Name: Grand Prix by Teenage Fanclub
Brand: Teenage Fanclub
SKU: 886446973463
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4.5 (91 reviews)

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For all of the brilliance of records like Bandwagonesque and the underrated Thirteen, at times Teenage Fanclub seemed little more than a showcase for the laconic melodic genius of Norman Blake -- fairly or not, the songwriting contributions of bandmates Gerard Love and Raymond McGinley suffered mightily by comparison, mere filler when stacked alongside Blake-penned marvels like "The Concept" and "Norman 3." That said, the superb Grand Prix is perhaps the truest group effort in the Fannies' catalog -- more than ever before, their democratic approach truly bears fruit, and it's indicative of the disc's uniform excellence that the first Blake composition, the lovely "Mellow Doubt," doesn't even surface until track three, by which time McGinley's "About You" and Love's harmony-rich "Sparky's Dream" have already firmly established the set's ragged-but-right tenor. While new drummer Paul Quinn fails to recreate the buoyantly reckless abandon of the sacked Brendan O'Hare, Grand Prix otherwise captures complete creative synergy -- in particular, "Don't Look Back" is Love's watershed moment, a gorgeously wistful love song highlighted by wittily lovelorn lyrics like "I'd steal a car to drive you home," as good a pick-up line as anything in the annals of rock & roll. Not everything works (McGinley's "Verisimilitude" goes nowhere fast) and Blake's contributions are still the highlights ("Neil Jung" and "I'll Make It Clear" are simply perfect pop songs), but Grand Prix is ultimately the product of a band at the peak of its collective powers, not as much a landmark as Bandwagonesque but every bit as good on its own terms.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo

1. About You

by Teenage Fanclub

Primary Artist: Teenage Fanclub; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Fylde Guitars; Performer
Arranger: Sonia Slany; Composer
Lyricist: Raymond Mcginley; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Jamie Seyberth
Julie Gardner; Production
Mixing Engineer: David Bianco; Production
Alto Saxophone: Nigel Hitchcock; Performer
Baritone Saxophone: Chris White; Performer
Composer: Raymond Mcginley; Composer
Guitar: George Borowski
David Bianco; Performer
Performer: Raymond Mcginley
Teenage Fanclub
Norman Blake
Paul Quinn
Gerard Love; Performer
Piano: David Bianco; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Jamie Talbot; Performer
Trumpet: Steve Sidwell; Performer
Vocals: David Bianco; Performer
Engineer: David Bianco; Production
Producer: David Bianco
Teenage Fanclub; Production

2. Sparky's Dream

by Teenage Fanclub

Acoustic Guitar: Fylde Guitars; Performer
Arranger: Sonia Slany; Composer
Lyricist: Gerard Love; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Jamie Seyberth
Julie Gardner; Production
Primary Artist: Teenage Fanclub; Main Performer
Mixing Engineer: David Bianco; Production
Composer: Gerard Love; Composer
Baritone Saxophone: Chris White; Performer
Guitar: David Bianco
George Borowski; Performer
Performer: Raymond Mcginley
Teenage Fanclub
Norman Blake
Paul Quinn
Gerard Love; Performer
Piano: David Bianco; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Jamie Talbot; Performer
Vocals: David Bianco; Performer
Engineer: David Bianco; Production
Producer: David Bianco
Teenage Fanclub; Production

3. Mellow Doubt

by Teenage Fanclub

Primary Artist: Teenage Fanclub; Main Performer
Performer: Teenage Fanclub; Performer
Arranger: Sonia Slany; Composer
Composer: Norman Blake; Composer
Lyricist: Norman Blake; Composer
Producer: Teenage Fanclub
David Bianco; Production

4. Don't Look Back

by Teenage Fanclub

Acoustic Guitar: Fylde Guitars; Performer
Arranger: Sonia Slany; Composer
Lyricist: Gerard Love; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Jamie Seyberth
Julie Gardner; Production
Primary Artist: Teenage Fanclub; Main Performer
Mixing Engineer: David Bianco; Production
Composer: Gerard Love; Composer
Baritone Saxophone: Chris White; Performer
Guitar: David Bianco
George Borowski; Performer
Performer: Raymond Mcginley
Teenage Fanclub
Norman Blake
Paul Quinn
Gerard Love; Performer
Piano: David Bianco; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Jamie Talbot; Performer
Vocals: David Bianco; Performer
Engineer: David Bianco; Production
Producer: David Bianco
Teenage Fanclub; Production

5. Verisimilitude

by Teenage Fanclub

Acoustic Guitar: Fylde Guitars; Performer
Arranger: Sonia Slany; Composer
Lyricist: Raymond Mcginley; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Jamie Seyberth
Julie Gardner; Production
Primary Artist: Teenage Fanclub; Main Performer
Mixing Engineer: David Bianco; Production
Composer: Raymond Mcginley; Composer
Baritone Saxophone: Chris White; Performer
Guitar: David Bianco
George Borowski; Performer
Performer: Raymond Mcginley
Teenage Fanclub
Norman Blake
Paul Quinn
Gerard Love; Performer
Piano: David Bianco; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Jamie Talbot; Performer
Vocals: David Bianco; Performer
Engineer: David Bianco; Production
Producer: David Bianco
Teenage Fanclub; Production

6. Neil Jung

by Teenage Fanclub

Acoustic Guitar: Fylde Guitars; Performer
Arranger: Sonia Slany; Composer
Primary Artist: Teenage Fanclub; Main Performer
Lyricist: Norman Blake; Composer
Mixing Engineer: David Bianco; Production
Composer: Norman Blake; Composer
Baritone Saxophone: Chris White; Performer
Guitar: David Bianco
George Borowski; Performer
Performer: Norman Blake
Paul Quinn
Gerard Love
Teenage Fanclub
Raymond Mcginley; Performer
Piano: David Bianco; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Jamie Talbot; Performer
Vocals: David Bianco; Performer
Engineer: David Bianco; Production
Producer: David Bianco
Teenage Fanclub; Production

7. Tears

by Teenage Fanclub

Acoustic Guitar: Fylde Guitars; Performer
Arranger: Sonia Slany; Composer
Composer: Norman Blake; Composer
Lyricist: Norman Blake; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Jamie Seyberth
Julie Gardner; Production
Baritone Saxophone: Chris White; Performer
Cello: Dinah Beamish; Performer
Guitar: George Borowski
David Bianco; Performer
Performer: Raymond Mcginley
Teenage Fanclub
Norman Blake
Paul Quinn
Gerard Love; Performer
Engineer: David Bianco; Production
Mixing Engineer: David Bianco; Production
Piano: David Bianco; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Jamie Talbot; Performer
Primary Artist: Teenage Fanclub; Main Performer
Trumpet: Steve Sidwell; Performer
Viola: Jocelyn Pook; Performer
Violin: Sonia Slany
Jules Singleton; Performer
Vocals: David Bianco; Performer
Producer: David Bianco
Teenage Fanclub; Production

8. Discolite

by Teenage Fanclub

Acoustic Guitar: Fylde Guitars; Performer
Arranger: Sonia Slany; Composer
Lyricist: Gerard Love; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Jamie Seyberth
Julie Gardner; Production
Primary Artist: Teenage Fanclub; Main Performer
Mixing Engineer: David Bianco; Production
Composer: Gerard Love; Composer
Baritone Saxophone: Chris White; Performer
Guitar: David Bianco
George Borowski; Performer
Performer: Raymond Mcginley
Teenage Fanclub
Norman Blake
Paul Quinn
Gerard Love; Performer
Piano: David Bianco; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Jamie Talbot; Performer
Vocals: David Bianco; Performer
Engineer: David Bianco; Production
Producer: David Bianco
Teenage Fanclub; Production

9. Say No

by Teenage Fanclub

Acoustic Guitar: Fylde Guitars; Performer
Arranger: Sonia Slany; Composer
Lyricist: Raymond Mcginley; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Jamie Seyberth
Julie Gardner; Production
Primary Artist: Teenage Fanclub; Main Performer
Mixing Engineer: David Bianco; Production
Composer: Raymond Mcginley; Composer
Baritone Saxophone: Chris White; Performer
Guitar: David Bianco
George Borowski; Performer
Performer: Raymond Mcginley
Teenage Fanclub
Norman Blake
Paul Quinn
Gerard Love; Performer
Piano: David Bianco; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Jamie Talbot; Performer
Vocals: David Bianco; Performer
Engineer: David Bianco; Production
Producer: David Bianco
Teenage Fanclub; Production

10. Going Places

by Teenage Fanclub

Acoustic Guitar: Fylde Guitars; Performer
Arranger: Sonia Slany; Composer
Lyricist: Gerard Love; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Jamie Seyberth
Julie Gardner; Production
Primary Artist: Teenage Fanclub; Main Performer
Mixing Engineer: David Bianco; Production
Composer: Gerard Love; Composer
Baritone Saxophone: Chris White; Performer
Guitar: David Bianco
George Borowski; Performer
Performer: Raymond Mcginley
Teenage Fanclub
Norman Blake
Paul Quinn
Gerard Love; Performer
Piano: David Bianco; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Jamie Talbot; Performer
Vocals: David Bianco; Performer
Engineer: David Bianco; Production
Producer: David Bianco
Teenage Fanclub; Production

11. I'll Make It Clear

by Teenage Fanclub

Acoustic Guitar: Fylde Guitars; Performer
Arranger: Sonia Slany; Composer
Lyricist: Norman Blake; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Jamie Seyberth
Julie Gardner; Production
Primary Artist: Teenage Fanclub; Main Performer
Mixing Engineer: David Bianco; Production
Composer: Norman Blake; Composer
Baritone Saxophone: Chris White; Performer
Guitar: David Bianco
George Borowski; Performer
Performer: Raymond Mcginley
Teenage Fanclub
Norman Blake
Paul Quinn
Gerard Love; Performer
Piano: David Bianco; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Jamie Talbot; Performer
Vocals: David Bianco; Performer
Engineer: David Bianco; Production
Producer: David Bianco
Teenage Fanclub; Production

12. I Gotta Know

by Teenage Fanclub

Acoustic Guitar: Fylde Guitars; Performer
Arranger: Sonia Slany; Composer
Lyricist: Raymond Mcginley; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Jamie Seyberth
Julie Gardner; Production
Primary Artist: Teenage Fanclub; Main Performer
Mixing Engineer: David Bianco; Production
Composer: Raymond Mcginley; Composer
Baritone Saxophone: Chris White; Performer
Guitar: David Bianco
George Borowski; Performer
Performer: Raymond Mcginley
Teenage Fanclub
Norman Blake
Paul Quinn
Gerard Love; Performer
Piano: David Bianco; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Jamie Talbot; Performer
Vocals: David Bianco; Performer
Engineer: David Bianco; Production
Producer: David Bianco
Teenage Fanclub; Production

13. Hardcore / Ballad

by Teenage Fanclub

Acoustic Guitar: Fylde Guitars; Performer
Arranger: Sonia Slany; Composer
Lyricist: Norman Blake; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Jamie Seyberth
Julie Gardner; Production
Primary Artist: Teenage Fanclub; Main Performer
Mixing Engineer: David Bianco; Production
Composer: Norman Blake; Composer
Baritone Saxophone: Chris White; Performer
Guitar: David Bianco
George Borowski; Performer
Performer: Raymond Mcginley
Teenage Fanclub
Norman Blake
Paul Quinn
Gerard Love; Performer
Piano: David Bianco; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Jamie Talbot; Performer
Vocals: David Bianco; Performer
Engineer: David Bianco; Production
Producer: David Bianco
Teenage Fanclub; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

13 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

41 minutes and 48 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 3000x3000 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

8/13 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Brit Rock

Label

Sony Music CG

Music Distribution Service

Sony

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Jul 2, 1995

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

886446973463

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Notification

Grand Prix

Grand Prix

1. About You

2. Sparky's Dream

3. Mellow Doubt

4. Don't Look Back

5. Verisimilitude

6. Neil Jung

7. Tears

8. Discolite

9. Say No

10. Going Places

11. I'll Make It Clear

12. I Gotta Know

13. Hardcore / Ballad

Technical Specifications

Grand Prix

Product information

Release options

Grand Prix

1. About You

2. Sparky's Dream

3. Mellow Doubt

4. Don't Look Back

5. Verisimilitude

6. Neil Jung

7. Tears

8. Discolite

9. Say No

10. Going Places

11. I'll Make It Clear

12. I Gotta Know

13. Hardcore / Ballad

Technical Specifications