ALISON MOYET – WISHING YOU WERE HERE 12″ – Nr MINT A1 1991 ELECTRONICA POP YAZOO

Alison Moyet – Wishing You Were Here
(Columbia Records  1991  6569396)
^{Matrix No’s: A1/B1}

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– back cover has a light crash in the bottom left corner

Geneviève Alison Jane Ballard (born 18 June 1961), known as Alison Moyet, is an English singer noted for her powerful bluesy contralto voice. She came to prominence as half of the synth-pop duo Yazoo (known as Yaz in North America), but has since mainly worked as a solo artist.

“Wishing You Were Here” is a song by British singer-songwriter Alison Moyet, released in 1991 as the second single from her third studio album, Hoodoo (1991). It was written by Moyet and Pete Glenister, and produced by Glenister. Kirsty MacColl provided backing vocals on the song.

Track listing

• 12″ single

1. “Wishing You Were Here” – 3:55
2. “Back Where I Belong” – 3:52
3. “Back Where I Belong (Polite Mix)” – 5:26
4. “Back Where I Belong (Soft Mix)” – 5:31

Personnel

• Alison Moyet – lead vocals, backing vocals, backing vocal arrangement
• Pete Glenister – guitar on “Wishing You Were Here”
• Bob Andrews – keyboards on “Wishing You Were Here”
• Neil Conti – drums on “Wishing You Were Here”
• Kirsty MacColl – Elysian chorus on “Wishing You Were Here”
• Ben Watkins – noises on “Wishing You Were Here”
• Andy Cox – guitar on “Back Where I Belong”
• David Steele – bass on “Back Where I Belong”
• Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra – strings on “Back Where I Belong”
• Michelle Cross, Deborah Lewis – backing vocals on “Back Where I Belong”

Production

• Pete Glenister – producer and programming on “Wishing You Were Here”
• Alison Moyet – programming on “Wishing You Were Here”
• Bob Andrews – programming on “Wishing You Were Here”
• Martin Rex, Neil Brockbank – engineers on “Wishing You Were Here”
• Steve Lillywhite – mixing on “Wishing You Were Here”
• Andy Cox, David Steele – producers, mixing and programming on “Back Where I Belong”
• Dave Anderson – engineer on “Back Where I Belong”
• Ben Chapman – remixes of “Back Where I Belong”

Other

• The Douglas Brothers – photography
• DKB, London – design