Gold Mother

Gold Mother is the third studio album from English band James, originally released in June 1990 but with several important reissues prompted by the popularity of non-album singles.

Gold Mother
Studio album by
James
Released4 June 1990
May 1991 (re-release)
Recorded1989
StudioOut of the Blue, Manchester and The Windings, Wrexham
GenreAlternative rock, Madchester
LabelFontana
ProducerNick Garside and Booth/Gott/Glennie
James chronology
One Man Clapping
(1989)		 Gold Mother
(1990)		 Seven
(1992)
Singles from Gold Mother
  1. "Sit Down"
    Released: 19 June 1989
  2. "Come Home"
    Released: 20 November 1989
  3. "How Was It for You?"
    Released: 30 April 1990
  4. "Come Home (Flood Remix)"
    Released: 25 June 1990
  5. "Lose Control"
    Released: 26 November 1990
  6. "Sit Down (reissue)"
    Released: 18 March 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Great Rock Discography8/10[2]
NME8/10[3]
Q[4]
Sounds[5]

Receiving critical acclaim upon release,[6] Gold Mother was placed by the NME at #5 in their list of Albums of the Year 1990.[7]

The front and back covers were created by Adrian Wilson using an early television graphics computer, the Quantel Paintbox.

Release history

The album has a complicated release history.

It was originally recorded for Rough Trade Records, but James asked to be released from their contract there and took the album with them to Fontana, who initially released it worldwide as Gold Mother. After the success of the Flood mix of "Come Home" and the non-album singles "Lose Control" and "Sit Down", it was re-released in May 1991.

In the US and Canada, the 1991 re-release was called James, while in the rest of the world it retained the name Gold Mother. In both cases, the tracks "Crescendo" and "Hang On" were omitted and the tracks "Sit Down" and "Lose Control" were inserted, though in different places in the running order.

In 2001, it was re-released again with the revised Gold Mother running order and five bonus tracks, including the two previously excised.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Tim Booth, Jim Glennie and Larry Gott; except where indicated.

Original (1990) release
Gold Mother
  1. "Come Home"
  2. "Government Walls"
  3. "God Only Knows"
  4. "You Can't Tell How Much Suffering (On a Face That's Always Smiling)"
  5. "Crescendo"
  6. "How Was It for You"
  7. "Hang On"
  8. "Walking the Ghost"
  9. "Gold Mother"
  10. "Top of the World" (Booth, Glennie, Gott, Whelan)

1991 re-release
James (US and Canada only)
  1. "Sit Down" (Booth, Glennie, Gott, Whelan)
  2. "Come Home"
  3. "Government Walls"
  4. "God Only Knows"
  5. "You Can't Tell How Much Suffering (On a Face That's Always Smiling)"
  6. "How Was It for You"
  7. "Lose Control" (Produced by Flood)
  8. "Walking the Ghost"
  9. "Gold Mother"
  10. "Top of the World" (Booth, Glennie, Gott, Whelan)
Gold Mother (RoTW)
  1. "Come Home (Flood Mix)"
  2. "Lose Control"
  3. "Government Walls"
  4. "God Only Knows"
  5. "You Can't Tell How Much Suffering (On a Face That's Always Smiling)"
  6. "How Was It for You"
  7. "Sit Down"
  8. "Walking the Ghost"
  9. "Gold Mother"
  10. "Top of the World" (Booth, Glennie, Gott, Whelan)

2001 remaster bonus tracks
  1. "Crescendo"
  2. "Hang On"
  3. "Come Home" (Skunk Weed Mix)
  4. "Lose Control" (Live at GLR)
  5. "Sit Down" (Live at G-Mex)

Singles
  • "Come Home" (1989)
  • "How Was It for You" (1990)
  • "Come Home" (Flood Mix) (1990)
  • "Lose Control" (1990)
  • "Sit Down" (1991)

Release details

Original release
  • vinyl LP (UK) – Fontana (846 189-1)
  • CD (US, Canada, UK & Europe) – Fontana (846 189-2)
  • cassette (UK) – Fontana (846 189-4)

1991 re-release
US/CA
  • CD (US) – Fontana (848 658-2)
  • CD (Canada) – Fontana (510 576-2)
  • cassette (US) – Fontana (848 658-4)
  • cassette (Canada) – Fontana (510 576-4)
RoTW
  • vinyl LP (UK) – Fontana (848 595-1)
  • CD (UK & Europe) – Fontana (848 595-2)
  • cassette (Europe) – Fontana (848 595-4)

2001 remaster
  • CD (Europe) – Fontana (548 785-2)

Personnel

James

Additional musicians
  • John Slater – percussion
  • Martine McDonagh and Inspiral Carpets – backing vocals
  • Vinny Corrigan – saxophone

Citations
  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Gold Mother – James". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. Strong, Martin C. (2004). "James". The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Canongate Books. ISBN 1-84195-615-5.
  3. Williams, Simon (9 June 1990). "James – Gold Mother". NME. Archived from the original on 12 October 2000. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  4. Aston, Martin (June 1990). "James: Gold Mother". Q. No. 45. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  5. King, Sam. "James: Gold Mother". Sounds. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  6. Cavanagh (1998), p.4
  7. "Albums and Tracks of the Year: 1990". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved 19 January 2013.

References
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