''Ultra'' is the debut studio album by English

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, released on 25 January 1999 by

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). The album debuted and peaked at number 37 on the

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and spawned several hit singles in the UK and Europe. It was mainly performed and co-written by James Hearn; vocals and piano, Michael Harwood; vocals and guitar, Nick Keynes; bass, and Jon O'Mahony; drums and percussion. It was produced by ex

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member, Ian Stanley.

Track listing

Personnel

* Art direction – Paul West & Paula Benson at FORM * Artwork design – John Siddle at FORM® * Bass –

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* Co-production – Steve Robson (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 9) * Drums, percussion –

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* Guitar – Michael Harwood * Mixing – Bob Kraushaar (tracks 1, 3 to 10), Andy Bradfield, Steve Robson (track 2) * Sound Production – Nick Paul * Photography – Julian Barton * Production – Ian Stanley (tracks 1 to 5, 7, 9), Steve Robson (tracks 3, 6–8, 10) * Vocals, piano – James Hearn * Additional keyboards – Neil Cowley (tracks 1, 3, 4) * Backing vocals – Keri Schmidt (tracks 1, 2, 5, 8) and Viveen Wray (tracks 6, 7) * Engineering – Steve Robson (track 1) * Remixing, additional production – Steelworks (track 3)

Charts

References

External links

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