. He fronts the alternative rock band The Wonder Stuff.
Early life
His father was a union official for the TGWU. In the 1970s, his father was based at Derby, an ...
– vocals, guitar, harmonica, percussion
*Malcolm Treece – guitar, vocals
*Paul Clifford – bass
*
Martin Gilks
Martin Richard Gilks (2 March 1965 – 3 April 2006) was an English musician. He was a founder member and original drummer for the Wonder Stuff, based in Stourbridge (West Midlands, England).
Gilks who was born in Stourbridge, was originally t ...
– drums, percussion
*Martin Bell – fiddle, banjo, guitar, accordion, piano
*
Kirsty MacColl
Kirsty Anna MacColl (10 October 1959 – 18 December 2000) was a British singer and songwriter, daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl. She recorded several pop hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He ...
– backing vocals on "Welcome to the Cheap Seats"
*
Linda McRae
Linda McRae is a Canadian folk-roots-Americana musician. A multi-instrumentalist ( clawhammer banjo, acoustic and electric guitars, accordion, bass, and Porchboard stomp box) singer-songwriter, she is a former member of Spirit of the West. S ...
– accordion on "Welcome to the Cheap Seats"
*James Taylor – Hammond organ
*Judith Fleet – cello
*Elly Newton, Alison Gabriel – violin
Charts
References
1991 albums
The Wonder Stuff albums
Polydor Records albums
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