PREFAB SPROUT : SWOON [CBS- UK 1984] LP

(CBS - Kitchenware) 1984 made in UK

cat. num. 460908 1

#pop rock #synth pop

Don't Sing 3:51

Cue Fanfare 4:04

Green Isaac I 3:31

Here On The Eerie 3:58

Cruel 4:18

Couldn't Bear To Be Special 3:44

I Never Play Basketball Now 3:38

Ghost Town Blues 3:19

Elegance 3:44

Technique 4:36

Green Isaac II 1:25

Swoon, Sprout's album debut, whose post-punk edge would be abandoned for a smoother, more sophisticated sound. While Swoon was unrepresentative of the band that Prefab Sprout would become, it set the template for how they’d navigate the pop world. The brothers were joined by multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Wendy Smith, who accompanied McAloon for wordless refrains and non-sequitur exclamations that took pleasure in twisting expectations. McAloon was beginning to write eloquently about heartbreak and adulthood (“Cruel,” “Elegance”) but he was also having a blast addressing questions that most songwriters might find trivial: What is the life of a celebrity chessmaster? When was the last time you played basketball?