This World's for Everyone

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This World's for Everyone
The Korgis - This World's For Everyone.jpg
Studio album by
The Korgis
Released1992, 1993
Recorded1990–1992, 1993
Genre Pop
Length51:12 (Germany 55:31)
Label Euro (Netherlands)
Sound Records (Spain)
Alfa (Japan)
Eurostar (Germany)
Producer The Korgis
The Korgis chronology
The Best of & the Rest of The Korgis
(1990)		This World's for Everyone
(1992)		 Archive Series
(1997)
Alternative cover
The Korgis - This World's For Everyone (Ger).jpg
German edition.

This World's For Everyone is the fourth studio album by English pop band The Korgis. It was released in France, the Netherlands, Spain and Japan in 1992 and in Germany in 1993.

Contents

The album includes the 1990 charity single version of "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" (originally recorded for Dumb Waiters , 1980) recorded for the International Hostage Release Foundation, single "One Life" as well as a new rendition of "All The Love In The World" (from Sticky George , 1981).

The German 1993 re-release of the album adds the DNA dance remix of "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" as a bonus track.

The album was re-released in 2008 by Angel Air Records with five bonus tracks.

Background

In 1989, original members James Warren and Andy Davis reunited the Korgis after they were approached by the Bristol-based International Hostage Release Foundation, who were gathering artists for the recording of a charity album to raise money for their cause. [1] [2] The duo re-recorded their 1980 hit "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" for the project. [2] Originally due for release as a single in November 1989, [3] the release was delayed until August 1990. [4]

In 1990, Warren and Davis, alongside vocalist John Barker, decided to continue working together as the Korgis and record a new album. [1] After months of trying, the band were unable to secure a recording contract in the UK and decided to record and produce the album themselves. This World's for Everyone was recorded over the course of 1991 and 1992 at the band's Ha'penny Bridge Studios in Bath, which they converted themselves from a derelict building, and at David Lord's Terra Incognita studio in Bath. [5] [6] Speaking to the Western Daily Press in 1992, Warren said, "We are excited it's all gone so well, pure magic." [7] The album was released in France, the Netherlands, Spain and Japan in 1992 and in Germany in 1993. It did not receive a UK release until 2008, when it was issued on CD by Angel Air Records with five bonus tracks.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Jo-Ann Greene of AllMusic described the Korgis as a "sophisticated pop group" who "reached new aural heights of lushness" with This World's for Everyone. She noted that "strong melodies and catchy choruses reign supreme, with every song emphasizing the band's exquisite vocals and ferocious musical talent". [8]

Track listing

  1. "This World's for Everyone" (James Warren/Andy Davis) - 3:26
  2. "Hold on" (Andy Davis) - 4:08
    • German edition: remix - 4:36
  3. "Work Together" (Andy Davis/James Warren) - 3:42
  4. "Hunger" (re-recording) (Andy Davis/Pete Brandt) - 4:49
  5. "Show Me" (Helen Turner/Debbie Clarkson/Andy Davis) - 3:43
  6. "Who Are These Tears for Anyway" (James Warren) - 4:14
  7. "One Life" (James Warren/Andy Davis) - 3:35
  8. "Love Turned Me Around" (Helen Turner/Debbie Clarkson/Andy Davis) - 5:00
  9. "Wreckage of a Broken Heart" (Andy Davis/James Warren) - 3:12
  10. "All the Love in the World" (1992 re-recording) (Andy Davis/James Warren) - 3:15
  11. "Third Time Around" (Andy Davis/Kim Beacon) - 3:49
  12. "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" (1990 re-recording) - 4:09

Bonus track German 1993 edition

  1. "Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime" (DNA House Mix 7") - 3:51

Bonus tracks 2008 re-release

  1. "This World’s for Everyone" (Demo)
  2. "Hold On" (Alternative mix)
  3. "All The Love In The World" (Alternative recording)
  4. "The Way I Feel" (Previously unreleased)
  5. "Mount Everest Sings the Blues" (Live)

Personnel

Additional personnel

Production

Single releases

Format CD unless otherwise noted.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Old sound gets new backing" . Western Daily Press . 10 August 1990. p. 7. Retrieved 5 December 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. 1 2 Pope, Steve (3 January 1990). "Korgi Andy snaps up Curt's offer" . Western Daily Press . p. 15. Retrieved 5 December 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Hostage Aid bid" . West Lancashire Evening Gazette . 1 November 1989. p. 2. Retrieved 5 December 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "New Singles". Music Week . 11 August 1990. p. 27. ISSN   0265-1548.
  5. ↑ "The Korgis bite back" . Western Daily Press . 6 November 1992. p. 14. Retrieved 5 December 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ This World's for Everyone (German CD album). The Korgis. Eurostar. 1993. 39811022.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ "Mr West's Diary" . Western Daily Press . 9 April 1992. p. 12. Retrieved 11 December 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. 1 2 Greene, Jo-Ann. "The Korgis - This World's for Everyone - Album Reviews, Songs & Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  9. ↑ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. Muze. p. 3065. ISBN   9780333741344 – via Internet Archive.
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