Private Revolution
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Private Revolution |
| type | Album |
| artist | World Party |
| cover | Privaterevolution.jpg |
| released | 3 March 1987 |
| recorded | January – March 1986 |
| studio | Baby'O Recorders (Hollywood) |
| length | 44:48 |
| label | Chrysalis |
| producer | Karl Wallinger |
| next_title | Goodbye Jumbo |
| next_year | 1990 |
| misc | {{Singles |
| name | Private Revolution |
| type | studio |
| single1 | Private Revolution |
| single1date | 1986 |
| single2 | Ship of Fools |
| single2date | 25 November 1986 |
| single3 | All Come True |
| single3date | 1987 |
| :: |
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Private Revolution is the debut album by the Welsh-British rock band World Party. At this point, singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Karl Wallinger was the only member of World Party, and the only person pictured on the cover.
Wallinger is assisted on this album by several session musicians, including Anthony Thistlethwaite, Steve Wickham and Sinéad O'Connor. Several other musicians listed in the credits are actually whimsically named pseudonyms for Wallinger himself.
Track listing
| total_length = 44:48 | all_writing = Karl Wallinger, except where noted | title1 = Private Revolution | length1 = 4:01 | writer1 = | title2 = Making Love (To the World) | length2 = 2:30 | writer2 = | title3 = Ship of Fools | length3 = 4:27 | title4 = All Come True | length4 = 5:52 | writer4 = | title5 = Dance of the Hoppy Lads | length5 = 0:44 | writer5 = Wallinger, Steve Wickham | title6 = It Can Be Beautiful (Sometimes) | length6 = 3:00 | title7 = The Ballad of the Little Man | length7 = 5:02 | title8 = Hawaiian Island World | length8 = 4:20 | title9 = All I Really Want to Do | note9 = | length9 = 4:43 | writer9 = Bob Dylan | title10 = World Party | length10 = 4:36 | title11 = It's All Mine | length11 = 5:33
Personnel
;World Party
- Karl Wallinger — vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, sampling, drum programming with:
- Rufus Dove — guitars (probably a pseudonym for Wallinger - pun on "rufous dove")
- Will Towyn — sampling keyboards (probably a pseudonym for Wallinger - pun on "will to win")
- Delahaye — drums, percussion (possibly a pseudonym for Wallinger, or for Mike Scott - this is an alias also used on several Waterboys albums)
- Millennium Mills — piano (probably a pseudonym for Wallinger - name taken from Millennium Mills building in London Docklands)
- Ahmed Gottlieb — sitar and tabla (probably a pseudonym for Wallinger)
;Additional personnel
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Sinéad O'Connor — backing vocals (8)
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Steve Wickham — violin (4, 5)
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Martin Finnucane — harp (5) (probably a pseudonym for Wallinger - this is the name of a character in the Flann O'Brien novel The Third Policeman)
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Anthony Thistlethwaite — saxophone (3)
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Rear cover monoprint – Edward Durdey
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Cover photographs – Steve Wallace assisted by Mathew Stevens
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Design – Stephanie Nash and Josh Riley
Charts
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| Chart (1986–1987) | Position |
|---|---|
| last=Kent | first=David |
| Canadian Albums Chart | 60 |
| US Billboard 200 | 27 |
| :: |
References
References
- Erlewine, Iotis. "Private Revolution – World Party". [[AllMusic]].
- Gittins, Ian. (January 2001). "World Party: Private Revolution / Goodbye Jumbo / Bang! / Egyptology".
- Evans, Paul. (1992). "The Rolling Stone Album Guide". [[Random House]].
- Christgau, Robert. (5 May 1987). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". [[The Village Voice]].
- Graham, Cheryl. (1 March 2022). "World Party’s ‘Private Revolution’ Tackled Environmental Concerns 35 Years Ago". popmatters.com.
- Kent, David. (1993). "Australian Chart Book 1970–1992". Australian Chart Book.
- "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 46, No. 6 May 16, 1987". Collectionscanada.gc.ca.
- "World Party Chart History > Billboard 200".
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