Mike & The Mechanics (1999 album)

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Mike & The Mechanics (M6)
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Studio album by
Released31 May 1999
Recorded1998–99
Studio Fisher Lane Farm Studios (Surrey, UK) and Dreamland Studios (London, UK).
Genre Pop rock
Length54:11
Label Virgin
Producer Nick Davis, Christopher Neil, Brian Rawling, Mike Rutherford, Mark Taylor, Matthew Vaughan
Mike + The Mechanics chronology
Hits
(1996)
Mike & The Mechanics (M6)
(1999)
Rewired
(2004)
Singles from Mike + The Mechanics
  1. "Now That You've Gone"
    Released: 1999
  2. "Whenever I Stop"
    Released: 1999
  3. "All the Light I Need"
    Released: 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Mike & The Mechanics is the fifth studio album by Mike + The Mechanics, released in 1999. To avoid confusion with the band's 1985 debut album Mike + The Mechanics , it often referred to as M6 (i.e., the sixth album by the group, including the Hits compilation). It includes the top 40 hit "Now That You've Gone". [3]

Contents

This was the last studio album with Paul Young, who died the year after its release; the group did not release another album until Rewired in 2004.

The album was not officially released in North America and is only available as an import there. However, the band's former US label Atlantic Records is still thanked in the liner notes.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Whenever I Stop" Paul Carrack, Mike Rutherford Rutherford3:38
2."Now That You've Gone"Carrack, Rutherford Brian Rawling, Mark Taylor 4:47
3."Ordinary Girl"Carrack, Rutherford, Paul Young Rutherford3:50
4."All the Light I Need" BA Robertson, Rutherford Christopher Neil, Rutherford4:36
5."What Will You Do"Robertson, Rutherford Nick Davis, Rutherford, Matthew Vaughan3:15
6."My Little Island"Robertson, RutherfordDavis, Rutherford4:05
7."Open Up"Carrack, RutherfordDavis, Rutherford, Vaughan4:04
8."When I Get Over You"Neil, RutherfordNeil, Rutherford4:10
9."If Only"Carrack, RutherfordRutherford4:42
10."Asking (for the Last Time)"Carrack, RutherfordDavis, Rutherford4:16
11."Always Listen to Your Heart"Carrack, Rutherford, YoungDavis, Rutherford, Vaughan4:16
12."Did You See Me Coming"Carrack, RutherfordDavis, Rutherford4:04
13."Look Across at Dreamland"Robertson, RutherfordNeil, Rutherford4:14

Personnel

Mike and The Mechanics

Additional personnel

Technical and Design

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Black, Johnny. "Review: Mike + The Mechanics – Mike & The Mechanics". Q (July 1999). EMAP Metro Ltd: 110.
  3. Mike + the Mechanics UK charts history [ permanent dead link ], The Official Charts. Retrieved 11 November 2011.