Porcelain (Julia Fordham album)

Porcelain is the second album by English singer-songwriter Julia Fordham, released in 1989. It became Fordham's highest-charting album in both the UK Albums Chart and US Billboard 200, peaking at numbers 13 and 74 respectively.[3][4]

Porcelain
Studio album by
Julia Fordham
Released1989
Studio
Label
Producer
Julia Fordham chronology
Julia Fordham
(1988)		 Porcelain
(1989)		 Swept
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Record Mirror[2]

The track "Lock and Key" was released as lead single and reached number 80 in the UK Singles Chart.[3] Follow up UK singles released were "Genius" (which was also released as an extended 12" single) and the double A-side "Girlfriend" / "Manhattan Skyline". "Manhattan Skyline" was released as a US single and reached #40 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Julia Fordham.

  1. "Lock and Key"
  2. "Porcelain"
  3. "Girlfriend"
  4. "For You Only for You"
  5. "Genius"
  6. "Did I Happen to Mention?"
  7. "Towerblock"
  8. "Island"
  9. "Your Lovely Face"
  10. "China Blue"
  11. "Prince of Peace"

Note

  • Track 10 is on the UK & Europe CD version only; track 11 is on the UK & Europe vinyl and CD versions only. US versions include "Manhattan Skyline" as track 6.

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.[6]

  • Arran Ahmun – drums
  • Tom Baker – mastering
  • Miles Bould – percussion
  • Dave Cliff – guitar
  • Graham Dickson – engineer
  • Julia Fordham – arranger, guitar, primary artist, producer, vocal arrangement, background vocals
  • David Green – double bass
  • Manu Katché – drums, guest artist
  • Kim Knott – photography
  • Diane B.J. Koné – assistant engineer
  • Ingmar Koné – assistant engineer
  • Kevin Maloney – engineer, producer
  • Dominic Miller – bass, drum programming, engineer, guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Grant Mitchell – arranger, guitar, keyboards, piano, producer, string arrangements
  • Hugh Padgham – engineer, mixing, producer
  • Bill Padley – engineer
  • Pino Palladino – bass, guest artist
  • Kate St. John – oboe
  • Alan Stone – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
  • Alan Thomson – bass
  • Cristina Viera – translation
  • Helen Woodward – assistant engineer
  • Taj Wyzgowski – guitar

Charts and certifications

References
  1. "Porcelain - Julia Fordham - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  2. O'Shaughnessy, Catriona (31 October 1989). "Review: Julia Fordham — Porcelain" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 19. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021 – via American Radio History.
  3. "JULIA FORDHAM - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  4. "Julia Fordham Porcelain Chart History". Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  5. "Billboard - Julia Fordham Official Chart History". billboard.com. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  6. "Porcelain - Julia Fordham - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  7. "British album certifications – Julia Fordham – Porcelain". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
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