Gorgeous George (album)

Gorgeous George
Studio album by Edwyn Collins
Released	1 July 1994
Recorded	New River, London
Genre	Blue-eyed soul, folk rock, glam rock, jangle pop[1]
Length	58:15
Label	Setanta
Producer	Edwyn Collins
Edwyn Collins chronology
Hellbent on Compromise (1990) Gorgeous George (1994) I'm Not Following You (1997)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Gorgeous George is the third solo studio album by Scottish musician Edwyn Collins. The album was recorded at New River in London, with Collins acting as the producer.^[2] It was released on 1 July 1994^[3] and features guest musician Paul Cook of Sex Pistols.^[4]

Track listing

1. "The Campaign for Real Rock" – 6:35
2. "A Girl Like You" – 3:58
3. "Low Expectations" – 3:58
4. "Out of This World" – 5:37
5. "If You Could Love Me" – 5:30
6. "North of Heaven" – 3:39
7. "Gorgeous George" – 4:08
8. "It's Right in Front of You" – 6:26
9. "Make Me Feel Again" – 4:22
10. "I've Got It Bad" – 4:40
11. "Subsidence" – 5:44
12. "Moron" (hidden track) – 3:26

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.^[2]

Main musicians Edwyn Collins – vocals, guitar, keyboards; bass and drums on track 10 Paul Cook – drums, percussion Clare Kenny – bass guitar Additional musicians Vic Godard – backing vocals on tracks 1–2 Sean Read – backing vocals on tracks 1–2, 4, 6–8 and 11 Dennis Bovell – bass on track 5 Martin Drover – flugelhorn on track 5 Patrick Arbuthnot – pedal steel on track 6 Sebastian Lewsley – ARP synthesizer on tracks 8 and 11

Production Edwyn Collins – producer, arranger, engineer Sebastian Lewsley – engineer Duncan Cowell – mastering Gavin Evans – photography Rob Crane – sleeve art

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Gorgeous George (Booklet). Edwyn Collins. Setanta. 1994. SETCD14.
3. "Gorgeous George - Edwyn Collins - Release Information, Reviews and Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
4. Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas, eds. (2002), "Edwyn Collins", All music guide to rock: the definitive guide to rock, pop, and soul, AMG all music guide series (3rd ed.), San Francisco: Backbeat Books, pp. 237–238, ISBN 0-87930-653-X, retrieved 3 January 2011