''Some Other Sucker's Parade'' is the fifth studio album by

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, released on 24 June 1997 by A&M Records. It reached number 6 in the UK Albums Chart.

History

The album's recording was characterised by changes in personnel. Drummer

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had joined the band soon after the release of ''

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'' (1995), and following their 1995 US tour the group parted company with guitarist David Cummings, who left to become a television scriptwriter. Jon McLoughlin was drafted in to replace him, and would co-write ''Some Other Sucker's Parades title track with singer/bassist

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. Both Soan and McLoughlin left soon after the album's recording. Intended to communicate the band's live sound, the album deliberately used few studio effects in favour of a "raw" feel. "Absolutely as few overdubs as possible," confirmed guitarist

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in an October 1997 interview with ''Guitarist'' magazine. "Probably about 80 per cent of the songs on this record don't have overdubs, apart from the vocals obviously, with all the harmonies, and maybe the guitar solo if there was a really dreadful mistake in the middle that we just couldn't live with. Wherever possible, we recorded with our live format of bass, drums, two guitars and keyboards for most of the songs." "Medicine" was slated for a release as the album's second single in September 1997, but was canceled following the death of

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, due to the lyrics' fleeting mention of a "wreckage".

Track listing

All tracks are written by

, except where noted. #"Not Where It's At" – 3:39 #"Some Other Sucker's Parade" (Currie, Jon McLoughlin) – 3:08 #"Won't Make It Better" (Currie,

) – 3:59 #"What I Think She Sees" – 2:59 #"Medicine" – 2:50 #"High Times" (Currie, Harvie) – 4:26 #"Mother Nature's Writing" (Currie, Harvie) – 3:50 #"No Family Man" – 2:54 #"Cruel Light of Day" – 3:13 #"Funny Way To Win" (Currie, Harvie) – 3:36 #"Through All That Nothing" (Currie, Harvie) – 3:55 #"Life Is Full" – 3:22 #"Lucky Guy" (Currie, Harvie) – 4:54 #"Make It Always Be Too Late" – 3:22 Australian and Japanese bonus tracks #

"Sleep Instead of Teardrops" – 4:31 ''(B-side of "Not Where It's At")'' #"Paper Thin (Ambient Mix)" – 3:30 ''(B-side of "

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Personnel

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– vocals,

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– guitar,

on "Medicine" and "Life Is Full" *Jon McLoughlin – guitar *

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* Ash Soan –

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, percussion ;Additional musicians * The London Session Orchestra –

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on "Some Other Sucker's Parade" and "What I Think She Sees" *Jamie Seyberth – whistle on "Funny Way To Win" * Will Malone –

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arrangements on "Some Other Sucker's Parade" and "What I Think She Sees", brass arrangement on "Make It Always Be Too Late" ;Technical *Mark Freegard – producer, engineer * David Bianco – mixing (at Larrabee Sound Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles) *Michael Nash Associates – design * Mario Sorrenti – photography

Charts

References

External links

Official Del Amitri homepage
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