Moodfood

Moodfood
Studio album by Moodswings
Released	August 25, 1992
Genre	Tribal ambient, alternative dance, ambient dub, downtempo, house
Length	73:12
Label	Arista
Producer	Hood and Showbiz
Moodswings chronology
Moodfood (1992) Live at Leeds (EP) (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B [2]
NME	7/10 [3]

Moodfood is the debut album by Moodswings, released in 1992. J.F.T. Hood is the former drummer of the Pretenders & The Smiths. His Pretenders bandmate Chrissie Hynde & his Smiths bandmate Johnny Marr are featured prominently on the album. Grant Showbiz produced records for Billy Bragg & the Smiths. ^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Hood/Showbiz, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Guest appearances	Length
1.	"Throw off the Shackles"			6:19
2.	"Moodswings Overture"			5:56
3.	"Problem Solved"			8:11
4.	"Skinthieves"		Step Parikian (guitar), Jeff Beck (guitar solo), Terry Disley (string arrangements)	6:08
5.	"Rainsong"	Waterhouse/Hynde	Linda Muriel (voice), Chrissie Hynde (vocal production), Terry Disley (string arrangement)	6:29
6.	"100% Total Success"			3:51
7.	"Microcosmic"			4:40
8.	"Spiritual High" (Part I)	Hood/Showbiz/Jon & Vangelis		5:23
9.	"Spiritual High (State of Independence)" (Part II)	Hood/Showbiz/Jon & Vangelis	Chrissie Hynde (vocals)	4:57
10.	"Spiritual High" (Part III)	Hood/Showbiz/Jon & Vangelis	Martin Luther King Jr. ("I Have a Dream" speech)	5:14
11.	"Thailand"			7:37
12.	"Hairy Piano"	Hood, Upchurch	Liz Upchurch (Steinway)	4:02
Total length:				73:12

Personnel

Moodswings

• J.F.T. Hood – drums, producer
• Grant Showbiz – producer, keyboards

Additional musicians

• Nice + Nasty – Edits, 3d Sound effects & "Space Surfing"
• Kid Prince Moore – vocals
• Liz Upchurch – piano
• Amanda Vincent – piano on "Spiritual High"
• Johnny Marr – engineer, additional guitars
• Step Parikian – engineer
• Martin Hawkes – additional engineer
• Erick Labson – engineer, editing, mixing, post-production
• Mental Block – design, illustrations
• Peter Mountain – photography
• Rob Williams – photography

Charts

Chart performance for Moodfood

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [5]	178

Notes

• "Skinthieves" was used as the theme for the TV series America's Most Wanted .
• "Spiritual High" is based on the Jon & Vangelis song "State of Independence" and features vocals by Chrissie Hynde. "Part III" incorporates excerpts from Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. "Part II" was featured in the film Single White Female . "Spiritual High" reached #6 on Billboard 's Modern Rock Tracks chart.
• Moodfood was used as the basis for a laser light show at the Bishop Planetarium in Bradenton, Florida. ^[6]

References

1. Moodswings (1992). "Moodfood". Allmusic.
2. Nov. 1992 link
3. Feb. 1993, p. 33
4. Welin, Joel (April 2, 1993). "Mood Swings: Bad Boys Gone, Probably for Good". Sarasota Herald-Tribune .
5. "Bubbling Down Under". Bubbling Down Under. 2 December 1991.
6. Welin, Joel (April 9, 1993). "Fun is Busting Out All Over". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

External links

• Moodswings - Spiritual High (State Of Independence) on YouTube
• Moodswings Moodfood on Discogs.