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Beggar on a Beach of Gold

Track listing

A Beggar on a Beach of Gold (B.A. Robertson, Rutherford) – 4:35

Another Cup of Coffee (Christopher Neil, Rutherford) – 4:42

You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (Smokey Robinson) – 3:29

Mea Culpa (Neil, Rutherford) – 6:20

Over My Shoulder (Paul Carrack, Rutherford) – 3:37

Someone Always Hates Someone (Neil, Rutherford) – 3:42

The Ghost of Sex and You (Robertson, Rutherford) – 6:24

Web of Lies (Carrack, Rutherford) – 5:38

Plain and Simple (Robertson, Rutherford) – 3:59

Something to Believe In (Neil, Rutherford) – 4:18

A House of Many Rooms (Robertson, Rutherford) – 5:39

I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever) (Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright) – 3:11

Going, Going… Home (Neil, Rutherford) – 4:30

Personnel

Mike + the Mechanics

Mike Rutherford – guitar, bass, keyboards, producer
Paul Carrack – vocals & keyboards (lead vocals on 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12)
Paul Young – vocals (lead vocals on 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 13)
Peter Van Hooke – drums

Additional personnel

Clem Clempson – guitar
Adrian Lee – keyboards
B.A. Robertson – keyboards
Paul “Wix” Wickens – keyboards
Andy Newmark – drums
Gary Wallis – drums
Katie Kissoon – backing vocals
Tessa Niles – backing vocals
Dale Newman – programming
David Frangioni – drum programming
Rich Mendelson – drum programming

Production

Produced By Mike Rutherford & Christopher Neil
Engineered By Paul Gomersall & Nick Davis
Mixed By Nick Davis
Assistant Engineer: Mark Robinson
Mastering: Bob Ludwig
Pete Beachill – arranger
Mike Bowen – technical assistance
Geoff Callingham – technical assistance

Singles

“Over My Shoulder” (February 1995) No.12 (UK)
Over My Shoulder
Something To Believe In
Always The Last To Know

“A Beggar On A Beach Of Gold” (June 1995) No.33 (UK)
[CD1]
A Beggar On A Beach Of Gold (radio edit)
Help Me
Nobody Told Me
[CD2]
A Beggar On A Beach Of Gold
Boys At The Front
Little Boy
A Beggar On A Beach Of Gold (acoustic)

“Another Cup of Coffee” (September 1995) No.65 (UK)
[CD1]
Another Cup of Coffee
You Never Change
You Don’t Know What Love Is
[CD2]
Another Cup of Coffee
The Living Years (live)
Everyday Hurts (live)
How Long (live)

  1995  /  Album Mike and the Mechanics, Album/Song, Beggar on a Beach of Gold  /  Last Updated September 30, 2012 by The-Archiver  /