Feargal Sharkey (album)

Feargal Sharkey is the debut solo album by former Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey, released in 1985. The album peaked at No. 12 in the UK and contains Sharkey's best known single, "A Good Heart",^[4] his only No. 1. "You Little Thief" also became a top 10 hit in the UK Singles Chart, reaching No. 5,^[5] and "Someone to Somebody" reached No. 64.^[5]

Reception

Armond White at Spin said, "Packaging a singer this odd requires a certain degree of Top-40 costuming, and Stewart is the Bob Mackie of producers. His familiar, eager imitation of any known style slips unavoidably into parody. But Sharkey is pretty crafty himself, using his rough stammer. This is the sound of pure stress, not soul."^[6]

Track listing

Personnel

Feargal Sharkey – lead vocals, synthesizer, percussion, sequencer programming, backing vocals, design concept
Dean Garcia – bass
Richard Morcombe – guitar
Davey Payne – flute, saxophone
Dave Plews – trumpet
Jimmy Z – harmonica
Olle Romo – drums
Patrick Seymour – keyboards
Molly Duncan – saxophone
Michael Kamen – string arrangement, conductor
Debra Byrd – backing vocals
Freida Williams – backing vocals
Martin Chambers – drums
Nathan East – bass
David A. Stewart – guitar, backing vocals

Technical

Jon Bavin, Michael Schuman, Robin Laine, Tom Nist – engineer
Don Smith, Shelly Yakus – mixing
Hugh Brown – front cover photography

Chart performance

Year-end charts

References

^ Smith, Robin (9 November 1985). "Index: Sharkey's Debut". Record Mirror. p. 2. ISSN 0144-5804.
^ Allan, Mark. Feargal Sharkey at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
^ Morton, Roger (16 November 1985). "Albums". Record Mirror.
^ a b "UK Singles & Albums Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
^ a b "Feargal Sharkey | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
^ Armond White (April 1986). "Spins". Spin. No. 12. p. 41.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 270. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
^ "Germany charts portal". charts.de. 26 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
^ Steffen Hung (26 December 2011). "New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
^ Steffen Hung. "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". swisscharts.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
^ "AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

External links

Feargal Sharkey at Discogs (list of releases)