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Galliano – Live At The Liquid Room (Tokyo) / Talkin' Loud Audio CD 1997 / 536 027-2
UPC 731453602724
Galliano was a London-based acid jazz group that was active between 1988 and 1997. The group was the first signing to Eddie Piller and Gilles Peterson's Acid Jazz record label. The original members were Rob Gallagher (vocals - credited as Roberto Galliano), Constantine Weir (vocals), Michael Snaith (The Vibe Controller) and Crispin Robinson (percussion). Other important members included Valerie Etienne, who participated in the recording of all their albums, along with other musicians such as Mick Talbot on keyboards, Crispin Taylor on drums, Ernie McKone on bass guitar, Mark Vandergucht guitar, and Steve Ameedee, otherwise known as Uncle Big Man (dancer).
The group's first single, a reworking of Curtis Mayfield's "Freddie's Dead" called "Frederick Lies Still", was released in June 1988. It was also the first release on the Acid Jazz label.
Galliano achieved the peak of its success in 1994 with The Plot Thickens which peaked at number eight in the UK Albums Chart.
Galliano provided the track used in the title sequence of Kevin Reynolds' 1997 film, One Eight Seven, starring Samuel L. Jackson. The track, "Slack Hands", appears on their 1996 album :4.
In 1997, Gallagher broke Galliano up, and pursued other musical projects; Two Banks of Four and as Earl Zinger (the reggae singer).
Tracklist:
01 | Intro And Slack Hands
Producer – Demus, Ski Oakenfull
Voice [Introduction] – Toshio Matsuura
Written-By – D Oakenfull, R Gallagher, V Etienne
Producer – Demus, Ski Oakenfull
Voice [Introduction] – Toshio Matsuura
Written-By – D Oakenfull, R Gallagher, V Etienne
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9:16 | |
02 | Jus' Reach
Producer – Mick Talbot
Written-By – C Weir, C Robinson, R Gallagher
Producer – Mick Talbot
Written-By – C Weir, C Robinson, R Gallagher
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5:13 | |
03 | Freefall
Producer – Demus, Ski Oakenfull
Written-By – D Oakenfull, R Gallagher
Producer – Demus, Ski Oakenfull
Written-By – D Oakenfull, R Gallagher
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6:57 | |
04 | Twyford Down
Producer – Adam Moseley, Galliano
Written-By – M Talbot, R Gallagher
Producer – Adam Moseley, Galliano
Written-By – M Talbot, R Gallagher
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6:36 | |
05 | Roofing Tiles
Producer – Demus, Ski Oakenfull
Written-By – R Gallagher
Producer – Demus, Ski Oakenfull
Written-By – R Gallagher
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4:39 | |
06 | Prince Of Peace
Producer – Mick Talbot
Written-By – N C Weir, C Robinson, L Thomas, P Sanders, R Gallagher
Producer – Mick Talbot
Written-By – N C Weir, C Robinson, L Thomas, P Sanders, R Gallagher
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9:26 | |
07 | Storm Clouds
Producer – C Bangs
Written-By – C Bangs, R Gallagher
Producer – C Bangs
Written-By – C Bangs, R Gallagher
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5:41 | |
08 |
Jazz
Producer – Mick Talbot
Written-By – N C Weir, C. Robinson, M. Talbot, R Gallagher
Producer – Mick Talbot
Written-By – N C Weir, C. Robinson, M. Talbot, R Gallagher
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9:47 | |
09 | Thunderhead
Producer – Demus, Ski Oakenfull
Written-By – D Oakenfull, R Gallagher
Producer – Demus, Ski Oakenfull
Written-By – D Oakenfull, R Gallagher
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7:33 | |
10 | Long Time Gone & Outro
Lyrics By [Additional] – R Gallagher
Producer – Adam Moseley, Galliano
Written-By – D Crosby
Lyrics By [Additional] – R Gallagher
Producer – Adam Moseley, Galliano
Written-By – D Crosby
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10:10 |
- Engineer – Shigeki Fujino
- Mastered By – Stuart Hawkes
- Mixed By – Stuart Kerrison
- Performer – Crispin Robinson, Crispin Taylor, Dominic Oakenfull, Francis Hylton, Nemo Jones, Robert Gallagher, Valerie Etienne
- Photography By [Original photography] – Jin Yoshimura
- Recording Supervisor [Recording supervisor] – Masayoshi Ohashi
- Sleeve [Covered by] – UF6