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- Date Released: October 17, 1995
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Rock/Pop New Wave, Singer-Songwriter, Alternative
- Label: Thirsty Ear
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Though most tribute albums aren't worth the cost of the packaging, A Testimonial Dinner deserves a listen simply because the artists involved appear to have been selected more for their love of XTC than for their MTV appeal. Spacehog's take on "Senses Working Overtime" captures the perky but warped pop sensibilities perfectly, while Sarah McLachlan's haunting acoustic version of "Dear God" is, even by Andy Patridge's admission, arguably better than the original. Ruben Blades' invigorating Latin spin on "The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul" is simply magical, and They Might Be Giants lend their quirky style to a cover of "25 O'Clock," a song originally recorded by XTC's side-project the Dukes of Stratosphear. To top it all off, even XTC shows up (disguised as Terry & the Lovemen) to contribute "The Good Things," a lilting, psychedelic track reminiscent of the Summer of Love's groovy, harmony-laden pop. With nary a dud to be found, A Testimonial Dinner is the rare tribute album that does its subjects proud.
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| 01. |  |
Earn Enough For Us
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3:29 |  |
| 02. | |
Senses Working Overtime
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3:52 | |
| 03. | |
All You Pretty Girls
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4:15 | |
| 04. | |
Wake Up - The Verve Pipe |
4:04 | |
| 05. | |
Making Plans For Nigel - The Rembrandts |
5:03 | |
| 06. | |
Dear God - Sarah McLachlan |
3:58 | |
| 07. | |
The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul
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4:53 | |
| 08. | |
Another Satellite - P. Hux |
4:20 | |
| 09. | |
25 O'Clock
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4:05 | |
| 10. | |
The Good Things - Terry And The Lovemen |
4:41 | |
| 11. | |
Statue Of Liberty
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3:05 | |
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Credits
- Rubén Blades - Vocals // Rubén Blades - Performer // Rubén Blades - Executive Producer // Joe Jackson - Keyboards // Joe Jackson - Keyboards // Joe Jackson - Maracas // Joe Jackson - Maracas // Joe Jackson - Vocals // Joe Jackson - Vocals // Joe Jackson - Producer // Joe Jackson - Producer // Joe Jackson - Performer // Joe Jackson - Performer // Joe Jackson - Mixing // Joe Jackson - Mixing // The Rembrandts - Performer // They Might Be Giants - Producer // They Might Be Giants - Performer // Paul Mitchell - Engineer // Paul Mitchell - Mixing // Crash Test Dummies - Producer // Crash Test Dummies - Producer // Crash Test Dummies - Performer // Crash Test Dummies - Performer // Sarah McLachlan - Guitar // Sarah McLachlan - Vocals // Sarah McLachlan - Performer // Parthenon Huxley - Guitar // Parthenon Huxley - Vocals // Danny Wilde - Guitar // Danny Wilde - Vocals // Danny Wilde - Producer // Freedy Johnston - Guitar // Freedy Johnston - Vocals // Freedy Johnston - Performer // Brian Doherty - Drums // Paul Angelli - Mixing // Steve Boyer - Engineer // Gary Burke - Drums // Gary Burke - Maracas // Irwin Chusid - Liner Notes // Benjamin Darvill - Harmonica // John Diaz - Engineer // John Diaz - Mixing // Neil Dorfsman - Engineer // John Flansburgh - Guitar // John Flansburgh - Vocals // Bob Glaub - Bass // Don Heffington - Drums // Oscar Hernandez - Piano // Oscar Hernandez - Brass Arrangement // Michael Hofmann - Producer // Ralph Irizarry - Timbales // Ralph Irizarry - Timbales // Renaldo Jorge - Trombone // Dave Kershaw - Bass // Dave Kershaw - Organ (Hammond) // Dave Kershaw - Mellotron // Dave Kershaw - Bass (Acoustic) // Greg Leisz - Guitar // Greg Leisz - Mandolin // Greg Leisz - Guitar (Bass) // Greg Leisz - Guitar (Electric) // Greg Leisz - Guitar (Steel) // John Linnell - Keyboards // John Linnell - Vocals // Graham Maby - Bass // Graham Maby - Guitar // Pierre Marchand - Producer // Pierre Marchand - Mixing // Pat Mastelotto - Drums // Rob Miller - Bass // Rob Miller - Vocals (Background) // Eddy Montalvo - Conga // Greg Reely - Engineer // Ellen Reid - Vocals (Background) // Brad Roberts - Guitar // Brad Roberts - Programming // Brad Roberts - Vocals // Dan Roberts - Bass // Dan Roberts - Programming // Jim Rondinelli - Producer // Jim Rondinelli - Engineer // Ed Roynesdal - Producer // Ed Roynesdal - Mixing // Erik Sanko - Bass // Chris Sharrock - Drums // Dave Sinclair - Guitar (Electric) // Phil Solem - Guitar // Phil Solem - Vocals // Phil Solem - Producer // Ed Thacker - Mixing // Gordon Townsend - Drums // Gordon Townsend - Vocals (Background) // Angel Papo Vasquez - Trombone // Raymond Vega - Flugelhorn // Michael Vinas - Arranger // Michael Vinas - Producer // David Yazbek - Producer // David Yazbek - Liner Notes // David Yazbek - Executive Producer // The Verve Pipe - Performer // Terry - Bass // Terry - Guitar // Terry - Vocals // Michael Bosley - Engineer // Michael Bosley - Mixing // Mitch Dorge - Drums // Mitch Dorge - Programming // Mitch Dorge - ? // Graham Edwards - Guitar (Bass) // Brian Minato - Bass (Electric) // Spacehog - Performer // Tony Barrero - Trumpet // Donny Brown - Drums // Donny Brown - Vocals // Doug Corella - Percussion // Doug Corella - Keyboards // Johnny Cragg - Drums // Luke Doucet - Guitar // A.J. Dunning - Guitar // A.J. Dunning - Vocals // George Gonzalez - Bongos // Camille Henderson - Vocals (Background) // Antony Langdon - Guitar // Antony Langdon - Vocals // Royston Langdon - Guitar (Bass) // Alan Sood - Drums // Richard Steel - Guitar // Brian Vander Ark - Guitar // Brian Vander Ark - Vocals // Brad Vander Ark - Bass // Brad Vander Ark - Vocals // John Walsh - Trumpet // Dann Wojnar - Mixing // Ray Vega - Flugelhorn // Duncan Stanbury - Mastering // Mark Droescher - Artwork // Mark Droescher - Design // Rubén Rodríguez - Bass // David Sinclair - Guitar (Electric) // Paul James - Engineer
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