Honest is a 1991 album by Dave Stewart and the Spiritual Cowboys. It was Stewart's second and final album with the Pretenders' Martin Chambers after Annie Lennox left the Eurythmics to start a family.Billboard - 14 Jan 1995 - Page 10 In 1990, Arista released "Dave Stewart & The Spiritual Cowboys," which featured the Pretenders' Martin Chambers on drums. The Cowboys' follow-up, 1992's "Honest," was not released domestically."Cesare Rizzi Enciclopedia della musica rock (1980-1989) 2000- Volume 3 - Page 180 "1991 Mentre Annie si ritira per due anni dalle scene per maternità, Dave assembla una band con l'ex batterista dei Pretenders Martin Chambers e pubblica due album, DAVE STEWART & THE SPIRITUAL COWBOYS (n.38 GB) e HONEST, ..."Stereo Review 1991- Volume 56 - Page 84 "DAVE STEWART AND THE SPIRITUAL COWBOYS: Honest. Dave Stewart ... "Honest," his second solo album, is a pleasantly inconsequential piece of ear candy. Its bright, playful arrangements hark back to the cheerful eclecticism of the Sixties, and Stewart's gruff, half-spoken vocals and surreal lyric scenarios find their origins in early Dylan. Stewart hops from pad to pad on the musical lily pond."Dafydd Rees, Luke Crampton Rock stars encyclopedia 1999 - Page 349 "Having recently released the second and final Spiritual Cowboys album. Honest, Stewart participates in Amnesty International's Big 30 concert, which airs on ITV"Steve Hochman Popular Musicians: The Doobie Brothers-Paul McCartney 1999- Page 381 "Dave Stewart and the Spiritual Cowboys (1990) and Honest (1991) were taken out of production by 1998,"The International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002 2002 - Page 55 "Spiritual Cowboys and Honest albums by Dave Stewart and the Spiritual Cowboys;"
Track listing All tracks composed by Dave Stewart; except where indicated "Honest" "Whole Wide World" "Crown of Madness" "Out of Reach" (music: Nan Vernon) "You're Lost" "Fools Paradise" "Motorcycle Mystics" "Impossible" "Here We Go Again" "Here She Comes" "Fade Away" (music and lyrics: Jonathan Perkins) "Cat with a Tale" "R.U. Satisfied"
Personnel Dave Stewart — lead vocals, guitar Nan Vernon — backing vocals, guitar John Turnbull — guitar, backing vocals Jonathan Perkins — keyboards, backing vocals Chris Bostock — bass, backing vocals Martin Chambers — drums, backing vocals Olle Romo — drums, drum programming with: Shankar — violin on "You're Lost" Ruby Zimmermoon — harmonica on "Here She Comes" Beverlei Brown, Carol Kenyon, Pamela Beckford, Valerie Chalmers — backing vocals on "R.U. Satisfied" Technical Manu Guiot — engineer, mixing Alan Moulder — mixing on "Fools Paradise"
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