Floy Joy - Weak In The Presence Of Beauty (1985) - €5,00

Floy Joy was an English group formed in Sheffield, England, who recorded two albums and had minor success with several singles.

The band formed in 1983, consisting of Elana Harris, Michael Ward and Shaun Ward.
This line-up released only one single that year titled "Answer Through Me", produced by Andy Hernandez.
By 1984, Elana Harris was replaced by Carroll Thompson. The group released three singles, with two of the three being minor hits in the UK. "Until You Come Back to Me", "Operator"
The album which the singles came from was released that year titled Into the Hot, produced by Don Was at The Sound Suite in Detroit. The album peaked at No. 40 in New Zealand.
After the album, Thompson and Shaun Ward subsequently left the band, leaving Michael Ward to draft singer Desi Campbell and bassist/drum programmer/co-writer Robert E. Clarke and put together a new all-male Floy Joy.

Weak in the Presence of Beauty is their second and final studio album, released by Virgin in 1986 and produced by Don Was.
With the departure of original singer Carroll Thompson and guitarist Shaun Ward, Weak in the Presence of Beauty features vocalist Desi Campbell, original member Michael Ward and new member Robert E. Clarke.
"New vocalist Desy Campbell's vocals are more aggressive and muscular than his predecessor. [His] vocals have added a harder edge to the band's pop songs.
The enthralling single, "Weak in the Presence of Beauty", the sax-driven "Friday Night" and the soulful "Penny in My Pocket" are three solid pop performances."

The album's title track was released as the lead single and reached No. 85 in the UK Singles Chart. "Friday Night" was also released as a single but did not chart
Although the album was overall unsuccessful, the lead single, also called "Weak in the Presence of Beauty"
The song was later covered by Alison Moyet which became a large European hit, including reaching the top 10 in the UK.


Side A
A1.  Weak In The Presence Of Beauty - 3:27
A2.  Friday Night (In This Cold City) - 6:34
A3.  Penny In My Pocket - 4:20
A4.  Too Drunk To Funk - 3:50
A5.  Ask The Lonely - 3:39

Side B
B1.  Chinese A-Go Go - 3:59
B2.  Crackdown - 2:48
B3.  Walking In The Night - 3:25
B4.  This Is My Time - 1:56
B5.  It Makes No Difference To Me - 3:23


Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Ltd.

Credits

• Arranged By [Backing Vocals] – Harry Bowens
• Artwork – Mick Haggerty
• Backing Vocals – Buster Marbury, Carol Hall, Donny Ray Mitchell, Harry Bowens, Sweet Pea Atkinson
• Bass Guitar, Electronic Drums [Drum Machine] – Robert E. Clarke
• Congas – Kevin Tschirhart
• Coordinator [Studio] – Gemma Corfield
• Drums – Steve Ferrone
• Engineer – Steve "Doc Ching" King
• Engineer [Additional] – Chris Irwin, Frank Filipetti
• Engineer [Assistant] – Bill Miranda, Mike Bigwood, Noah Baron
• Guitar – Bruce Nazarian, G.E. Smith, John "Dred" Edmed, Randy Jacobs
• Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Desy Campbell
• Mixed By – Frank Filipetti (tracks: A1, A4, B2 to B5), John "Dred" Edmed (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B1)
• Orchestrated By – Paul Riser (tracks: A5)
• Orchestrated By [Additional] – Paul Riser
• Photography By [Band] – Clare Muller
• Piano, Synthesizer, Melodica – Luis Resto
• Producer – Don 'Don' Was
• Producer [Assistant] – Garzelle E. McDonald
• Synthesizer, Mandolin – Don Was
• Tenor Saxophone – David Murray
• Trumpet – Joe Teir
• Vocals, Saxophone, Flute – Michael Ward 

Notes
Released:  1985
Genre:  Synth-pop
Label:  Virgin ‎Records
Catalog#  207585
Prijs:  €5,00

Vinyl:  Some Users Tracks
Cover:  Good

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