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. Linden, Amy (Nov 6, 1992). "Moodfood". Entertainment Weekly.
3. New Musical Express (NME) Feb. 1993, p. 33
4. Welin, Joel (April 2, 1993). "Mood Swings: Bad Boys Gone, Probably for Good". Sarasota Herald-Tribune .
5. "Bubbling WAY 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.