1989 studio album by Julia Fordham
Porcelain is the second album by English singer-songwriter Julia Fordham , released in 1989. It became Fordham's highest-charting album in both the UK Albums Chart and US Billboard 200 , peaking at numbers 13 and 74 respectively.
The track "Lock and Key" was released as lead single and reached number 80 in the UK Singles Chart . Follow up UK singles released were "Genius" (which was also released as an extended 12" single) and the double A-side "Girlfriend" / "Manhattan Skyline". "Manhattan Skyline" was released as a US single and reached #40 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Julia Fordham .
International LP No. Title Length 1. "Lock and Key" 4:36 2. "Porcelain" 5:38 3. "Girlfriend" 4:39 4. "For You Only for You" 3:53 5. "Genius" 6:19 6. "Did I Happen to Mention?" 4:18 7. "Towerblock" 3:51 8. "Island" 4:41 9. "Your Lovely Face" 4:30 10. "Prince of Peace" 3:52
International cassette/CD No. Title Length 10. "China Blue" 3:16 11. "Prince of Peace" 3:52
US LP/cassette/CD No. Title Length 6. "Manhattan Skyline" 4:51 7. "Did I Happen to Mention?" 4:18 8. "Towerblock" 3:51 9. "Island" 4:41 10. "Your Lovely Face" 4:30
2014 reissue / 2013 reissue CD1 No. Title Length 6. "Manhattan Skyline" 4:51 7. "Did I Happen to Mention?" 4:18 8. "Towerblock" 3:51 9. "Island" 4:41 10. "Your Lovely Face" 4:30 11. "China Blue" 3:16 12. "Prince of Peace" 3:52
2013 reissue CD2 No. Title Length 1. "Lock and Key" (radio edit) 4:22 2. "Home" 3:53 3. "Genius" (radio edit) 4:10 4. "Porcelain" (radio edit) 4:07 5. "Manhattan Skyline" (7″ version) 4:09 6. "Island" (alternate version) 3:34 7. "Genius" (extended version) 7:14 8. "Manhattan Skyline" (edit) 3:35
Personnel
Adapted from AllMusic .
Arran Ahmun – drums
Tom Baker – mastering
Miles Bould – percussion
Dave Cliff – guitar
Graham Dickson – engineer
Julia Fordham – arranger, guitar, primary artist, producer, vocal arrangement, background vocals
David Green – double bass
Manu Katché – drums, guest artist
Kim Knott – photography
Diane B.J. Koné – assistant engineer
Ingmar Koné – assistant engineer
Kevin Maloney – engineer, producer
Dominic Miller – bass, drum programming, engineer, guitar, keyboards, programming
Grant Mitchell – arranger, guitar, keyboards, piano, producer, string arrangements
Hugh Padgham – engineer, mixing, producer
Bill Padley – engineer
Pino Palladino – bass, guest artist
Kate St. John – oboe
Alan Stone – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
Alan Thomson – bass
Cristina Viera – translation
Helen Woodward – assistant engineer
Taj Wyzgowski – guitar
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Certifications
Region
Certification
Certified units /sales
United Kingdom (BPI )
Silver
60,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.
References
"Porcelain - Julia Fordham - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 13 November 2017.
O'Shaughnessy, Catriona (31 October 1989). "Review: Julia Fordham — Porcelain" (PDF). Record Mirror . London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 19. ISSN 0144-5804 . Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021 – via American Radio History.
^ "JULIA FORDHAM - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company" . www.officialcharts.com . Retrieved 13 November 2017.
^ "Julia Fordham Porcelain Chart History" . Retrieved 13 November 2017.
"Billboard - Julia Fordham Official Chart History" . billboard.com . Retrieved 29 March 2020.
"Porcelain - Julia Fordham - Credits - AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 13 November 2017.
"British album certifications – Julia Fordham – Porcelain" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 25 October 2018.
External links
Julia Fordham Studio albums
Collaboration albums
Compilations
Singles
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