''Out of the Blue'' is the ninth studio album by English

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group

Mike + The Mechanics Mike and the Mechanics (stylised as Mike + The Mechanics) is an English rock supergroup formed in Dover in 1985 by Mike Rutherford, initially as a side project during a hiatus period for his earlier group Genesis. The band is known for hit singl ...

that was released on 5 April 2019 by BMG. The album features reworkings of some of their greatest hits along with three new tracks ("One Way", "Out of the Blue", and "What Would You Do"). The album debuted at number 7 on the

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, selling 7,591 copies in the first week. It is Mike + The Mechanics' fifth top 10 album in the United Kingdom.

Track listing

Personnel

Mike & the Mechanics *

Mike Rutherford Michael John Cloete Crawford Rutherford (born 2 October 1950) is an English guitarist, bassist and songwriter, co-founder of the rock band Genesis. Rutherford and keyboardist Tony Banks are the group's two continuous members. Initially servin ...

– bass, backing vocals, drum programming, Akai drum programming *

Anthony Drennan Anthony "Anto" Drennan (born on 1 November 1958) is an English-born Irish guitarist noted for his involvement with the Corrs, Genesis and Mike + the Mechanics among others. Drennan is from a musical Irish family and was born in Luton, England ...

– lead guitars, bass, backing vocals *

Tim Howar Timothy Howar (born 24 November 1969) is a Canadian-born English actor and singer who is currently with the pop-rock band Mike + The Mechanics. Career Howar was born in Spirit River, Alberta, Canada.Mandel, Lyssa"Tim Howar"broadway.com, Febr ...

– vocals *

Andrew Roachford Andrew Roachford (born 22 January 1965) is a British singer-songwriter and the main force behind the band Roachford, who scored their first success in 1989 with the hit record, hits "Cuddly Toy (song), Cuddly Toy" and "Family Man". He has als ...

– keyboards, vocals * Luke Juby – keyboards *

Gary Wallis Gary Wallis is a British drummer, percussionist, drum programmer, producer and musical director. He has worked with a wide range of artists and bands, including Nik Kershaw, Pink Floyd, 10cc, Il Divo, Westlife, Girls Aloud, Atomic Kitten, Pau ...

– drums Additional musicians * Paul Meehan – keyboards (1, 2), programming (1, 2) *

Clark Datchler Clark Wynford Datchler (born 27 March 1964) is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. He first rose to fame in 1987 as the lead singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist in the pop band Johnny Hates Jazz. Early career Born in 1964 ...

– keyboards (3)

Production

* Paul Meehan – producer * Mike Rutherford – producer, mixing, artwork concept, design * Harry Rutherford – recording * Nick Davis – mixing * Dick Beetham (360 Mastering) – mastering * Jo Greenwood – project coordinator * Darren Evans – artwork concept, design * Martin Griffin – digital imagery * Patrick "Paddy" Balls – photography

Charts

References

{{Authority control Mike + The Mechanics albums 2019 albums BMG Rights Management albums Albums produced by Mike Rutherford