April Moon

April Moon is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Sam Brown, released on 2 April 1990 by A&M Records.[3] The album was produced by Sam Brown, and her brother Pete Brown.

April Moon
Studio album by
Sam Brown
Released2 April 1990[1]
Genre
Length52:32
LabelA&M
Producer
  • Pete Brown
  • Sam Brown
Sam Brown chronology
Stop!
(1988)		 April Moon
(1990)		 43 Minutes
(1993)
Singles from April Moon
  1. "With a Little Love"
  2. "Kissing Gate"
  3. "Once in Your Life"
  4. "Mindworks"
  5. "As One"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
New Musical Express7/10[2]

The album peaked at number 38 on the UK Albums Chart and number 30 on the Australian ARIA Charts.[4][5] The album spawned three charting singles in the United Kingdom: "With a Little Love" peaked at number 44 on the UK Singles Chart; "Kissing Gate" at number 23; "Mindworks" at number 77. The album has sold over half a million copies worldwide.[6] April Moon was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 17 October 1990.[3]

Then-Pink Floyd member David Gilmour sang backing vocals on the track "Troubled Soul" (he had also appeared on Brown's debut album, Stop!, in 1988).

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."April Moon"Sam Brown3:39
2."With a Little Love"
3:46
3."Mindworks"
  • Richard Newman
  • S. Brown
4:07
4."Kissing Gate"
  • S. Brown
  • Pete Brown
  • Sara Jones
  • Tina Warrilow
3:21
5."Where You Are"
  • P. Brown
  • S. Brown
  • Pete Bangash
3:47
6."Contradictions"
  • Danny Schogger
  • S. Brown
4:38
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Once in Your Life"
4:14
8."Hypnotised"
  • P. Brown
  • S. Brown
4:27
9."As One"
  • S. Brown
  • Buchanan
2:46
10."Eye for an Eye"
  • Schogger
  • S. Brown
4:30
11."Troubled Soul"
  • P. Brown
  • Bangash
  • S. Brown
6:27
12."S'Envoler"
  • E. de la Lubie
  • S. Brown
2:57
13."Henry"
  • S. Brown
  • Bangash
  • P. Brown
3:20
Tracks on CD releases only
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Pride and Joy"
4:32
15."Now and Forever"
4:37
16."The Way I Love You"R. Shannon2:37

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.[7]

Musicians
  • Sam Brown – lead vocals (all tracks), piano (tracks 1, 3–5, 8–12, 15–16), Minimoog bass (tracks 3, 5), organ (tracks 3, 15), Hammond (tracks 4, 6, 12, 16), keyboards (track 2, 14), SH-101 (track 9), D-50 (track 10), tambourine (track 14), percussion (track 15)
  • Pete Brown – guitars (tracks 1–4, 8, 10–15), bass (track 16), backing vocals (track 3, 5–6, 10, 14–16), SH-101 (track 3, 12), keyboards (track 6), percussion (track 6)
  • Joe Brown – mandolin (track 2)
  • Vicki Brown – backing vocals (tracks 2, 7, 13, 15)
  • Jim Archer – violin (track 4)
  • Paul Bangash – guitar (tracks 1–8, 10–16), backing vocals (tracks 2, 5–6, 10, 14)
  • Guy Barker – piccolo trumpet (track 2)
  • Mark Berrow – violin (track 4)
  • Margo Buchanan – backing vocals (tracks 1, 5–6, 10, 13–15)
  • Ben Cruft – violin (track 4)
  • Danny Cummings – percussion (tracks 8, 10, 13)
  • Martin Ditchman – percussion (tracks 2, 7)
  • Mitt Gamon – harmonica (track 16)
  • Will Gibson – violin (tracks 1, 5)
  • David Gilmour – vocals (track 11)
  • Tim Good – violin (track 4)
  • Nick Ingman – MD strings (tracks 1, 4–5)
  • Carol Isaacs – piano (track 15)
  • Cameron Jenkins – saxophones (track 13)
  • Sara Jones – backing vocals (tracks 7, 13)
  • Simeon Jones – mouth organ (track 6), saxophone solo (track 13), baritone saxophone (track 13)
  • Paul Kegg – cello (track 4)
  • Ben Kennard – cello (track 4)
  • David Levy – bass (track 4, 15)
  • Helen Lichmann – cello (1, 5)
  • Jon Lord – piano (track 6)
  • Martin Loveday – cello (1, 5)
  • Ian Maidman – bass (tracks 6, 10, 12, 14), vocals (track 10), Chapman Stick (track 8), piano (track 14), acoustic guitar (track 14)
  • Chucho Merchán – double bass (track 11)
  • Richard Newman – drums (tracks 1–4, 6–8, 10–16), percussion (track 5)
  • Naomi Osborne – backing vocals (tracks 10, 15)
  • Pete Oxer – violin (track 4)
  • George Robertson – violin (1, 5)
  • Phil Saatchi – backing vocals (track 1)
  • Danny Schogger – piano (track 2), clarinet (track 6), keyboards (track 8)
  • Matthew Seligman – bass (tracks 1–2, 7–8, 13), additional double bass (track 11)
  • Paul Silverthorne – viola (track 4)
  • Linda Taylor – backing vocals
  • Tina Warrilow – backing vocals (tracks 7, 13)
  • Chris Wellington – viola (track 4)
  • John Williams – violin (track 4)
  • Gavyn Wright – first violin (tracks 1, 5), violin (track 4)

Technical
  • Produced by Pete Brown and Sam Brown
  • Additional engineering by Pete Brown
  • Recording and mixing engineer: Robin Evans
  • Assistant engineer: Jock Loveband
  • Management: Lisa Denton
  • Photography: Mike Owen, Robert Ogilvie; assisted by Clare Hanford
  • Design and art direction: Jeremy Pearce; assisted by Simon Carrington and Les Watts

Charts
Chart performance for April Moon
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 30
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 29
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 45
European Albums (Music & Media)[10] 83
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 11
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 34
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 21
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 20
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 38

Certifications
Certifications for April Moon
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[3] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Smith, Robin (31 March 1990). "This Week - Releases". Record Mirror. p. 32. ISSN 0144-5804.
  2. Williams, Simon (21 April 1990). "Long Play". New Musical Express. p. 34. ISSN 0028-6362.
  3. "British album certifications – Sam Brown – April Moon". British Phonographic Industry. 17 October 1990. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  5. "Australiancharts.com – Sam Brown – April Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  6. Harris, Craig. "Sam Brown | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  7. April Moon (liner notes). Sam Brown. A&M. 1990.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. "Austriancharts.at – Sam Brown – April Moon" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  9. "Dutchcharts.nl – Sam Brown – April Moon" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  10. "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 17. 28 April 1990. p. VIII. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  11. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  12. "Offiziellecharts.de – Sam Brown – April Moon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  13. "Swedishcharts.com – Sam Brown – April Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  14. "Swisscharts.com – Sam Brown – April Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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