| Monkey Banana Kitchen | ||||
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Length | 45:39 | |||
| Language | English, French, German | |||
| Label | Fresh | |||
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Monkey Banana Kitchen is an album by English rock band Family Fodder, released in 1980 by record label Fresh Records.
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| Source | Rating |
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| Trouser Press | favourable [3] |
Trouser Press wrote: "Remarkable and great fun, it's a record that will keep you on the edge of your seat." [3]
Monkey Banana Kitchen was included on The Wire 's list "100 Records That Set the World on Fire (While No One Was Listening)". [4]
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Darling" | Hill, Pearce, Carter | 1:23 |
| 2. | "Symbols" | Harrison, Pearce, Fiedorowicz | 5:28 |
| 3. | "Savoir Faire" | Pearce, Levillain | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Cold Wars" | Pearce | 3:42 |
| 5. | "Monkey" | Hill, Pearce, Carter, Wilson, Hobbes | 6:18 |
| 6. | "Wrong" | Pearce | 2:00 |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Organ Grinder" (an adaptation of "Der Leiermann" from Schubert's Winterreise ) | Franz Schubert (arranged by Fiedorowicz) | 4:50 |
| 2. | "Love Song" | Pearce | 2:00 |
| 3. | "Bass Adds Bass" | Hill, Harrison | 5:22 |
| 4. | "Philosophy" | Pearce | 3:04 |
| 5. | "Cerf Volant" | Pearce, Levillain | 5:06 |
| 6. | "Banana" | Hill, Pearce, Carter, Wilson, Hobbes | 3:10 |
| Total length: | 45:39 | ||