White Magic for Lovers explained
White Magic for Lovers is the second studio album released by the London-based band Drugstore. It reached the UK albums chart at number 45.[2] The album was noted for the "Song for Pessoa", about the Portuguese modernist poet Fernando Pessoa, "The Funeral" and the song "El President", a duet between Isabel Monteiro and Radiohead's Thom Yorke, which reached the UK singles chart at number 20.[3]
Track listing
All tracks written by Isabel Monteiro; except "Sober" by Daron Robinson and Monteiro, "Never Come Down" by Robinson, and "Tips for Travelling" by Mike Chylinski.
Personnel
Personnel per booklet.[4]
- Drugstore
- Daron Robinson – guitar, vocals
- Isabel Monteiro – vocals, bass
- Mike Chylinski – drums
- Ian Burdge – cello
- Additional musicians
- Thom Yorke – vocals on "El President"
- The Mariachi Band of Orlando Rincon – "Say Hello"
- Terry Edwards – horns on "Never Come Down"
- Mike Kearsey – horns on "Never Come Down"
- Ollie Kraus – cello on "I Know I Could" and "I Don't Wanna Be Here Without You"
- James Banbury – cello on "Mondo Cane"; keyboards on "Never Come Down" and "The Funeral (But Most of All)"
- Kathleen Chylinski – violin on "Tips for Travelling"
- Production
- Clive Martin – producer, recording
- Drugstore – producer
- Paul Reed – house engineer
- Lee Butler – house engineer
- Doug Cook – house engineer
- Adi Winman – house engineer
- Tom Rixton – house engineer
- Lem Lattimer – house engineer
- Ray Lombard – band shots
- Andy Willsher – centrefold
- Isabel Monteiro – artwork, voodoo dolls
External links
Notes and References
- News: John Everhart. Caught By The Buzz: A Look Back At Britpop's B-List. 9 January 2017. Stereogum. 23 April 2014.
- Book: Roberts
, David
. 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited. London. 1-904994-10-5. 169.
- Web site: El President. Official Charts.
- White Magic for Lovers . . 1998. Booklet. Roadrunner. RR 8711 2.
- Web site: DRUGSTORE | Artist | Official Charts. UK Singles Chart. April 14, 2012.
