I Don't Speak the Language
I Don't Speak the Language is the debut album by Matthew Wilder. It was released in 1983 on Private-I/Epic, and is notable for the hit single "Break My Stride".
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Released | July 1, 1983 | |||
Recorded | 1983, Conway Studios (Hollywood) and Sound Castle (Los Angeles). | |||
Genre | New wave, synth-pop | |||
Length | 32:58 | |||
Label | Private-I, Epic | |||
Producer | Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff, Bill Elliot (for RIPE Productions) | |||
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Track listing
- "Break My Stride" (Matthew Wilder, Greg Prestopino) - 3:04
- "The Kid's American" (1983) (Wilder) - 4:36
- "I Don't Speak the Language" (Wilder, Barbara Hyde) - 4:45
- "Love Above the Ground Floor" (Wilder, Prestopino) - 4:13
- "World of the Rich and Famous" (Wilder, Roscoe Beck) - 4:43
- "Ladder of Lovers" (Wilder, Prestopino) - 4:04
- "I Was There" (Wilder) - 3:01
- "Dreams Keep Bringing You Back" (Wilder, Prestopino) - 4:36
- "I Don't Speak the Language" (Reprise) - 1:20
Personnel[1]
- Matthew Wilder – lead vocals (1-9), backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8), Prophet-5 (1), Prophet 10 (2, 3, 5, 6, 9), acoustic piano, (4, 7, 8), horn arrangements (4), Rhodes Chroma (5)
- Bill Elliott – Prophet 5 (1), acoustic piano (2), Prophet 10 (3, 4, 6, 7, 9), horn arrangements (4)
- Bill Cuomo – Prophet 5 (3, 6, 8, 9), Rhodes Chroma (3, 5, 6, 8, 9)
- Paul Fox – E-mu Emulator (5, 7)
- Dennis Herring – guitar (1, 2, 7)
- Donald Griffin – guitar (4, 5)
- Tim Winston – guitar solo (5)
- John McFee – mandolin (8)
- Reggie McBride – bass (2)
- Rick Chudacoff – bass (4, 6, 7)
- Alphonso Johnson – bass (8)
- Peter Bunetta – drums (1-9), percussion (1), Oberheim DMX (1)
- John Gilston – Simmons drum programming (1-9)
- Paulinho Da Costa – percussion (3, 6, 8, 9)
- Jerry Peterson – baritone saxophone (2)
- Lon Price – tenor saxophone (2)
- Bill Armstrong – trumpet (4)
- Gary Grant – trumpet (4)
- Greg Prestopino – backing vocals (1, 2, 8)
- Joe Turano – backing vocals (1, 2, 7, 8)
- Arno Lucas – backing vocals (2, 5)
- Leslie Smith – backing vocals (2, 5)
- Dee Dee Bellson – backing vocals (3, 4, 9)
- Mary Hylan – backing vocals (3, 4, 9)
- Edie Lehmann – backing vocals (3, 4, 9)
- Amy Weston – backing vocals (3, 4, 9)
- Anna Pagan – backing vocals (5)
- Anita Sherman – backing vocals (5)
Production
- Producers – Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff and Bill Elliott.
- Executive Producers – Al Bunetta and Shingo Take
- Engineers – Csaba Pectoz (Track 1); Steve Zaretsky (All tracks).
- Assistant Engineers – Britt Bacon and Michael Franke (Track 1); Paul Ericksen, Mitch Gibson and Csaba Pectoz (Tracks 2-9).
- Mixed by Steve Zaretsky
- Design – Tommy Steele and Art Hotel
- Photography – William Warner
Charts
Chart (1983/84) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 95 |
References
- Personnel and production information at Discogs
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 337. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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