''Twisted Tenderness'' is the third and final studio album by

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, released in April 1999 by

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in the UK and eighteen months later by

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in the

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in 2000. It was re-released in 2001 as ''Twisted Tenderness::Deluxe'' by Koch with a second disc of

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es added.

History

The writing and recording of the album was a reaction to the protracted sessions of its predecessor ''

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'','' City Life'', 31 March 1999 which had taken a year and a half to complete. Marr and Sumner remained the only official members of the band, but were joined by

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frontman

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on bass and

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drummer

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. The sound of the album reflected this back-to-basics approach in terms of the line-up, although subsequent production and mixing incorporated additional beats and samples. ''Twisted Tenderness'' was co-produced by influential

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club DJ and dance producer Arthur Baker, with whom Sumner had previously worked on New Order's 1983 hit "

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", amongst other songs. The

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issue of the album contained an uncleared sample of Ice-T proclaiming "this is not a pop album" on the track " Make It Happen". This mix had a duration of 7:50; it was shortened for release when the sample was removed. Early promos also included "King for a Day", which was eventually released as a B-side to " Late at Night". Reviews in '' Q'' and ''

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'' were based on this configuration; the former stated that there were ''twelve'' tracks while the latter mentioned the reference to

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in the song lyrics. The only country to include "King for a Day" on the album was Japan, where it was released a week before Britain. Intro of song "Like No Other" was sampled from song "

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. The singles "

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" and "Late at Night" featured three B-sides between them, namely "Radiation" (an instrumental co-written with Baker), "King for a Day" and "Warning Sign", all of which appeared on the ''Deluxe'' edition next to promo versions and previously released remixes.

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is featured on the cover.

Track listing

All songs written by Marr/Sumner, except where noted. # " Make It Happen" – 7:38 # "Haze" – 5:11 # "

" – 5:36 # "Breakdown" – 5:50 # "

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) – 4:52 # "Twisted Tenderness" – 5:31 # "Like No Other" – 4:38 # " Late at Night" – 4:12 # "Prodigal Son" – 7:10 # "When She's Gone" – 4:29 # "Flicker" – 6:25 * The 2000 American edition included three bonus tracks: "King for a Day", "Warning Sign" and "Make It Happen" (Album Remix).

2001 Deluxe edition bonus disc

# "King for a Day" – 4:28 # "Warning Sign" – 4:45 # "Make It Happen" (Remix) – 5:58 # "Haze" (Alternative Mix) – 5:23 # "Prodigal Son" (Star in Your Own Mind Mix) – 10:05 # "Radiation" ( Arthur Baker,

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) – 7:31 # "Prodigal Son" (Touched by the Hand of Inch) – 5:07 # "Prodigal Son" (

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Mix) – 8:19

Singles

# "

" (12 April 1999) # " Late at Night" (5 July 1999) ''(withdrawn in the UK)''

Promos

# "

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" (March 1999) # " Make It Happen" (June 1999)

Personnel

: Vocals, guitars and bass *

: Guitars, bass, harmonica and vocals * Jimi Goodwin - Bass and backing vocals * Ged Lynch - Drums and percussion * Phil Spalding - Bass * Lindsay Reed - Backing Vocals *

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- Backing vocals * Arthur Baker - Scratches, harmonica and keyboards * Merv de Peyer - Keyboards and programming * Mac Quayle - Keyboards and programming * Jason Mad Doctor X - Scratches * Fridge - Beats and effects *Produced by - Electronic and Arthur Baker *Engineer - James Spencer *Engineer -

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(tracks 2 & 8) *Mixed by - James Spencer (tracks 4,5,6,7,9,11) *Mixed by - Merv de Peyer (tracks 1,2,3,8,10)

References

External links

feel every beat (unofficial website)

worldinmotion.net (unofficial website)

Koch Records
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