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1990 studio album by Cabaret Voltaire
Groovy, Laidback and Nasty is the ninth
studio album by English
electronic band
Cabaret Voltaire , released in April 1990 by record label
Parlophone .
Background and recording
Groovy, Laidback and Nasty was recorded in
Chicago with veteran house producer
Marshall Jefferson .
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Content
John Bush of
AllMusic wrote that the album "sounds more groovy than nasty, as Mallinder's vocals sound much more pop-oriented than before", despite "possessing a somewhat dated feel even soon after its release".
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Reception
Groovy, Laidback and Nasty was described as "triumphant" in Peter Buckley's compilation of rock music reviews, The Rough Guide to Rock .
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Track listing
All tracks composed by Richard H. Kirk and Stephen Mallinder, except where indicated.
"Searchin'" (Kirk, Mallinder,
Marshall Jefferson ) – 5:47
"Hypnotised" – 5:45
"Minute by Minute" – 5:07
"Runaway" – 6:38
"Keep On (I Got This Feeling)" – 6:12
"Magic" (Kirk, Mallinder, Marshall Jefferson) – 5:08
"Time Beats" – 4:55
"Easy Life" – 6:12
"Rescue Me (City Lights)" – 4:35 (included only on CD and cassette formats)
Personnel
Cabaret Voltaire
Additional personnel
David Josias –
percussion on "Searchin'"
Glenn Morimoto – trumpet on "Searchin'"
Paris Brightledge, Bob Bono (Robert Bond) – vocals on "Searchin'" and "Minute by Minute"
Marshall Jefferson – vocals on "Minute By Minute"
Ten City – vocals on "Hypnotised" and "Runaway"
Herb Lawson – guitar on "Runaway"
Steel – rap on "Runaway"
Lorita Grahame – vocals on "Keep On (I Got This Feeling)" and "Time Beats"
Deborah Haslam – vocals on "Time Beats"
References
^
a
b
c
d Bush, John (23 November 2018).
"Groovy, Laidback and Nasty – Cabaret Voltaire | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" .
AllMusic .
^ Bottomley, Charles (2003). "Cabaret Voltaire". In Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). London:
Rough Guides . pp. 159–160.
ISBN
978-1-84353-105-0 .
^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011).
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music .
Omnibus Press .
ISBN
9780857125958 . Retrieved 23 November 2018 .
^ Norris, Richard (July 1990).
"Reviews. The New Discs: Cabaret Voltaire – Groovy, Laidback and Nasty " .
Select . No. 1. London:
EMAP Metro . p. 86.
ISSN
0959-8367 . Archived from
the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk.
^ Buckley, Peter, ed. (2003).
The Rough Guide to Rock . Rough Guides. p. 159.
ISBN
9781843531050 . Retrieved 23 November 2018 .
External links
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