From Langley Park to Memphis

Studio album by Prefab Sprout

Released

March 14th 1988

Recorded

1988

Genre

Pop

Length

45:32

Label

Kitchenware

Producer

Thomas Dolby, Jon Kelly, Paddy McAloon, Andy Richards

Prefab Sprout chronology

Steve McQueen
(1985)

From Langley Park to Memphis
(1988)

Protest Songs
(1989)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

From Langley Park to Memphis is the third album by English pop band Prefab Sprout, and was released in March 1988.^[2]

The title is taken from a lyric to the song, "The Venus of the Soup Kitchen", and refers to the village of Langley Park, County Durham in England, and the city of Memphis, Tennessee in the United States. "Nightingales" features the harmonica playing of Stevie Wonder, while Pete Townshend plays acoustic guitar on "Hey Manhattan!".^[3] All songs on the album are written by frontman Paddy McAloon, who also produced many of the tracks.^[3]

The album reached number five in the UK Albums Chart, the highest position for any studio generated album recorded by the band.^[4] However, their greatest hits compilation album, The Best of - A Life of Surprises, peaked at number 3 in August 1992.^[4]

Five singles were released to promote the album; in order of release these were "Cars & Girls", "The King of Rock 'N' Roll", "Hey Manhattan!", "Nightingales" and "The Golden Calf". A sixth track, "I Remember That", was subsequently released as a single to promote A Life of Surprises.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Paddy McAloon

"The King of Rock 'N' Roll"
"Cars and Girls"
"I Remember That"
"Enchanted"
"Nightingales"
"Hey Manhattan!"
"Knock On Wood"
"The Golden Calf"
"Nancy (Let Your Hair Down For Me)"
"The Venus of the Soup Kitchen"

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. p. 760. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
1 2 "Album credits by Jason Ankeny". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 433. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

Prefab Sprout

Paddy McAloon Martin McAloon Michael Salmon Wendy Smith Feona Attwood Graham Lant Steve Dolder Neil Conti

Albums	Swoon Steve McQueen From Langley Park to Memphis Protest Songs Jordan: The Comeback Andromeda Heights The Gunman and Other Stories Let's Change the World with Music Crimson/Red

Compilation albums	A Life of Surprises: The Best of Prefab Sprout 38 Carat Collection

Singles	"Lions in My Own Garden (Exit Someone)" "The Devil Has All The Best Tunes" "Don't Sing" "Couldn't Bear to Be Special" "Faron Young" "When Love Breaks Down" "Johnny, Johnny" "Cars and Girls" "The King of Rock 'n' Roll" "Hey Manhattan" "Nightingales" "The Golden Calf" "Looking For Atlantis" "We Let The Stars Go" "Jordan - The EP" "The Sound of Crying" "If You Don't Love Me" "All The World Loves Lovers" "Life of Surprises" "I Remember That" "A Prisoner of The Past" "Electric Guitars" "Where The Heart Is" "Cowboy Dreams"

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