River City People – This Is The World
(EMI Records 1991 EMC3611)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– a little wear to edges – hype sticker top right
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
River City People were a folk rock quartet formed in Liverpool, England, in 1986, by vocalist Siobhan Maher, guitarist Tim Speed, his drummer brother Paul Speed, and bassist Dave Snell. Siobhan, Tim and Dave had all been with Liverpool Band “Peep Show” until summer 1987 – at one point both bands co-existed. The group appeared on Channel 4’s The Chart Show and soon afterward signed with EMI, releasing their debut single “(What’s Wrong With) Dreaming?” in mid-1989. Their album Say Something Goodfollowed a few months later, recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Don Gehman. In summer 1990, the band scored their biggest hit with a cover of The Mamas & the Papas’ “California Dreamin'”. This was a double A-side with “Carry the Blame”. This Is the Worldfollowed in late 1991, but the group disbanded shortly after.
This Is the World is the second and final studio album by River City People, released by EMI in 1991. It reached No. 56 in the UK and spawned two singles, “Special Way” (UK No. 44) and “Standing in the Need of Love” (UK No. 36).
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Standing in the Need of Love” | Paul Speed, Tim Speed | 3:51 |
| 2. | “Special Way” | Paul Speed, Tim Speed | 3:14 |
| 3. | “Act Like a Child” | Paul Speed, Tim Speed | 3:48 |
| 4. | “Hurt You” | Paul Speed, Tim Speed | 3:59 |
| 5. | “Driver” | Tim Speed | 3:25 |
| 6. | “Move a Mountain” | Tim Speed | 4:40 |
| 7. | “Mile High Cafe” | Tim Speed | 4:35 |
| 8. | “True Stories from the Revolution” | Tim Speed | 3:43 |
| 9. | “The Sea” | David Snell, Siobhan Maher | 3:41 |
| 10. | “High Tide” | David Snell, Siobhan Maher | 3:28 |
| 11. | “This Is the World” | Paul Speed, Tim Speed | 4:56 |
Personnel
River City People
- Siobhan Maher – vocals
- Tim Speed – guitars, vocals
- David Snell – bass
- Paul Speed – drums, percussion
Production
- David Nicholas – producer (tracks 1-5, 7, 9-11), mixing (tracks 3-11), engineer (tracks 1-4, 7, 9), assistant engineer (tracks 10-11)
- River City People – producers (tracks 1-5, 7, 9-11)
- Marius de Vries, Steve Sidelnyk – producers (track 6), additional production (track 2)
- Steve Ferrera – producer (track 8)
- Chris Sheldon – mixing (tracks 1-2)
- Richard Chappell – engineer (tracks 2, 5), assistant engineer (tracks 1-4, 7)
- Ronni O’Keefe – engineer (tracks 5, 10-11)
- David Chappell – engineer (track 6)
- Nick Davis – mixing (track 8)
- Bob Kraushaar – engineer (track 8)
- Klaus Kummer – assistant engineer (track 8)
Other
- Normal Service – art direction, design, styling
- David Scheinmann – photography
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