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The Sweet Smell Of Success

Original Release Date: 

1980

Original Label:

Carrere / EMI

Jim started the new decade with new label partners, and the Brazilian influence in his musicality began to emerge. Songs like "Man With No Country" were admired by fans, peers and critics alike.

TRACKLISTING

01 Hold On To Your Love

02 Take Me How You Find Me Girl

03 The Sweet Smell Of Success

04 Every Man Must March To The Beat Of His Own Drum

05 Tonight

06 The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys

07 Fortune And Fame

08 Man With No Country

09 Going Home

CREDITS

Produced by Jim Capaldi and Phil Brown


All songs written by Jim Capaldi, except “The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys” and “Going Home”, written by Jim Capaldi and Steve Winwood; “The Sweet Smell Of Success” written by Jim Capaldi and Pete Bonas; “Fortune And Fame” written by Jim Capaldi and Fruit Hill; and “Man With No Country” written by Jim Capaldi and Misha Cipra.


Recorded at Super Bear Studios, Nice and Rüssl Tonstudio, Hamburg. 

Remixed at Revolution Studios, Manchester.


Musicians:

Guitars: Pete Bonas, Fruit Hill Rhythm Guitar on “Fortune And Fame”

Keyboards: Chris Parren

Bass: Alan Spenner on “Hold On To Your Love”; Pete Bonas on “Take me How You Find Me Girl”, “The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys” and “Fortune And Fame”; Mick Feat on “The Sweet Smell Of Success”; and Brent Forbes on”Every Man Must March To The Beat Of His Own Drum”; “Tonight” and “Man With No Country”.

Percussion: Phil Capaldi and Ray Allen

Drums: Jim Capaldi, Rob Mason on “Fortune And Fame”

Backing Vocals: Phil Capaldi and The Voice Squad

Horns and Flute: Mel Collins

String Arrangements by Harry Robinson

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