CMike Rutherford – Acting Very Strange
(WEA Records 1982 K99249)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– some slight wear to edges
Acting Very Strange is an album by Genesis bassist Mike Rutherford. It was released in September 1982 and is the only album that features him on lead vocals. Unlike the previous album Smallcreep’s Day, Acting Very Strange uses a very raw and underproduced sound. None of the album’s singles charted in the US or UK top 100, but the lead single “Maxine” did make US Billboard charts’s Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart at #37. The song was also a top 40 pop hit in Canada, peaking at #39. The album itself was much more successful, reaching number 23 in the UK.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length | |
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| 1. | “Acting Very Strange” (Rutherford) | 4:58 | |
| 2. | “A Day to Remember” (Rutherford) | 4:59 | |
| 3. | “Maxine” (Rutherford, Pete Bellotte) | 5:24 | |
| 4. | “Halfway There” (Palmer, Rutherford) | 4:11 | |
| 5. | “Who’s Fooling Who” (Palmer, Rutherford) | 4:47 | |
| 6. | “Couldn’t Get Arrested” (Rutherford, Bellotte) | 3:50 | |
| 7. | “I Don’t Wanna Know” (Rutherford) | 4:36 | |
| 8. | “Hideaway” (Rutherford) | 5:58 | |
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Total length:
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38:43 | ||
Personnel
- Mike Rutherford – lead and backing vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards
- John Alexander – guitar
- Daryl Stuermer – guitar
- Paul Fishman – keyboards
- Peter Robinson – keyboards
- Stewart Copeland – drums
- Pete Phipps – Linn LM-1
- Gary Barnacle – saxophone
- Luke Tunney – trumpet
- Steve Gould – backing vocals
- Noel McCalla – backing vocals
- Dale Newman – backing vocals
- Strings arranged and conducted by Martyn Ford
Production
- Produced by Mike Rutherford
- Assistant Producer and Engineer: Nick Launay
- Assisted by Geoff Callingham
- Recorded at The Farm, Surrey
- Equipment: Dale Newman, Geoff Callingham, Steve Jones, Geoff Banks
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