Moodfood
Moodfood is a 1992 album by Moodswings. This album prominently features Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders on most of the lead vocals.
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| 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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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
| NME | 7/10 [3] |
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
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]
References
- https://www.allmusic.com/album/r55942 link
- Nov. 1992 link
- Feb. 1993, p. 33
- "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 2 December 1991". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- Billboard magazine
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