Stories of Johnny

Stories of Johnny
Studio album by Marc Almond and The Willing Sinners
Released	September 1985
Recorded	Late 1984 - early 1985 at Hartmann Digital Studios, Bavaria, Battery Studios, London, Powerplant Studios, London, Odessey Studios, London
Genre	Art pop
Length	43:59
Label	Some Bizzare, Virgin Records
Producer	Mike Hedges
Marc Almond and The Willing Sinners chronology
Vermin in Ermine (1984) Stories of Johnny (1985) Mother Fist and Her Five Daughters (1987)
Singles from Stories of Johnny
"Stories of Johnny" b/w "Stories of Johnny (With The Westminster City School Choir)" Released: August 1985 "Love Letter" b/w "Love Letter (With The Westminster City School Choir)" Released: October 1985 "The House is Haunted by the Echo of Your Last Goodbye" b/w "Broken Bracelets" Released: January 1986

Stories of Johnny is the second studio album by the British singer/songwriter Marc Almond. It was released in September 1985 and reached number 22 on the UK Albums Chart.^[1] Stories of Johnny includes the singles "Stories of Johnny", "Love Letter" and "The House is Haunted".

Almond with his assembled band The Willing Sinners, made up of Annie Hogan, Billy McGee, Martin McCarrick, Richard Riley and Steven Humphreys, accompanied by studio musicians recorded the songs for album at Hartmann Digital Studios in Bavaria and Battery Studios, Powerplant Studios, and Odyssey Studios in London. The artwork was designed by Huw Feather with photography by Andy Catlin.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Smash Hits	[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Marc Almond; except where indicated. 

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Traumas Traumas Traumas"		5:07
2.	"Stories of Johnny"		3:45
3.	"The House is Haunted"	Rose Adlam	2:19
4.	"Love Letter"		4:51
5.	"The Flesh is Willing"		4:45

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Always"	6:03
7.	"Contempt"	3:36
8.	"I Who Never"	4:31
9.	"My Candle Burns"	3:49
10.	"Love and Little White Lies"	5:13

CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Stories of Johnny (With The Westminster City School Choir)"	4:18
12.	"Love Letter (With The Westminster City School Choir)"	5:28

Personnel

• Marc Almond - Vocals, All arrangements
• Mike Hedges - Producer
• Tom Thiel - Engineering (Haartman)
• Steve McLaughlin - Engineering (Battery)
• Ben Rogan - Engineering (Powerplant)
• Pete Brown - Engineering (Powerplant)
• Marc Frank - Engineering (Odyssey)
• Paul Batchelor - Engineering (Odyssey)
• Huw Feather - Design
• Andy Catlin - Photography

The Willing Sinners

• Annie Hogan - Piano, Vibes, Synthesizer, Marimba
• Martin McCarrick - Cello, Synthesizer
• Richard Riley - Guitar
• Billy McGee - Bass Guitar
• Stephen Humphreys - Drums

with

• Martin Ditchum - Percussion
• Enrico Tomasso - Trumpet, Flugal Horn
• Julie Allis - Harp
• Gini Ball - Violin
• Jane West - Backing vocals
• Audrey Riley - Backing vocals

References

1. "Chart Stats - Marc Almond". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
2. Allmusic review
3. Bush, Steve (11 September 1985). "Album Reviews". Smash Hits. EMAP Metro. 7 (18): 77.