Product (Brand X album)

Product is the fourth studio album by British jazz fusion group Brand X, originally released in 1979. It features primary member Phil Collins back once again on drums following his absence on Masques. Drummer Mike Clark and bassist John Giblin also appear on this album.

Product
Studio album by
Brand X
Released14 September 1979
RecordedApril 1979
StudioStartling Studios, Ascot, UK
GenreJazz fusion
Length46:40
LabelCharisma (UK)
Passport (USA)
ProducerBrand X, Colin Green, Neil Kernon
Brand X chronology
Masques
(1978)		 Product
(1979)		 Do They Hurt?
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Don't Make Waves" (Goodsall) – 5:28
  2. "Dance of the Illegal Aliens" (Jones) – 7:50
  3. "Soho" (Goodsall, Collins) – 3:38
  4. "...And So to F..." (Collins) – 6:29

Side two
  1. "Algon (Where an Ordinary Cup of Drinking Chocolate Costs £8,000,000,000)" (Lumley) – 6:10
  2. "Rhesus Perplexus" (Giblin) – 3:59
  3. "Wal to Wal / Not Good Enough - See Me!" – 10:44
    1. "Wal to Wal" (Jones, Giblin)
    2. "Not Good Enough - See Me!" (Jones, Robinson)
  4. "April" (Giblin) – 2:36

CD
  1. "Don't Make Waves" (Goodsall) – 5:31
  2. "Dance of the Illegal Aliens" (Jones) – 7:49
  3. "Soho" (Goodsall, Collins) – 3:40
  4. "Not Good Enough-See Me!" (Jones, Robinson) – 7:29
  5. "Algon (Where an Ordinary Cup of Drinking Chocolate Costs £8,000,000,000)" (Lumley) – 6:08
  6. "Rhesus Perplexus" (Giblin) – 4:00
  7. "Wal to Wal" (Jones, Giblin) – 3:14
  8. "...And So to F..." (Collins) – 6:28
  9. "April" (Giblin) – 2:08

Personnel
except on "Dance of the Illegal Aliens"; "Wal to Wal"; "Not Good Enough - See Me!"
on "Dance of the Illegal Aliens"; "Not Good Enough - See Me!"
on "Wal to Wal"
  • Bass – John Giblin
  • Bass – Percy Jones
  • Drums, Drum Machine – Phil Collins

Notes
  • The song "Wal to Wal" is the first recorded song on which Phil Collins used a Roland drum machine. (The first recorded Genesis song on which he used a drum machine is "Duchess".)
  • Both "Don't Make Waves" and "Soho" were released as singles and feature Phil Collins on vocals.
  • The non-album songs "Pool Room Blues" and "Noddy Goes to Sweden" were outtakes from the Product sessions and used as B-sides to one of the singles. "Noddy Goes to Sweden" was also used on the 1980 album release of Do They Hurt?
  • Various releases of the album switch the tracklist with "...And So to F..." and "Not Good Enough - See Me!"

References
  1. "allmusic ((( Product > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-01-08.



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