Description
Twentieth Century Blues - The Songs Of Noël Coward / Shola Ama With Craig Armstrong, Damon Albarn With Michael Nyman, The Divine Comedy, Marianne Faithfull, Bryan Ferry, Elton John / EMI United Kingdom Audio CD 1998
UPC 724349463127
Twentieth-Century Blues: The Songs of Noël Coward is a 1998 Noël Coward tribute album curated by Neil Tennant, who invited prominent artists of the day to reinterpret Noël Coward’s songs for the late 20th century.
Profits from the albums sale were donated to the Red Hot AIDS Charitable Trust.
The album yielded the double A-sided single "Someday I'll Find You" / "I've Been to a Marvellous Party", which reached number 28 in the UK Singles Chart.
A Twentieth-Century Blues DVD was also released.
Some altercations occurred during the recording of the album. Black Grape were originally meant to record "Mad Dogs and Englishmen", but the band withdrew due to a conflict between members; Space recorded the song instead. In addition, the final song recorded, Damon Albarn and Michael Nyman's version of "London Pride", was nearly rejected due to being, reportedly, almost unrecognisable in its original version. Tennant ordered the song to be kept, though Albarn had already agreed to make changes by that time.
Suede were asked to release their version of "Poor Little Rich Girl" as a single but declined in order to focus on preparing their next album, Head Music.
Tracklist:
| 1 |
No Artist– | Introduction |
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1:07
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| 2 | Texas– | Parisian Pierrot |
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3:39
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| 3 | The Divine Comedy– | I've Been To A Marvellous Party |
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3:39
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| 4 | Paul McCartney– | A Room With A View |
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2:07
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| 5 | Pet Shop Boys– | Sail Away |
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4:31
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| 6 | Shola Ama With Craig Armstrong– | Someday I'll Find You |
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3:39
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| 7 | Robbie Williams– | There Are Bad Times Just Around The Corner |
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4:36
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| 8 | Bryan Ferry– | I'll See You Again |
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2:40
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| 9 | Marianne Faithfull– | Mad About The Boy |
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5:18
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| 10 | Space (4)– | Mad Dogs And Englishmen |
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3:10
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| 11 | Suede Featuring Raiss– | Poor Little Rich Girl |
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7:12
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| 12 | Sting– | I'll Follow My Secret Heart |
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2:33
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| 13 | Damon Albarn With Michael Nyman– | London Pride |
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4:42
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| 14 | Vic Reeves– | Don't Put Your Daughter On The Stage Mrs Worthington |
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4:57
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| 15 | Elton John– | Twentieth-Century Blues |
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- Concept By [Original Concept By] – Simon Watney
- Design – Farrow Design
- Executive-Producer – Neil Tennant, Tris Penna
- Liner Notes [Sleeve Notes] – Philip Hoare
- Photography By [Bryan Ferry] – Claus Wickrath
- Photography By [Cover, Page 2, Page 3, Page 7] – Cecil Beaton
- Photography By [Elton John] – Mario Testino
- Photography By [Marianne Faithfull] – Nick Knight
- Photography By [Page 6] – Angus McBean
- Photography By [Paul Mccartney] – Linda McCartney
- Photography By [Pet Shop Boys] – Andy Earl
- Photography By [Robbie Williams] – Hamish Brown
- Photography By [Shola Ama] – Randee St Nicholas
- Photography By [Space] – Wendy (23)
- Photography By [Sting] – William Claxton
- Photography By [Suede] – Stefan Müssingbrodt
- Photography By [Texas] – Sean Ellis
- Photography By [The Divine Comedy] – Kevin Westenberg
- Photography By [Vic Reeves, Damon Albarn] – Amanda Jobson
- Written-By – Noël Coward
