Tenement Symphony (1991 album)

Tenement Symphony (subtitled Kies und Glanz • Grit and Glitter • Grès et Paillettes) is the seventh studio album by the British singer/songwriter Marc Almond. It was released in October 1991 and reached number 39 on the UK Albums Chart.^[1] Tenement Symphony includes three UK Top 40 hit singles; "Jacky", "My Hand Over My Heart" and "The Days of Pearly Spencer" (which would become Almond's last UK Top 10 hit).

Working with former La Magia and Willing Sinners member Billy McGee, and his former Soft Cell bandmate David Ball as well as various studio musicians, Almond recorded the album at Maison Rouge, Sarm West Studios, Fishermans Room, Berlin, CTS Studios, Berwick St Studios, RAK, Pacific Studios. The album is divided into two sections; 'Grit' and 'Glitter'. The first five songs constituted the 'Grit' and were produced by Almond, Billy McGee, Nigel Hine, and The Grid. The 'Glitter' side (the Tenement Symphony) was produced by Trevor Horn. The artwork was designed by Green Ink with a cover photograph by Klanger and Boink. The album cover mimics the style of German record label Deutsche Grammophon's classical records.

Almond wrote in his autobiography that the album's concept was largely down to Rob Dickins and that he did not feel the album truly reflected his artistic direction at that time, though he was pleased to have had the opportunity to work with Trevor Horn.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Marc Almond; except where indicated.

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Meet Me In My Dream"	Almond, David Ball	4:24
2.	"Beautiful Brutal Thing"		5:02
3.	"I've Never Seen Your Face"	Almond, David Ball	5:02
4.	"Vaudeville and Burlesque"		6:52
5.	"Champagne"		5:47

Side two (Tenement Symphony)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"i. Prelude"	David Ball	0:23
7.	"ii. Jacky"	Jacques Brel, Jouannest	4:49
8.	"iii. What Is Love?"	Bruce Woolley, Trevor Horn	5:04
9.	"iv. Trois Chansons de Bilitis - Extract"	Claude Debussy	0:54
10.	"v. The Days of Pearly Spencer"	David McWilliams, Almond (Additional lyrics)	4:22
11.	"vi. My Hand Over My Heart"	Almond, David Ball	5:15

Personnel

Marc Almond - vocals, arranger
Anne Dudley - keyboards, arranger, orchestration
J.J. Belle - guitar
Sally Bradshaw - vocals
Betsy Cook - vocals
Mitch Dalton - guitar
Andy Duncan - drums, percussion, percussion programming
Trevor Horn - organ, bass
Billy McGee - keyboards, arranger
Julian Mendelsohn - mixing
Richard Norris - percussion programming
Nick Plytas - piano
Lynda Richardson - choir master
Richard Riley - guitar
Philip Todd - soprano & tenor saxophone
Tim Weidner - bass
Bruce Woolley - keyboards, vocals
Gavyn Wright - string conductor
Nigel Hine - programming
Julian Stringle - clarinet
Steve Rappaport - artwork
Inga Humpe - programming, vocals
Eric Caudieux - guitar, keyboards, programming
Max Loderbauer - programming

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[3]	39

References

↑ "Chart Stats - Marc Almond". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
↑ Allmusic review
↑ "Marc Almond | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart

Marc Almond

Studio albums	Vermin in Ermine (1984) Stories of Johnny (1985) Mother Fist and Her Five Daughters (1987) The Stars We Are (1988) Jacques (1989) Enchanted (1990) Tenement Symphony (1991) Absinthe (1993) Fantastic Star (1996) Open All Night (1999) Stranger Things (2001) Heart on Snow (2003) Stardom Road (2007) Orpheus in Exile (2009) Varieté (2010) Feasting with Panthers (2011) The Tyburn Tree (Dark London) (2014) The Dancing Marquis (2014) Ten Plagues - A Song Cycle (2014) The Velvet Trail (2015)

Flesh Volcano	Slut (1987)

Marc and the Mambas	Untitled (1982) Torment and Toreros (1983)

Songs	"Total Eclipse"

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