Here Comes the Groom (album)

Here Comes the Groom
Studio album by John Wesley Harding
Released	January 5, 1990
Recorded	July 1989 at Eden Studios, Chiswick
Length	64:31
Label	Sire
Producer	Andy Paley, John Wesley Harding, Tom Robinson
John Wesley Harding chronology
God Made Me Do It: The Christmas EP (1989) Here Comes the Groom (1990) The Name Above the Title (1991)

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Allmusic	[1]

Here Comes the Groom is an album released in January 1990 by folk-rock singer John Wesley Harding. Harding called the backing band the Good Liars, which included Pete Thomas and Bruce Thomas of the Attractions. Not surprisingly, Here Comes the Groom has a feel similar to classic Elvis Costello. Harding's articulate and biting vocal delivery, also reminiscent of Costello, retains a good dark sense of humor.^[2]

Track listing

All songs were written by John Wesley Harding; except as noted

1. "Here Comes the Groom"
2. "Cathy's New Clown"
3. "Spaced Cowgirl"
4. "Scared of Guns"
5. "You're No Good"
6. "When the Sun Comes Up"
7. "The Devil in Me"
8. "An Audience with You"
9. "Dark Dark Heart"
10. "Same Thing Twice"
11. "Affairs of the Heart"
12. "Nothing I'd Rather Do" (Andy White, David Lewis, Harding)
13. "Things Snowball" (with Peter Case) (Peter Case, Harding)
14. "The Red Rose and the Briar" (David Lewis, Harding)
15. "Bastard Son"

Personnel

• John Wesley Harding - guitar, vocals
• Kirsty MacColl - vocal harmony
• Dave Alvin - guitar
• Geraint Watkins - accordion
• Ken Craddock - keyboards
• Jeff Lass - keyboards
• Bob Loveday - fiddle
• Matthew McCauley - vocal harmony
• Keith Nelson - banjo
• Andy Paley - guitar, vocal harmony
• Paul Riley - bass
• Bruce Thomas - bass
• Pete Thomas - drums, percussion
• Steve Donnelly - guitar, autoharp
• Choir of Julian Dawson - chorus
• Dalai Lama Horns - horns

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Allmusic review: http://www.allmusic.com/album/r8951