Gold Mother

by James

Overview

James completely revamped their lineup for Gold Mother, adding a violinist, a keyboardist, and a trumpeter to the band and attempting to write grand, ambitious arena-rock that recalled U2 and the Waterboys. Although a few of the tracks captured the sprawling, epic splendor that James wished to achieve, they have difficulty writing convincing material, and they aren't nearly as interesting as they were when they concentrated on jangling folk-pop. [Gold Mother was reissued in 1991 after a re-recorded version of "Sit Down" became a hit. "Sit Down" and "Lose Control" replaced "Crescendo" and "Hang On," but the baggy beats of the new songs sat uncomfortably with the sprawling, anthemic rock of Gold Mother.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/20/2023
Label:	Umr / Universal
UPC:	0602435588742

Album Credits

Performance Credits

James   Primary Artist
Inspiral Carpets   Vocals (Background)
Larry Gott   Drums,Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Saul Davies   Guitar,Violin,Cowbell
Mark Hunter   Accordion,Keyboards
Jim Glennie   Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Andy Diagram   Vocals,Trumpet,Vocals (Background)
Tim Booth   Vocals
David Baynton-Power   Drums,Percussion
Martine McDonagh   Vocals (Background)
John Slater   Percussion

Technical Credits

James   Composer
Larry Gott   Composer,Producer
Flood   Producer,Remixing
Nick Garside   Engineer,Producer
Jim Glennie   Composer,Producer
Dave Bascombe   Mixing
Gil Norton   Producer
Tim Palmer   Remixing
Tim Booth   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Gavan Whelan   Composer
Chris Lord   Design
Adrian Wilson   Photography
Gavan Michael Whelan   Composer
James Lawrence Gott   Composer
James Patrick Glennie   Composer
Timothy Booth   Composer