Tenement Symphony

by Marc Almond

Tenement Symphony cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: October 1991
  • Label: WEA
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 47:58
  • Community rating: 3.47/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The former Soft Cell frontman collaborated with producer Trevor Horn for this sweeping, heavily orchestrated synthpop and baroque pop extravaganza. The highly theatrical record blends dramatic electronic beats with grand string sections, highlighted by his smash cover of 'The Days of Pearly Spencer'.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, orchestral, theatrical, rhythmic, grandiose

Tracklist

  1. Meet Me in My Dream (4:24)
  2. Beautiful Brutal Thing (5:02)
  3. I've Never Seen Your Face (5:02)
  4. Vaudeville and Burlesque (6:52)
  5. Champagne (5:47)
  6. Prelude (0:23)
  7. Jacky (4:49)
  8. What Is Love? (5:04)
  9. Extract from "Trois Chansons De Bilitis" (0:54)
  10. The Days of Pearly Spencer (4:22)
  11. My Hand over My Heart (5:15)

Credits

  • Bruce Woolley - written-by
  • Claude Debussy - written-by
  • Dave Ball - written-by, synthesizer, programmed by
  • David McWilliams - written-by
  • G茅rard Jouannest - written-by
  • Jacques Brel - written-by
  • Richard Norris - written-by, drums, drum programming [percussion]
  • Phil Todd - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone

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