Moodfood
1992 studio album by Moodswings
Moodfood | ||||
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Studio album by Moodswings | ||||
Released | September 15, 1992 | |||
Genre | Tribal ambient, alternative dance, ambient dub, downtempo, house | |||
Length | 73:12 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Producer | Hood and Showbiz | |||
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Source | Rating |
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Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
NME | 7/10 [3] |
Moodfood is a 1992 album by Moodswings. This album prominently features Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders on most of the lead vocals.
Track listing
All tracks by J.F.T. Hood and Showbiz except where noted.
- "Throw off the Shackles" – 6:19
- "Moodswings Overture" – 5:56
- "Problem Solved" – 8:11
- "Skinthieves" – 6:08
- "Rainsong" (Chrissie Hynde, Waterhouse) – 6:29
- "100% Total Success" – 3:51
- "Microcosmic" – 4:40
- "Spiritual High (Part I)" (Hood, Jon & Vangelis, Grant Showbiz) – 5:23
- "Spiritual High (State of Independence) Part II" (Hood, Jon & Vangelis, Grant Showbiz) – 4:57
- "Spiritual High (Part III)" (Hood, Jon & Vangelis, Grant Showbiz) – 5:14
- "Thailand" – 7:37
- "Hairy Piano" (Hood, Upchurch ) – 8:27
Personnel
Moodswings
- J.F.T. Hood – drums, producer
- Showbiz – producer, keyboards
- Chrissie Hynde – lead vocals, producer
Additional musicians
- Jeff Beck – guitar
- Kid Prince Moore – vocals
- Linda Muriel – vocals on "Rainsong"
- Terry Disley – string arrangements
- Liz Upchurch – piano
- Amanda Vincent – piano
- Johnny Marr – engineer, additional guitars
- Step Parikian – engineer
- Martin Hawkes – engineer
- Erick Labson – engineer, editing, mixing, post-production
- Mental Block – design, illustrations
- Peter Mountain – photography
- Rob Williams – photography
Charts
Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 178 |
Notes
- "Skinthieves" features a guitar solo performed by Jeff Beck, and was used as the theme for the TV series America's Most Wanted.
- "Spiritual High" is based on the Jon & Vangelis song "State of Independence" and features vocals by Chrissie Hynde. Part III incorporates excerpts from Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. Part II was featured in the film Single White Female. "Spiritual High" reached #6 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart.[5]