Provision is the third studio album by British pop band Scritti Politti, released in the UK on 6 June 1988 by Virgin Records. The album was the band’s second top ten hit in the UK, peaking at No. 8 on the UK Albums Chart, and was certified Gold by the BPI for 100,000 copies sold.Three […]
“Boom! There She Was” was the third single by Scritti Politti taken from their album Provision (1988). Produced By David Gamson Green Gartside Songwriters David Gamson Green Gartside Charts US:#53 UK:#55
“Oh Patti (Don’t Feel Sorry for Loverboy)” is the first single by Scritti Politti from their album Provision. The track features Miles Davis on trumpet; Davis’s 1986 album Tutu had included a cover of Scritti Politti’s “Perfect Way” from Cupid & Psyche 85. Produced By David Gamson Green Gartside Songwriters David Gamson Green Gartside […]
Cupid & Psyche 85 is the second album by the British/American pop group Scritti Politti, released in the UK on Virgin Records on 10 June 1985. The release continued frontman Green Gartside’s movement toward mainstream pop music stylings. It remains the band’s most successful album, reaching No. 5 in the UK, and was certified Gold […]
Scritti Politti are a British band, originally formed in 1977 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, by Welsh Cardiff-born singer-songwriter Green Gartside. He is the only member of the band to have remained throughout the group’s history. Beginning as a Leftist post-punk group led by art school student Gartside, Scritti Politti transitioned into a mainstream pop music […]
“Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)” is the first hit single for British group Scritti Politti. It peaked at #10 in the UK singles charts, becoming the group’s first Top 10 entry there. It appears on the group’s album Cupid & Psyche 85 and was produced by Arif Mardin. The song’s subtitle is a reference […]