Porcelain (Julia Fordham album)

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Porcelain
Studio album by
Julia Fordham
Released1989
Studio
Label
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Julia Fordham chronology
Julia Fordham
(1988) 		Porcelain
(1989) 		Swept
(1991)
Professional ratings
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SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Record Mirror[2]

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.[3][4]

The track "Lock and Key" was released as lead single and reached number 80 in the UK Singles Chart.[3] 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.[5]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Julia Fordham.

International LP
No.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
10."China Blue"3:16
11."Prince of Peace"3:52
US LP/cassette/CD
No.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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[edit]

Adapted from AllMusic.[6]

  • 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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Porcelain - Julia Fordham - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c "JULIA FORDHAM - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Julia Fordham Porcelain Chart History". Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Billboard - Julia Fordham Official Chart History". billboard.com. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Porcelain - Julia Fordham - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  7. ^ "British album certifications – Julia Fordham – Porcelain". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 October 2018.

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