Spartacus is the 1991 debut album of Liverpool

Liverpool

Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...

-based pop group The Farm

The Farm (band)

The Farm were a British band from Liverpool, popular through the early 1990s. Their album Spartacus reached the top position on the UK Albums Chart when it was released in March, 1991.-History:They formed in early 1983....

, released in April 1991 in the height of Madchester

Madchester

Madchester was a music scene that developed in Manchester, England, towards the end of the 1980s and into the early 1990s. The music that emerged from the scene mixed alternative rock, psychedelic rock and dance music...

. It reached number one in the UK album chart, staying there for a week. Spartacus was dedicated to the parents of former band member Andy McVann, who died in a car chase escaping from the police on 1 October 1986.

Track listing

• All tracks by Steve Grimes
  Steve Grimes
  Steve Grimes was the rhythm guitarist and keyboardist of Liverpool based pop group, The Farm. He was also one of its founder members in 1983 under the name 'Soul of Socialism'....
  
  , Peter Hooton
  Peter Hooton
  Peter Hooton was the vocalist of Liverpool-based group The Farm. He was also its sole founder member in the 1980s....
  
   and Keith Mullin.

1. "Hearts and Minds" - 1:28
2. "How Long" - 3:38
3. "Sweet Inspiration" - 5:29
4. "Groovy Train
   Groovy Train
   "Groovy Train" was the second single released by Liverpool-based pop group The Farm. It was released in August 1990 as the first single off their debut album Spartacus , having been produced by Graham "Suggs" McPherson of Madness and Terry Farley. The single reached #6 on the UK Singles Chart and...
   
   " - 4:10
5. "Higher and Higher" - 4:38
6. "Don't Let Me Down
   Don't Let Me Down (The Farm song)
   "Don't Let Me Down" was a single by Liverpool-based pop group The Farm released as the third and final single off their album Spartacus. It was released on 22 April 1991 , having been produced by Graham "Suggs" McPherson of Madness...
   
   " - 4:37
7. "Family of Man" - 4:44
8. "Tell the Story" - 3:39
9. "Very Emotional" - 4:41
10. "All Together Now
    All Together Now (The Farm song)
    "All Together Now" is a song by Liverpudlian pop band The Farm from their album Spartacus, and is said to link many of the band's favourite themes, socialism, brotherhood and football....
    
    " - 5:41
11. "Higher and Higher [Remix]" - 6:09
12. "Very Emotional [Remix]" - 6:22

Personnel

• Peter Hooton
  Peter Hooton
  Peter Hooton was the vocalist of Liverpool-based group The Farm. He was also its sole founder member in the 1980s....
  
   - lead vocals
• Keith Mullin - lead guitar
• Steve Grimes
  Steve Grimes
  Steve Grimes was the rhythm guitarist and keyboardist of Liverpool based pop group, The Farm. He was also one of its founder members in 1983 under the name 'Soul of Socialism'....
  
   - rhythm guitar
• Carl Hunter
  Carl Hunter
  Carl Hunter was the English bassist in the Liverpool-based pop group The Farm.He was part of the second wave of members who joined in 1983, and apart from his musical contributions, he also helped to design their CD jackets and sleeves. Hunter has released a feature film on DVD as a producer and...
  
   - bass
• Ben Leach
  Ben Leach
  Ben Leach was the keyboard and synthesizer player in the Liverpool-based pop band, The Farm. He joined in 1986 at the age of 17 after the death of Andy McVann in a car crash on 1 October that year, and was the band's youngest member, still being with them at the height of their success in autumn...
  
   - keyboards
• Roy Boulter
  Roy Boulter
  Roy Boulter was the drummer in the Liverpool based pop group The Farm. He joined the band a replacement for Andy McVann, who died in a car crash on 1 October 1986....
  
   - drums
• Paula Dave - backing vocals
• Pete Wylie
  Pete Wylie
  -Studio albums:- Extended Plays :-Singles:-External links:***...
  
   - backing vocals
• Stan Cullimore
  Stan Cullimore
  Stan Cullimore played guitar, between 1983 and 1988, for the Hull based indie rock band called The Housemartins.-Biography:Cullimore studied maths at the University of Hull, graduating in 1984....
  
   - producer
• Paul Heaton
  Paul Heaton
  Paul David Heaton is an English singer-songwriter. He was a member of The Housemartins, who disbanded in 1988, and a member of The Beautiful South, who disbanded in 2007. He is currently pursuing a solo career....
  
   - producer
• Suggs
  Suggs (singer)
  Graham McPherson , better known as Suggs, is an English singer, actor, former radio DJ, TV personality, and most famous as the frontman of the band Madness.-Early life:...
  
   - producer, remixing
• Kevin Petri - engineer, remixing
• Terry Farley - remixing
• Pete Heller
  Pete Heller
  Pete Heller is an English electronic and house music producer. He is recognised in the dance community for his solo work, and his remixes with frequent collaborator Terry Farley. As a duo they have released popular tunes under the names Heller & Farley Project , Fire Island plus The Look and Feel...
  
   - remixing
• Mark Saunders
  Mark Saunders
  Mark Saunders, is a British record producer who has worked on a number of albums. He relocated to New York City in 1996 and currently works from his facility in Manhattan - Beat360 Studios....
  
   - mixing
• Gary Wilkinson - engineer
• Noel Rafferty - engineer