Twisted Tenderness

The writing and recording of the album was a reaction to the protracted sessions of its predecessor Raise the Pressure,[3] which had taken a year and a half to complete. Marr and Sumner remained the only official members of the band, but were joined by Doves frontman Jimi Goodwin on bass and Black Grape drummer Ged Lynch. The sound of the album reflected this back-to-basics approach in terms of the line-up, although subsequent production and mixing incorporated additional beats and samples.

Twisted Tenderness was co-produced by influential New York City club DJ and dance producer Arthur Baker, with whom Sumner had previously worked on New Order's 1983 hit "Confusion", amongst other songs.

The promo issue of the album contained an uncleared sample of Ice-T proclaiming "this is not a pop album" on the track "Make It Happen".[3] This mix had a duration of 7:50; it was shortened for release when the sample was removed.

Early promos also included "King for a Day", which was eventually released as a B-side to "Late at Night". Reviews in Q and Mojo were based on this configuration; the former stated that there were twelve tracks while the latter mentioned the reference to Dracula in the song lyrics. The only country to include "King for a Day" on the album was Japan, where it was released a week before Britain.

Intro of song "Like No Other" was sampled from song "Run Through the Jungle" of Creedence Clearwater Revival.

The singles "Vivid" and "Late at Night" featured three B-sides between them, namely "Radiation" (an instrumental co-written with Baker), "King for a Day" and "Warning Sign", all of which appeared on the Deluxe edition next to promo versions and previously released remixes.

Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin is featured on the cover.

All songs written by Marr/Sumner, except where noted.

1. "Make It Happen" – 7:38
2. "Haze" – 5:11
3. "Vivid" – 5:36
4. "Breakdown" – 5:50
5. "Can't Find My Way Home" (Steve Winwood) – 4:52
6. "Twisted Tenderness" – 5:31
7. "Like No Other" – 4:38
8. "Late at Night" – 4:12
9. "Prodigal Son" – 7:10
10. "When She's Gone" – 4:29
11. "Flicker" – 6:25

• The 2000 American edition included three bonus tracks: "King for a Day", "Warning Sign" and "Make It Happen" (Album Remix).

1. "Vivid" (12 April 1999)
2. "Late at Night" (5 July 1999) (withdrawn in the UK)

1. "Prodigal Son" (March 1999)
2. "Make It Happen" (June 1999)

• Bernard Sumner - Vocals and guitars, bass on track 4
• Johnny Marr - Guitars, bass, harmonica, backing vocals
• Jimi Goodwin - Bass and backing vocals
• Ged Lynch - Drums and percussion
• Phil Spalding - Bass
• Lindsay Reed - Backing Vocals
• Astrid Williamson - Backing vocals
• Arthur Baker - Scratches, harmonica and keyboards
• Merv de Peyer - Keyboards and programming
• Mac Quayle - Keyboards and programming
• Jason Mad Doctor X - Scratches
• Fridge - Beats and effects
• Produced by - Electronic and Arthur Baker
• Engineer - James Spencer
• Engineer - Darren Allison (tracks 2 & 8)
• Mixed by - James Spencer (tracks 4,5,6,7,9,11)
• Mixed by - Merv de Peyer (tracks 1,2,3,8,10)

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• worldinmotion.net (unofficial website)
• Koch Records