Mike + The Mechanics (1986 album)
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| Mike + The Mechanics [1985] | ||
![Mike + The Mechanics [1985] cover](../../../upload/0/03/Mike_And_The_Mechanics_%28Album%29.jpg) |
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| Studio album by Mike + The Mechanics | ||
| Released | 1985 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Pop Rock | |
| Length | 39:57 | |
| Label | Atlantic (US)/ WEA (Rest Of World) |
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| Producer(s) | Christopher Neil | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Mike + The Mechanics chronology | ||
| Acting Very Strange (by Mike Rutherford) (1982) |
Mike + The Mechanics (1985) |
The Living Years (1988) |
Mike + The Mechanics is the debut album released by Genesis bassist and guitarist Mike Rutherford's side project Mike + The Mechanics in 1985. The album was a moderate success, reaching number 26 on the Billboard 200 and spawning two hit singles; "Silent Running," featuring lead vocals by Paul Carrack, and the up-tempo "All I Need Is A Miracle." Both songs reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 charts, peaking at numbers 6 and 5 respectively. The third single off the album, the ballad "Taken In," was a lesser hit, reaching #32 on the Hot 100 but reaching #7 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles chart.
[edit] Track listing
All songs by Mike Rutherford and Christopher Neil, except were noted
- "Silent Running" (Mike Rutherford/B.A. Robertson) – 5:13
- "All I Need Is A Miracle" – 4:10
- "Par Avion" – 3:36
- "Hanging By A Thread" (Mike Rutherford/Christopher Neil/B.A. Robertson) – 4:40
- "I Get The Feeling" – 4:27
- "Take the Reins" - (Mike Rutherford/Christopher Neil/B.A. Robertson) – 4:19
- "You Are the One" – 3:41
- "A Call to Arms" - (Tony Banks/Phil Collins/Christopher Neil/B.A. Robertson/Mike Rutherford) – 4:38 [An outtake from the Genesis album re-worked into a finished song by the Mechanics.]
- "Taken In" – 4:16
Note: "A Call To Arms" was a song leftover from the Genesis album sessions. Unused, Mike got permission from Phil and Tony to appropriate it for the Mechanics.
[edit] Personnel
- Mike Rutherford - guitar & bass
- Paul Young - vocals (All I Need Is A Miracle, Hanging By A Thread, Take The Reins, Taken In)
- Paul Carrack - vocals (Silent Running, I Get The Feeling, A Call To Arms)
- Adrian Lee - keyboards
- Peter Van Hooke - drums
[edit] Additional personnel
- John Kirby - vocals (Par Avion)
- Gene Staschuk - vocals (You Are The One)
- Dereck Austin - keyboards
- Ray Beavis - saxophone
- John Earle - saxophone
- Luis Jardim - percussion
- Allan Murphy - guitar
- Ian Wherry - keyboards
- Alan Carvel - background vocals
- Christopher Neil - background vocals
- Linda Taylor - background vocals
