The Wonder is the sixth studio album by rock artist Tom Verlaine. It was released in 1990 on Fontana Records. The album was engineered by Mario Salvati and mixed by Tom Verlaine and Fred Smith except side 1 tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 and side 2 track 1 mixed by Julian Mendelsohn.
| The Wonder | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Label | Fontana (UK) | |||
| Producer | Tom Verlaine, Fred Smith, John Jansen on "August" and "Shimmer" | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
Recording edit
Recorded after a three year break, The Wonder featured Verlaine using a more affected singing style, described by Allmusic’s David Cleary as "an oily manner...suggesting a smarmy Bryan Ferry" (Ferry was the lead singer of Roxy Music).[2] Verlaine also used the guitarist of The Church Marty Willson-Piper uncredited to fill out the guitar sound on the album.[3] Willson-Piper recalls playing on "Stalingrad" with Jay Dee Daugherty, who also wasn't credited.[4]
Track listing edit
All songs written by Tom Verlaine
Side one edit
- "Kaleidescopin'" - 3:27
- "August" - 5:22
- "Ancient Egypt" - 4:32
- "Shimmer" - 3:36
- "Stalingrad" - 3:25
Side two edit
- "Pillow" - 4:27
- "Storm" - 2:37
- "5 Hours from Calais" - 4:35
- "Cooleridge" - 4:17
- "Prayer" - 3:55
Personnel edit
- Tom Verlaine - guitars, solos and vocals
- Jimmy Ripp - guitars
- Fred Smith - bass
- Andy Newmark - drums
- Bruce Brody - keyboards
- Technical
- Mario Salvati - engineer
References edit
External links edit
- "The Wonder (official site)". www.thewonder.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
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