Prodigal Son (The Saints album)

Prodigal Son
Studio album by The Saints
Released	April 1988
Studio	Redan Recorders, London; Quad Recording Studios, New York City
Genre	Pop punk
Label	Mushroom Australia, TVT US [1]
Producer	Chris Bailey, Brian McGee [2]
The Saints chronology
All Fools Day (1986) Prodigal Son (1988) Howling (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Prodigal Son is the eighth studio album released by The Saints. ^[4] It was released in 1988. ^[5]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Chris Bailey; except where indicated

1. "Grain of Sand" – 3:49
2. "Fire and Brimstone" – 3:27
3. "Friend of the People" – 3:16
4. "Before Hollywood" – 3:40
5. "Sold Out" – 3:20
6. "Ghost Ships" – 3:51
7. "Massacre" – 2:48
8. "Tomorrow" – 3:32
9. "Stay" – 3:46
10. "Shipwreck" – 3:35
11. "Music Goes 'Round My Head" (Harry Vanda, George Young) – 3:34 (CD Bonus Track in Australia)

The CD release featured a cover of The Easybeats song "Music Goes 'Round My Head" at the end of the album. This was recorded for the soundtrack of the Australian film Young Einstein . For the US release, the song was the second track on the album. The streaming release features the original Australian CD release track listing.

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [6]	50

Personnel

The Saints

• Barrington Francis – guitar
• Arturo LaRizza – bass, string and horn arrangements
• Chris Bailey – vocals, guitar
• Joe Chiofalo – keyboards
• Iain Shedden – drums, percussion

Technical

• Beth Cumber – art direction
• Ian White – art direction
• Brian McGee – mixing
• Harry Vanda – producer (on "Music Goes Round My Head" only)
• George Young – producer (on "Music Goes Round My Head" only)
• Mark Opitz – remixing

References

1. "Prodigal Son - The Saints | Release Info". AllMusic.
2. "The Saints Prodigal Son". www.saintsmusic.com.
3. "Prodigal Son - The Saints | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
4. "TrouserPress.com :: Saints". trouserpress.com.
5. "The Patience of a Saint". Los Angeles Times. 4 November 1998.
6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 263. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.