American English (album)

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American English
Wax American English album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Wax
Released31 August 1987 (1987-08-31)
RecordedMarch 2, 1987 (1987-03-02) – May 20, 1987 (1987-05-20)
StudioWestside Studios, London
Length41:35
Label RCA
Producer Christopher Neil, Andrew Gold, Graham Gouldman
Wax chronology
Magnetic Heaven
(1986)
American English
(1987)
A Hundred Thousand in Fresh Notes
(1989)
Singles from American English
  1. "Bridge to Your Heart"
    Released: 6 July 1987
  2. "American English"
    Released: October 1987
  3. "In Some Other World"
    Released: January 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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American English is a second studio album by Wax released in 1987. It includes their biggest hit single "Bridge to Your Heart".

Contents

The album cover, designed by Storm Thorgerson, shows objects that all refer to wax. [2]

The album was reissued in Japan in 2011 with bonus tracks including "People All Over The World", B-side to "In Some Other World" single, and singles' mixes of the songs "American English" and "Bridge to Your Heart".

Track listing

All songs were written by Andrew Gold and Graham Gouldman, except where noted.

Side one

  1. "American English" – 4:25
  2. "In Some Other World" – 4:45
  3. "Ready or Not" – 3:31
  4. "Call It Destiny" – 4:03
  5. "Bridge to Your Heart" – 4:14

Side two

  1. "Share the Glory" (Paul Bliss, Phil Palmer) – 3:56
  2. "Alright Tonight" – 4:14
  3. "The Promise" – 3:14
  4. "Heaven in Her Bed" – 4:36
  5. "Bug in the Machine" – 4:21
Bonus tracks on the 2011 Japanese reissue
No.TitleLength
11."People All Over The World"3:39
12."American English" (The Concorde Mix)5:12
13."Bridge to Your Heart" (The Unabridged Version)5:16
14."Bridge to Your Heart" (7" Version)3:51

Personnel

Wax

Additional musicians and vocals

Production

Charts

Chart (1987)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [4] 86
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)59

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References

  1. Dave Thompson. "American English > Overview". AllMusic . Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  2. "Andrew Gold website". Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
  3. Liner notes
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 334. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.