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Wilkinson described the album as "overreaching", elaborating "McAloon tries leavening disjointed talk with instrumental gimmickry. Songs built around McAloon's guitar are lost in a swirl of strings and the noodlings of no less than five engineers and four producers." Dave Rimmer of
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Richards before, but ultimately approved of his work. Nevertheless, he'd describe "Hey Manhattan!" as "the one song I'm
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version felt "like doing a cover version" for McAloon due to the lapse of time, and he used a less breathy singing voice than usual on the track, something he felt Thomas Dolby would not have allowed and considered more in line with his vocals from
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in 1990, Paolo
Battigelli described it as a "not entirely convincing record" but added "Cars and Girls" confirmed McAloon as a composer with a rare talent, albeit one hiding himself behind allegories and tortuous references." Writing for
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602:, listening to Springsteen, and saying 'But our lives aren't like that'." Paddy McAloon has described "Enchanted" as being about "finding something to be excited about, year after year". Thomas Dolby suggested
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Kitchen" - "Maybe it hurts your brothers too, from Langley Park to Memphis" - a lyric about universal emotions.
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gave the "ambitious" album 4 stars out of 5, calling it "Prefab Sprout's spiritual journey into the heart of
American culture", though he felt it paled in comparison to
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took Kelly's place for "Hey
Manhattan!" and "The Golden Calf" was produced by McAloon alone. McAloon did not want the album's sound to be as uniform as
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ranked the album number 5 in their "Albums of the Year" list. Additionally, the album was included in "Albums of the Year" lists in
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commented "at least seven of its 10 songs are more accessible, more ravishingly beautiful than anything McAloon has written." Both
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he was engrossed by – in mind. He considered it as "the purest song" the band had recorded since "
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Dee, Johnny (19 March 1988). "Prefab Sprout: From Langley Park to Memphis".
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when it peaked at No. 7. The four other singles released from the album, "
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3243:"From Langley Park to Memphis – Prefab Sprout"
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3367:"Prefab Sprout: From Langley Park to Memphis"
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2694:Simonart, Serge (29 November 1990).
2510:Toshifumi, Morita (September 1992).
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348:Starting work on a new follow-up to
3636:Battigelli, Paolo (December 1990).
2589:"Thomas Dolby – The Speed of Sound"
2484:Johansson, Nils (11 October 2013).
2359:Sodomsky, Sam (28 September 2019).
2122:Smith, Andrew; Henrit, Bob (1988).
1513:Gary Moberley – keyboards (2, 4, 5)
1447:"Nancy (Let Your Hair Down for Me)"
2091:Dave, DiMartino (20 August 1988).
2034:Takamimi, Kenji (September 1986).
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4138:Let's Change the World with Music
3365:Wilkinson, Peter (16 June 1988).
3067:Burnett, Bryan (13 August 1988).
2458:Stubbs, David (6 February 1988).
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3783:"Gli album più venduti del 1988"
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3556:"The Enchanter: Paddy McAloon"
2720:Jong, Ton de (27 April 1988).
2616:Cooper, Mark (11 March 1988).
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2062:"From Langley Park to Memphis"
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3457:Spin Alternative Record Guide
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3272:Brown, Len (12 March 1988).
3022:Sexton, Paul (10 May 1997).
2858:Godfrey, John (March 1988).
2618:"A satisfying whiff of glue"
2562:Sisti, Enrico (April 1988).
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3310:Rimmer, Dave (April 1988).
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4362:Kitchenware Records albums
3209:"Going Live! - 11-03-1989"
2304:"The King of Rock 'n'Roll"
2208:Hub, Andreas (June 1988).
2093:"Prefab Sprout Takes Root"
1885:The Great Rock Discography
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4239:The King of Rock 'n' Roll
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2938:"Extracting the Michael"
2536:Adami, Alex (May 1997).
2460:"All the way to Memphis"
2240:Perrone, Pierre (1988).
1556:Singers – vocals (3, 10)
1519:– keyboards (2, 4, 5, 9)
1092:received mixed reviews.
757:in April 1988. By 1997,
305:Background and recording
3454:; Marks, Craig (eds.).
2976:Official Charts Company
1913:Roberts, David (2006).
242:Released: February 1989
233:Released: November 1988
202:Released: February 1988
54:14 March 1988
4285:A Prisoner of the Past
4271:"If You Don't Love Me"
4253:"Looking for Atlantis"
3931:"Spain & Portugal"
2829:Fanning, Dave (1988).
2010:"Neil Conti Interview"
1750:Italian Albums (FIMI)
1677:Italian Albums (FIMI)
1596:– mixing (1, 3, 7, 10)
1317:on 27 September 2019.
1146:but "more ambitious".
612:Sunset Sound Recorders
533:featuring the chorus "
4317:I Trawl the Megahertz
4256:"We Let the Stars Go"
4218:When Love Breaks Down
3897:(in French). InfoDisc
3582:"The Critics' Choice"
1620:Stephen Male – design
1617:Tim Young – mastering
1549:– acoustic guitar (6)
1254:. Writing in Italy's
826:but failed to chart.
673:When Love Breaks Down
465:("The Golden Calf"),
327:When Love Breaks Down
265:. It was released by
4347:Prefab Sprout albums
4293:"Where the Heart Is"
4117:Jordan: The Comeback
3994:22 June 2020 at the
3412:. pp. 552–553.
2644:"February 25th 1989"
1947:browningmcintosh.com
1685:New Zealand Albums (
1502:Additional musicians
1277:Aftermath and legacy
1197:. Dave DiMartino of
835:Professional ratings
596:imperialist American
529:in the 1950s with a
215:Released: March 1988
4277:"Life of Surprises"
4266:The Sound of Crying
4170:38 Carat Collection
3664:"McAloon interview"
3041:Corr, Alan (1992).
2564:"An American Dream"
1941:McIntosh, Bedford.
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1234:The Lexicon of Love
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733:Kitchenware Records
511:appear on the album
337:was put on hold by
267:Kitchenware Records
224:Released: July 1988
4290:"Electric Guitars"
4155:Compilation albums
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3971:(list of releases)
3688:Thompson, Graeme.
3668:Les Inrockuptibles
3184:"The Golden Sands"
2516:Crossbeat Magazine
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668:The Broadway Album
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4250:"The Golden Calf"
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3554:Hoskyns, Barney.
3400:DeCurtis, Anthony
3094:"Top Of The Pops"
2542:Rockstar Magazine
2431:"Fop on the tyne"
2008:Findlay, Graham.
1984:"Prefab Comeback"
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1626:– photography
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1321:Track listing
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1508:Thomas Dolby
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531:novelty song
519:Thomas Dolby
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420:Roland JX-3P
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368:Thomas Dolby
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72:Sophisti-pop
39:Studio album
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4342:1988 albums
4311:Discography
4145:Crimson/Red
4065:Graham Lant
4058:Wendy Smith
3981:MusicBrainz
3740:Kent, David
3673:1 September
3647:28 December
3188:Sproutology
2864:ID Magazine
2814:1 September
2788:24 December
2783:Sproutology
2648:Sproutology
2593:Sproutology
2521:1 September
2188:1 September
2071:1 September
2040:Fool's Mate
2019:28 December
2014:Sproutology
1993:28 December
1953:13 February
1709:UK Albums (
1653:Australia (
1624:Nick Knight
1566:John Altman
1529:Luís Jardim
1496:Wendy Smith
1392:"Enchanted"
1219:Paul Lester
1211:Cole Porter
811:Going Live!
808:programmes
695:heavy metal
683:Isaac Hayes
600:white trash
547:, a gospel
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