Private Revolution
| Private Revolution | ||||
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| Studio album by World Party | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Chrysalis Records | |||
| Producer | Karl Wallinger | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone Magazine | [2] |
Private Revolution is the 1986 debut album by the British rock band World Party. At this point, singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Karl Wallinger was the only member of World Party, and the only person pictured on the cover.
Wallinger is assisted on this album by several session musicians, including Anthony Thistlethwaite, Steve Wickham and Sinéad O'Connor. Several other musicians listed in the credits are actually whimsically named pseudonyms for Wallinger himself (listed under "Performers" below).
"All Come True" is reminiscent of the 1966 single 'Going All the Way' by The Squires. It employs the same chords (Em, D, C), and the chorus uses the same melody.
Contents
Track listing
All songs written by Karl Wallinger except "Dance of the Hoppy Lads", written by Wallinger with Stephen Wickham, and "All I Really Want to Do", written by Bob Dylan.
- Private Revolution (4:01)
- Making Love (To the World) (2:30)
- Ship of Fools (4:27)
- All Come True (5:52)
- Dance of the Hoppy Lads (0:44)
- It Can Be Beautiful (Sometimes) (3:00)
- The Ballad of the Little Man (5:02)
- Hawaiian Island World (4:20)
- All I Really Want to Do (4:43)
- World Party (4:36)
- It's All Mine (5:33)
Performers
- Karl Wallinger — vocals, guitars, bass, sampling keyboards
- Delahaye — percussion
- Rufus Dove — electric guitars
- Martin Finnucane — harp ("Dance of the Hoppy Lads")
- Ahmed Gottlieb — sitar and tabla
- Millennium Mills — piano
- Sinéad O'Connor — backing vocals ("Private Revolution", "Hawaiian Island World")
- Anthony Thistlethwaite — saxophone ("Ship of Fools")
- Will Towyn — sampling keyboards
- Steve Wickham — violin
Charts
- Album
Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1987 | The Billboard 200 | 39 |
- Singles
Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | "Ship of Fools" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 5 |
| 1987 | "Ship of Fools" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 27 |
