1985 studio album by Marc Almond and The Willing Sinners
Stories of Johnny is the second studio album by the British singer/songwriter Marc Almond. It was released in September 1985 and reached number 22 on the UK Albums Chart.[1] Stories of Johnny includes the singles "Stories of Johnny", "Love Letter" and "The House is Haunted".
Almond with his assembled band The Willing Sinners, made up of Annie Hogan, Billy McGee, Martin McCarrick, Richard Riley and Steven Humphreys, accompanied by studio musicians recorded the songs for album at Hartmann Digital Studios in Bavaria and Battery Studios, Power Plant Studios and Odyssey Studios in London. The artwork was designed by Huw Feather with photography by Andy Catlin.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Marc Almond; except where indicated
Personnel
- The Willing Sinners
- Annie Hogan – piano, vibes, synthesizer, marimba
- Martin McCarrick – cello, synthesizer
- Richard Riley – guitar
- Billy McGee – bass guitar
- Steven Humphreys – drums
with:
- Martin Ditcham – percussion
- Enrico Tomasso – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Julie Allis – harp
- Gini Ball – violin
- Jane West – backing vocals
- Audrey Riley – backing vocals
- Technical
- Mike Hedges – Producer
- Tom Thiel – Engineering (Haartman)
- Stephen McLaughlin – Engineering (Battery)
- Ben Rogan – Engineering (Powerplant)
- Pete Brown – Engineering (Powerplant)
- Marc Frank – Engineering (Odyssey)
- Paul Batchelor – Engineering (Odyssey)
- Huw Feather – Design
- Andy Catlin – Photography
References
- ^ "The Official Charts Company - Marc Almond". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Bush, Steve (11 September 1985). "Album Reviews". Smash Hits. 7 (18). EMAP Metro: 77.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
