Gold Mother

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a b c d e f g "Singles". James. Archived from the original on 24 August 2003 . Retrieved 4 June 2020. a b c Gold Mother (booklet). James. Fontana Records. 1991. 848 595-2. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) National Album Day returned for it’s sixth year on 14th October 2023. This year’s theme was the 1990s, celebrating the art of the album in all its forms – classic, life-changing, first, influential and the ones we just can’t live without. It saw over 40 classic albums from that decade being reissued or even appearing for the first time on vinyl in limited editions. This decade was a remarkable time for music and this event enabled fans to reconnect with some of their favourite albums of the era or even make new discoveries. If you’re a fan of Mancunian legends James, you won’t want to miss out on this. Bandmembers Jim Glennie and Saul Davies will tell the story behind their breakthrough album Gold Mother at a special Classic Album Sundays event for National Album Day and supported by Bowers & Wilkins at the Royal Albert Hall’s Elgar Room on Tuesday, the 17 th October. Find out how they created their hit singles ‘Come Home’ and ‘Sit Down’.

Following the release of Lose Control, a number 38 single, and the triumphant winter tour that included the infamous G-Mex shows, James hit the big-time with the re-release of Sit Down in March 1991, sitting at number 2 in the national charts for four weeks, being held off only by Chesney Hawkes’ The One And Only. a b Williams, Simon (9 June 1990). "James – Gold Mother". NME. Archived from the original on 12 October 2000 . Retrieved 6 May 2020.

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Music: Compilations & Live". James. Archived from the original on 31 December 2020 . Retrieved 27 December 2020.

a b James (booklet). James. Fontana/Mercury Records. 1991. 848 658-2. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) Fresh as a Daisy – The Singles (booklet). James. Mercury Records. 2007. 1731846. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)

Notes

James released their second studio album Strip-mine in September 1988, through Sire and Blanco y Negro Records. [1] While making it, two of Sire's popular acts ( the Housemartins and the Smiths) had broken up, and were anticipating James to be their next breakthrough artist. [2] The album had been delayed from release by Sire on eight different occasions, and was remixed at the insistence of the band's managers Eliot Rashman and Andy Dodd. [2] [3] Sometime later, Rashman and Dodd resigned, and McDonagh, who had managed the band previously, was reinstated. [4] Two months after the album's release, the band left Sire. [5] Sit Down itself sums up the group’s dichotomies. It always was a tad irritating, that chorus. But it did its job, endearing a square-peg outfit to a round-hole media, smuggling astute, pop-smart lyrics under the guise of sing-along jollity. Come Home was equally well-gauged. The timing – and the Madchester explosion – meant they were ripe for fashionable remixes which further spread the word. Tim Booth might loathe the thought, but they became perceived as a less aloof, more welcoming Smiths, who wouldn’t say no to a boogie. Later they leaned towards Eno, and art with a capital A, perhaps reacting to this. British certifications – James – Sit Down". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 16 January 2021. The Gathering Sound (booklet). James. Universal/Mercury Records. 2012. 2753129. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)