The Mighty Lemon Drops were an English rock group active from 1985 to 1992. Originally called the Sherbet Monsters, the quartet first formed in the spring of 1985 in Wolverhampton, in The Black Country.
Laughter is the third studio album by English rock group The Mighty Lemon Drops. Released on Chrysalis/Sire in 1989, the album was the band's first to feature David Newton as the primary songwriter, as co-writer and bassist Tony Linehan quit early during the recording sessions.
The Mighty Lemon Drops, feeling wrongly pigeonholed from their previous works as a "doom and gloom" band, decided in early 1989 to name their new album Laughter to reflect the group's shift in musical direction and to distance themselves from other bands with whom they had often been compared. Guitarist and songwriter David Newton explained, "There's definitely more lightness as opposed to all the dark stuff we've done. We wanted to lose all that. People are really amazed when they hear us. The press would lead you to believe that the only reason we exist is because of Echo and the Bunnymen. I don't even like them."
During the sessions for Laughter, bassist and co-writer Tony Linehan left the band after recording two tracks for the album, "All That I Can Do" and "Second Time Around". In a 2012 interview, Newton said of Linehan's departure: "We had spent the best part of four years with each other most days, and that will magnify any differences personality-wise or musically you might have. It was a stupid situation really and Tony now considers it a mistake on his part to leave, but we were also still quite young and things like this happen." Linehan was replaced by Marcus Williams, who had played with Julian Cope. Singer Paul Marsh credited Williams for bringing a fresh approach to the band which helped result in the poppier direction evident on Laughter, which features a horn section, layered guitars, and a live sound
The album contains the hit U.S. modern rock singles "Into the Heart of Love" and "Where Do We Go From Heaven".
Track listing
01. "At Midnight" - 4:29
02. "Into the Heart of Love" - 2:56
03. "Where Do We Go from Heaven" - 5:41
04. "The Heartbreak Thing" - 6:18
05. "One in a Million" - 4:37
06. "Written in Fiction" - 3:35
07. "The Real World" - 5:53
08. "All That I Can Do" (Tony Linehan, Newton) - 4:32
09. "Second Time Around" (Linehan, Newton) - 3:53
10. "Beautiful Shame" - 3:31
11. "Rumbletrain?" (Newton, Rowley, Williams, Marsh) - 5:14
The Mighty Lemon Drops
Paul Marsh – vocals
David Newton – guitars, backing vocals
Marcus Williams – bass guitar, backing vocals
Keith Rowley – drums
Tony Linehan – bass guitar
Additional
Ian Devaney – brass
Louis Jardim – percussion
Stevie Lange – backing vocals
Andy Morris – brass
Alex White – keyboards
Engineer [Assistant] – Richard Evans
Artwork By [Sleeve] – Mick Lowe
Photography – Simon Fowler
Producer, Engineer – Mark Wallis
Notes
Recorded and mixed at Real World, Bath, England, between May & July 1989. 11 is a bonus track, but isn't listed as such.
Genre: Alternative Rock
Length: 55:54
© 1989
Label - Sire Records
The Mighty Lemon Drops, feeling wrongly pigeonholed from their previous works as a "doom and gloom" band, decided in early 1989 to name their new album Laughter to reflect the group's shift in musical direction and to distance themselves from other bands with whom they had often been compared. Guitarist and songwriter David Newton explained, "There's definitely more lightness as opposed to all the dark stuff we've done. We wanted to lose all that. People are really amazed when they hear us. The press would lead you to believe that the only reason we exist is because of Echo and the Bunnymen. I don't even like them."
During the sessions for Laughter, bassist and co-writer Tony Linehan left the band after recording two tracks for the album, "All That I Can Do" and "Second Time Around". In a 2012 interview, Newton said of Linehan's departure: "We had spent the best part of four years with each other most days, and that will magnify any differences personality-wise or musically you might have. It was a stupid situation really and Tony now considers it a mistake on his part to leave, but we were also still quite young and things like this happen." Linehan was replaced by Marcus Williams, who had played with Julian Cope. Singer Paul Marsh credited Williams for bringing a fresh approach to the band which helped result in the poppier direction evident on Laughter, which features a horn section, layered guitars, and a live sound
The album contains the hit U.S. modern rock singles "Into the Heart of Love" and "Where Do We Go From Heaven".
Track listing
01. "At Midnight" - 4:29
02. "Into the Heart of Love" - 2:56
03. "Where Do We Go from Heaven" - 5:41
04. "The Heartbreak Thing" - 6:18
05. "One in a Million" - 4:37
06. "Written in Fiction" - 3:35
07. "The Real World" - 5:53
08. "All That I Can Do" (Tony Linehan, Newton) - 4:32
09. "Second Time Around" (Linehan, Newton) - 3:53
10. "Beautiful Shame" - 3:31
11. "Rumbletrain?" (Newton, Rowley, Williams, Marsh) - 5:14
The Mighty Lemon Drops
Paul Marsh – vocals
David Newton – guitars, backing vocals
Marcus Williams – bass guitar, backing vocals
Keith Rowley – drums
Tony Linehan – bass guitar
Additional
Ian Devaney – brass
Louis Jardim – percussion
Stevie Lange – backing vocals
Andy Morris – brass
Alex White – keyboards
Engineer [Assistant] – Richard Evans
Artwork By [Sleeve] – Mick Lowe
Photography – Simon Fowler
Producer, Engineer – Mark Wallis
Notes
Recorded and mixed at Real World, Bath, England, between May & July 1989. 11 is a bonus track, but isn't listed as such.
Genre: Alternative Rock
Length: 55:54
© 1989
Label - Sire Records
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