Porcelain (Julia Fordham album) explained
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.[1] [2]
The track "Lock and Key" was released as lead single and reached number 80 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] 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.[3]
Personnel
Adapted from AllMusic.[4]
- 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
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: JULIA FORDHAM - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company. www.officialcharts.com. 13 November 2017.
- Web site: Julia Fordham Porcelain Chart History. 13 November 2017.
- Web site: Billboard - Julia Fordham Official Chart History . billboard.com . 29 March 2020.
- Web site: Porcelain - Julia Fordham - Credits - AllMusic. AllMusic. 13 November 2017.