Moodfood is the debut album by Moodswings, released in 1992. J.F.T. Hood is the former drummer of the Pretenders & The Smiths. His Pretenders bandmate Chrissie Hynde & his Smiths bandmate Johnny Marr are featured prominently on the album. Grant Showbiz produced records for Billy Bragg & the Smiths.
Track listing
Personnel Moodswings J.F.T. Hood – drums, producer Grant Showbiz – producer, keyboards
Additional musicians Nice + Nasty – Edits, 3d Sound effects & "Space Surfing" Kid Prince Moore – vocals Liz Upchurch – piano Amanda Vincent – piano on "Spiritual High" Johnny Marr – engineer, additional guitars Step Parikian – engineer Martin Hawkes – additional engineer Erick Labson – engineer, editing, mixing, post-production Mental Block – design, illustrations Peter Mountain – photography Rob Williams – photography
Charts +Chart performance for MoodfoodChart (1993)Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) 178
Notes "Skinthieves" was used as the theme for the TV series America's Most Wanted. "Spiritual High" is based on the Jon & Vangelis song "State of Independence" and features vocals by Chrissie Hynde. "Part III" incorporates excerpts from Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. "Part II" was featured in the film Single White Female. "Spiritual High" reached #6 on Billboards Modern Rock Tracks chart. Moodfood was used as the basis for a laser light show at the Bishop Planetarium in Bradenton, Florida.
References
External links
Moodswings Moodfood on Discogs.