Fine Young Cannibals (album)

Fine Young Cannibals
Studio album by Fine Young Cannibals
Released	December 10, 1985
Recorded	1985
Genre	New wave, soul
Length	34:21
Label	I.R.S.
Producer	Robin Millar
Fine Young Cannibals chronology
Fine Young Cannibals (1985) The Raw & the Cooked (1988)

Fine Young Cannibals is an album released in 1985 by the band of the same name.

The success of their UK #8 debut single "Johnny Come Home" did not continue with the next single, "Blue", which languished at #41 in the UK. The version of "Blue" on the original vinyl LP and cassette was re-mixed for the single release in an attempt to boost its commercial appeal. The re-mix version features additional electronically processed drum and percussion sounds, giving it a sound typical of other 1980s synthpop hits. The currently available CD features the re-mix version in place of the original album version.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B+[2]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)[3]
Sounds	[4]

Sounds writer Carole Linfield gave it a four and a half out of five rating.^[4] Stewart Mason, in an Allmusic retrospective review, commented that the album "is a powerful and satisfying debut".^[1]

Track listing

Songs composed by Fine Young Cannibals except noted

1. "Johnny Come Home" - 3:35
2. "Couldn't Care More" - 3:30
3. "Don't Ask Me to Choose" - 3:05
4. "Funny How Love Is" - 3:28
5. "Suspicious Minds" (Mark James) - 3:56
6. "Blue" - 3:31
7. "Move to Work" - 3:26
8. "On a Promise" - 3:06
9. "Time Isn't Kind" - 3:12
10. "Like a Stranger" - 3:28

additional tracks on 1986 edition

11. "Johnny Come Home (Extended Mix)" - 5:43
12. "Suspicious Minds (Suspicious Mix)" (Mark James) - 7:52

Personnel

• Roland Gift - vocals
• Andy Cox - guitar, organ
• David Steele - bass, piano

Additional musicians

• Martin Parry - Drums
• Graeme Hamilton - Trumpet, Piano on "Time Isn't Kind"
• Gavin Wright - Violin
• Saxa - Saxophone on "Funny How Love Is"
• Beverly, Gloria and Maxine Brown - Backing Vocals on "Like a Stranger"
• Jimmy Sommerville - Backing Vocals on "Suspicious Minds"
• Jenny Jones - Drums and Backing Vocals on "Couldn't Care More"

References

• Rudy Langlais; Richard Gehr (April 1986). Spins. Spin Magazine. p. 39. Retrieved 2010-09-11.