1987 Wax – American English
American English is a second studio album by Wax released in 1987. It includes their biggest hit single “Bridge to Your Heart”.
The album cover, designed by Storm Thorgerson, shows objects that all refer to wax.
The album was reissued in Japan in 2011 with bonus tracks including “People All Over The World”, B-side to “In Some Other World” single, and singles’ mixes of the songs “American English” and “Bridge to Your Heart”.
Tracks
1 American English (Andrew Gold; Graham Gouldman) 04:26
2 In Some Other World (Andrew Gold; Graham Gouldman) 04:44
3 Ready Or Not (Andrew Gold; Graham Gouldman) 03:33
4 Call It Destiny (Andrew Gold; Graham Gouldman) 04:04
5 Bridge To Your Heart (Andrew Gold; Graham Gouldman) 04:14
6 Share The Glory (Paul Bliss; Phil Palmer) 03:57
7 Alright Tonight (Andrew Gold; Graham Gouldman) 04:16
8 The Promise (Andrew Gold; Graham Gouldman) 03:19
9 Heaven In Her Bed (Andrew Gold; Graham Gouldman) 04:37
10 Bug In The Machine (Andrew Gold; Graham Gouldman) 04:20
Biography
Musicians
| Guitar | Graham Gouldman |
| Drums | Andrew Gold |
| Drums | Peter van Hooke |
| Drums (programming) | Andrew Gold |
| Drums (programming) | Peter van Hooke |
| Guitar | Graham Gouldman |
| Keyboards | Adrian Lee |
| Keyboards | Andrew Gold |
| Keyboards | Wix |
| Background Vocals | Christopher Neil |
| Background Vocals | Jackie Rawe |
| Background Vocals | Paul Carrack |
| Background Vocals | Tessa Niles |
| Background Vocals | Graham Gouldman |
| Vocals | Andrew Gold |
Other Musicians
6 Share The Glory
| Guitar | Phil Palmer |
10 Bug In The Machine
| Guitar | Andrew Gold |
| Vocals | Graham Gouldman |
Voice (American English Speaker) – Kyoko Ono, Lorna Wright, Raissa Danilou, Ruth Cuenca (Track 1)
Liner Notes
Producer – Christopher Neil (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Producer – Andrew Gold, Graham Gouldman (Tracks 4, 9, 10)
Engineer – Simon Hurrell
Engineer (Assistant) – Peter Jones
Mastered By – Ian Cooper
Mixed By – Simon Hurrell (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Mixed By – Phil Bodger (Track 4)
Recorded By – Simon Hurrell (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Recorded By – Peter Jones (Track 10)
Design – Nexus, Storm Thorgerson
Mastered At The Town House
Mixed At Westside Studios
Recorded At Westside Studios
Phonographic Copyright RCA Ltd
Copyright BMG Records (UK) Ltd