Duran Duran - Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) (1993)
Duran Duran - Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) (1993)
1. "Too Much Information" 4:56 2. "Ordinary World" 5:39 3. "Love Voodoo" 4:58 4. "Drowning Man" 5:15 5. "Shotgun" 0:54 6. "Come Undone" 4:38 7. "Breath After Breath" 4:58 8. "UMF" 5:33 9. "Femme Fatale" (Lou Reed) 4:21 10. "None of the Above" 5:19 11. "Shelter" 4:25 12. "To Whom It May Concern" 4:24 13. "Sin of the City" 7:14 + 14. "Time for Temptation" (alternate version) 3:46 15. "Stop Dead" (Edit) 3:52 + 16. "Falling Angel" 4:35 17. "Stop Dead" 4:31 18. "Time for Temptation" 4:09 19. "Come Undone" (12" mix - Comin' Together) 7:21 20. "Ordinary World" (acoustic version) 5:07 21. "Too Much Information" (David Richards 12" mix) 4:14 Simon Le Bon – lead vocals Warren Cuccurullo – acoustic and electric guitars Nick Rhodes – keyboards John Taylor – bass guitar + John Jones – programming, keyboards, guitar, vocals Milton Nascimento – vocals on track 7 Steve Ferrone – drums on tracks 1 and 2, percussion on track 10 Vinnie Colaiuta – drums on track 7 Dee Long – additional keyboards on track 11 Bosco – percussion on track 7 Lamya – backing vocals on track 3 Tessa Niles – backing vocals on track 6 Karen Hendrix & Jack Merigg – vocal samples on track 4
Duran Duran came back out of nowhere in early 1993 with a new album and a huge hit, "Ordinary World." The group sounds more relaxed and mature than it did during their glory days, but not all that much has changed; instead of personifying the days of early-'80s synthesized dance-pop, the music is smooth dance pop for the '90s. Taken on its own terms, Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) works every bit as well as Duran Duran, Rio, or Seven and the Ragged Tiger. "Ordinary World" and "Come Undone" are wonderful pop singles that sit between some passable album tracks and the occasional embarrassment, namely the wretched cover of the Velvet Underground's "Femme Fatale." In other words, Duran Duran are back and as good as they ever were. ---Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic Review
In 1993, the band returned from a prolonged hiatus with Duran Duran [The Wedding Album], a mature, layered record of lite funk and soulful adult contemporary pop that became a surprise hit. "Ordinary World" and "Come Undone" became Top Ten hits in America and the U.K. as well; the album itself climbed into the Top Ten on both continents and went platinum in America. Not only did the record restore their commercial status, but it earned them some of their best reviews of their career. ---itunes.apple.com
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