Famous Last Words is the third studio album by the English new wave and synth-pop music project M, released in 1982 by Sire Records. It featured many of the musicians from M's previous studio albums, including the early incarnation of Level 42 (who by this time were having their own regular hits), Wally Badarou on keyboards, Robin Scott's brother Julian on bass guitar, Brigit Novik on lead and backing vocals, a young Thomas Dolby on synthesizers and sequencing, Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO) drummer Yukihiro Takahashi, Gang of Four guitarist Andy Gill and Tony Levin on bass guitar. Ellison, Tim (2004) "I'm on the Headline: New wave's best one-hit wonder digs up the rest of his story", The Village Voice, 14 September 2004, retrieved 2010-02-13 MCA Records declined release of the album in the UK, and it was only released in France, Italy and the US (Warner-Sire Records).
Critical reception In a retrospective review for Trouser Press, critic Jon Young wrote that "[Robin] Scott confirmed his status as a doodler on Famous Last Words: no two tunes are alike. Everything's a little odd, but never unpleasantly so. In short, this third LP possesses only the limited value of cleverness in a vacuum. One longs for less calculation, and references beyond the studio."https://trouserpress.com/reviews/m-band/
Track listing
Personnel Credits are adapted from the Famous Last Words liner notes.
M Robin Scott – lead and background vocals, Roland TR-808, piano
Session musicians Brigit Novik – lead and background vocals Nick Plytas – organ, Moog synthesizer bass, piano, backing vocals Gary Barnacle – saxophones Wally Badarou – synthesizers; sequencing John Lewis – synthesizers; sequencing Thomas Dolby – synthesizers; sequencing Yukihiro Takahashi – drums Sergio Castillo – drums Andy Anderson – drums Barry Adamson – bass guitar Tony Levin – bass guitar Julian Scott – bass guitar Mark King – bass guitar Jamie West – guitars Gordon Huntley – guitars Andy Gill – guitars Mary Bird – backing vocals Marlisse – backing vocals Steve – backing vocals
Technical Robin Scott – producer Nick Launay – engineer Steve Travell – assistant engineer Jean-Baptiste Mondino – photography Linda Witham – photography
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