The Wonder (album)
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| The Wonder | ||||
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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Label | Fontana (UK) | |||
| Producer | Tom Verlaine, Fred Smith, John Jansen on "August" and "Shimmer" | |||
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The Wonder is the sixth studio album by rock artist Tom Verlaine. It was released in 1990 on Fontana Records. The album was engineered by Mario Salvati and mixed by Tom Verlaine and Fred Smith except side 1 tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 and side 2 track 1 mixed by Julian Mendelsohn.
Recorded after a three-year break, The Wonder featured Verlaine using a more affected singing style, described by Allmusic's David Cleary as "an oily manner ... suggesting a smarmy Bryan Ferry" (the lead singer of Roxy Music).[2] Verlaine also used the guitarist of the Church Marty Willson-Piper, uncredited, to fill out the guitar sound on the album.[3] Willson-Piper recalled playing on "Stalingrad" with Jay Dee Daugherty, who also wasn't credited. Additionally, Deerfrance provided backing vocals on "Prayer."[4][5]
Track listing
All songs written by Tom Verlaine
Side one
- "Kaleidescopin'" – 3:27
- "August" – 5:22
- "Ancient Egypt" – 4:32
- "Shimmer" – 3:36
- "Stalingrad" – 3:25
Side two
- "Pillow" – 4:27
- "Storm" – 2:37
- "5 Hours from Calais" – 4:35
- "Cooleridge" – 4:17
- "Prayer" – 3:55
