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Album • 1990

Gold Mother

James15 songs • 1 hour, 19 minutes

Gold Mother is the third studio album by English rock band James. It was released on 4 June 1990 on Fontana Records. With the addition of drummer David Baynton-Power, violinist/guitarist Saul Davies, and keyboardist Mark Hunter, James released the single "Sit Down" in June 1989, before going to record their next album. Sessions were held at Out of the Blue in Manchester, The Windings in Wrexham, Wales, with three band members and Nick Garside producing. Described as an arena rock and indie rock album, Gold Mother was compared to the likes of U2 and the Waterboys. "Come Home" was released, through Rough Trade Records, as the lead single from Gold Mother in November 1989. Following this, the band switched from Rough Trade to Phonogram sublabel Fontana Records. "How Was It for You" appeared as the second single in April 1990; two months later, the band embarked on a UK tour. A Flood mix of "Come Home" was released as the album's third single in June 1990, followed by fourth single "Lose Control" in November 1990. The band ended the year with shows in the United Kingdom and Russia. A re-recorded version of "Sit Down" was released the album's fifth and final single in March 1991. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Mo...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)

Songs

  1. 1
    Come Home (Flood Mix)
  2. 2
    Lose Control
  3. 3
    Government Walls
  4. 4
    God Only Knows
  5. 5
    You Can't Tell How Much Suffering (On A Face That's Always Smiling)
  6. 6
    How Was It For You?
  7. 7
    Sit Down
  8. 8
    Walking The Ghost
  9. 9
    Gold Mother
  10. 10
    Top Of The World
  11. 11
    Crescendo
  12. 12
    Hang On
  13. 13
    Come Home (Weatherall Remix / Skunk Weed Skank Mix)
  14. 14
    Sit Down (Live At G-Mex)

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