Enchanted (Marc Almond album)
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Enchanted is a 1990 studio album by recording artist Marc Almond
, previously a member of synthpop
/new wave
duo, Soft Cell
. The album includes the singles "A Lover Spurned", "The Desperate Hours" and "Waifs and Strays" and was produced by Bob Kraushaar
, Gary Maughan and Stephen Hague
.
Marc Almond
Marc Almond is an English singer-songwriter and musician, who originally found fame as half of the seminal synthpop/New Wave duo Soft Cell...
, previously a member of synthpop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
/new wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
duo, Soft Cell
Soft Cell
Soft Cell are an English synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s. They consist of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball. The duo is most widely known for their 1981 worldwide hit version of "Tainted Love" and platinum debut Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret...
. The album includes the singles "A Lover Spurned", "The Desperate Hours" and "Waifs and Strays" and was produced by Bob Kraushaar
Bob Kraushaar
Robert Peter Kraushaar is an English pop music record producer specializing in mixing. Kraushaar has mixed and produced commercially successful songs and albums for numerous British and international artists....
, Gary Maughan and Stephen Hague
Stephen Hague
Stephen Hague is an American music producer most active with various British acts in the 1980s. He was an influential figure in the synthpop movement.-Early career:...
.
Track listing
All songs arranged by Marc Almond and Billy McGee, arranged and conducted by Billy McGee.- "Madame De La Luna"
- "Waifs and Strays"
- "The Desperate Hours"
- "Toreador in the Rain"
- "Widow Weeds"
- "A Lover Spurned"
- "Deaths Diary"
- "The Sea Still Sings"
- "Carnival of Life"
- "Orpheus in Red Velvet"
Singles
- "A Lover Spurned" - February 1990 - features the B-Side "Exotica Rose" .
- "The Desperate Hours" - May 1990 - features the B-Sides "The Gambler" .
- "Waifs and Strays" - November 1990 - features the single version, mixed by The GridThe GridThe Grid are an English electronic dance group, consisting of Richard Norris and David Ball , with guest contributions from other musicians...
and the B-Side "City of Nights" and "Old Jack's Charm" on the 7" .