Mother Fist and Her Five Daughters

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Mother Fist and Her Five Daughters
Marc Almond Mother Fist album cover.jpeg
Studio album by
Marc Almond and The Willing Sinners
Released6 April 1987 (1987-04-06) [1]
RecordedSummer 1986
StudioMilo Studios, London, Abbey Road, London
Genre Art pop
Length50:02
Label Some Bizzare, Virgin
Producer Mike Hedges, Marc Almond
Marc Almond and The Willing Sinners chronology
Stories of Johnny
(1985)
Mother Fist and Her Five Daughters
(1987)
The Stars We Are
(1988)
Singles from Mother Fist and Her Five Daughters
  1. "Ruby Red"
    Released: October 1986
  2. "Melancholy Rose"
    Released: January 1987 [2]
  3. "Mother Fist"
    Released: March 1987 [3]

Mother Fist and Her Five Daughters (often shortened to Mother Fist) is the third studio album by the British singer/songwriter Marc Almond. It was released in April 1987 and reached number 41 on the UK Albums Chart. [4] Mother Fist and Her Five Daughters includes the singles "Ruby Red", "Melancholy Rose", and "Mother Fist". The album title is taken from Nocturnal Turnings or How Siamese Twins Have Sex, a short story by the American author Truman Capote. Almond dedicates the album in the liner notes to Capote.

Contents

Almond with his assembled band The Willing Sinners, made up of Annie Hogan, Billy McGee, Martin McCarrick, Richard Riley and Steven Humphreys, accompanied by studio musicians recorded the songs for the album at Milo Studios, London and Abbey Road. The artwork was designed by Huw Feather with photography by Ben Thornberry.

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Track listing

All tracks are written by Marc Almond; except where indicated

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mother Fist" 4:29
2."There is a Bed" 4:50
3."Saint Judy" 5:53
4."The Room Below"Almond, Annie Hogan 3:30
5."Angel in Her Kiss"Almond, Hogan3:42
6."The Hustler"Almond, Hogan3:15
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Melancholy Rose" 3:10
8."Mr Sad" 3:49
9."The Sea Says"Almond, Hogan4:03
10."Champ"Almond, Hogan4:23
11."Ruby Red" 3:41
12."The River" 5:17

Personnel

The Willing Sinners

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Technical

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