''Guilty 'til Proved Innocent!'' is a 1998 album by

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. It is the first studio album of new songs by the group since 1984, with songs written by both original and new group members. As in their previous album and tours during this era, the line-up featured original band members Neville Staple, Roddy Byers, Lynval Golding, and Horace Panter joined by new members Mark Adams, Adam Birch, and Jon Read. The album also featured drummer Charley Harrington Bembridge, who had been absent from ''

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'' but had been playing live with the group since 1994. While inevitably suffering comparisons to the music released by the classic 1979-1981 line up, ''Guilty...'' received far more favourable reviews than the reunited band's previous studio effort, the covers album ''

'', and was generally heralded as a return to form. The song "It's You" was released as a single promoted on Modern Rock radio stations upon the album's release. "Running Away" is based on the Toots & the Maytals song " Monkey Man," which the Specials covered on their 1979 debut album.

Track listing

Personnel

* Roddy Byers – vocals, guitar * Lynval Golding – guitar, vocals * Horace Panter – bass guitar * Neville Staple – vocals *Mark Adams – organ, piano, backing vocals *Charley H. Bembridge – drums (credited as Harrington Bembridge) *Adam Birch – trombone, trumpet, backing vocals *Jon Read – trumpet, accordion * Tim Armstrong – vocals on "Fearful" *

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– vocals on "Fearful" ;Technical *Stoker – producer, mixing, engineer *Billy Bowers – assistant engineer *Mike McQuaid – assistant engineer *

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– mixing * Sean Slade – mixing *

Mark Trombino Mark Trombino (born May 23, 1966) is an American multi-platinum record producer, musician, and audio engineer. He has produced, engineered, and mixed tracks for many artists including Jimmy Eat World, Blink-182, The Starting Line, Finch, Motion ...

– mixing * Thom Wilson – mixing *Scott Gutierrez – mixing assistant *Gavin Lurssen – mastering * Shepard Fairey – artwork, art direction, design, layout design, photography *Dave Kinsey – art direction, design, layout design

References

{{Authority control 1998 albums The Specials albums MCA Records albums