Dumb Waiters
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| Dumb Waiters | ||||
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| Released | July 1980 | |||
| Recorded | October 1979 – March 1980 | |||
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| Length | 34:33 | |||
| Label | Rialto Records (UK) Asylum Records (U.S.) | |||
| Producer | The Korgis, David Lord | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Smash Hits | 7½/10[2] |
Dumb Waiters is the second studio album by English pop band the Korgis. It was released on Rialto Records in the UK in 1980.
The album peaked #40 at UK chart and includes the singles "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime", UK #5, U.S. #18, Australia #18; "If It's Alright with You Baby" UK #56; "Dumb Waiters" and "Rover's Return".
Dumb Waiters was re-issued on CD by Edsel Records in 1999 but is currently out of print.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Silent Running" | Warren | 3:05 |
| 2. | "Love Ain't Too Far Away" | Davis | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Perfect Hostess" | Davis | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Drawn and Quartered" | Warren | 3:20 |
| 5. | "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" (1999 CD edition includes alternate version) | Warren | 4:24 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Intimate" | Davis | 3:08 |
| 7. | "It's No Good Unless You Love Me" | Warren | 3:24 |
| 8. | "Dumb Waiters" | Warren | 2:42 |
| 9. | "If It's Alright with You Baby" | Warren | 4:06 |
| 10. | "Rover's Return" | Davis | 3:34 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 72 |
Personnel
[edit]- James Warren - lead vocals, background vocals, bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboards
- Stuart Gordon - acoustic guitar, violin
- Andy Davis - electric guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion, background vocals
- Phil Harrison - keyboards, percussion
Additional personnel
[edit]- David Lord - percussion
- Stephen Paine - programming
- Jo Mullet - background vocals
- Ali Cohn - background vocals
Production
[edit]- The Korgis - producers
- David Lord - producer, sound engineer
- Nick Heath - direction
- Tim Heath - direction
- Jeffery Edwards - cover painting
- Tim Simmons - photography
- Nick Heath, George Rowbottom - art direction
- Julian Balme - art direction
- Recorded at Crescent Studios, Bath, Somerset, England from October 1979 to March 1980.
Release history
[edit]- 1980 LP Rialto Records TENOR 104 (UK)
- 1980 LP Asylum Records 290 (US)
- 1999 CD Edsel Records EDCD 622
Single releases
[edit]Format: 7" unless otherwise noted
- "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" / "Dirty Postcards" (Rialto TREB 115, April 1980)
- "If It's Alright with You Baby" / "Love Ain't Too Far Away" (TREB 118, July 1980)
- "If It's Alright with You Baby" (Remix) - 3:46 / "Love Ain't Too Far Away" (12" TREBL 118, July 1980)
- "Dumb Waiters" / "Perfect Hostess" (TREB 122, October 1980)
- "Rovers Return" / "Wish You a Merry Christmas" (non-album track) (Warren/Harrison) - 2:53 (TREB 131, December 1980)
References
[edit]- ^ Dumb Waiters at AllMusic
- ^ Cranna, Ian. "Albums". Smash Hits (July 10–23, 1980): 31.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 170. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
