To Whom It May Concern (The Pasadenas album)

To Whom It May Concern
Studio album by the Pasadenas
Released	10 October 1988 [1]
Genre	Pop R&B
Label	Columbia [2]
Producer	Pete Wingfield Phil Legg Robyn Smith the Pasadenas
The Pasadenas chronology
To Whom It May Concern (1988) Elevate (1990)
Singles from To Whom It May Concern
"Tribute (Right On)" "Riding on a Train" "Enchanted Lady"

To Whom It May Concern is the debut album by the British R&B/pop group the Pasadenas, released in 1988. ^[3] The album contains three UK top 40 hits: "Tribute (Right On)" (No. 5), "Riding on a Train" (No. 13), and "Enchanted Lady" (No. 31). ^[4] "Tribute (Right On)" also reached No. 52 on the US Billboard Hot 100. ^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[8]

Spin called the album "less tightly footnoted than the Fine Young Cannibals, but also less charismatic." ^[2] The Washington Post wrote: "A smooth, pleasant but not especially involving pop-soul platter, this is zipless funk, airbrushed for maximum crossover potential. As with much Britsoul, this is less soul music than it is music about soul music." ^[9] The New York Times wrote that it "harks back to ultrasmooth vocal-harmony groups of the 70's like The Spinners and Earth, Wind and Fire, but lacks memorable melodies." ^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Funny Feeling"	The Pasadenas David Milliner	4:34
2.	"Living in the Footsteps of Another Man"	Samuel Garner James Smith	3:44
3.	"Enchanted Lady"	The Pasadenas Pete Wingfield	4:56
4.	"New Love"	The Pasadenas D. Milliner Michael Milliner	3:53
5.	"Riding on a Train"	The Pasadenas	5:20
6.	"Give a Little Peace"	The Pasadenas M. Milliner	4:19
7.	"Tribute (Right On)"	The Pasadenas Wingfield	5:10
8.	"I Really Miss You"	The Pasadenas Andrew Banfield	4:38
9.	"Justice for the World"	The Pasadenas M. Milliner	5:44
10.	"Something Else"	The Pasadenas Aaron Brown	5:46

Personnel

• The Pasadenas (Andrew Banfield, Aaron Brown, David Milliner, Michael Milliner, Hamish Seelochan) – vocals
• Prince Sampson – guitar
• Julian Crampton – bass
• Walter Cardew – drums
• Martin Virgo, Pete Wingfield, Phil Ramacon, Robyn Smith – keyboards
• Harry Morgan – percussion
• Horace Cardew – saxophone
• Vince Sullivan – trombone
• Damon Brown, Pete Cooper, John Thirkell – trumpet

Singles

• "Tribute (Right On)" – 1988
• "Riding on a Train" – 1988
• "Enchanted Lady" – 1988

Charts

Chart (1988–89)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [11]	149
UK Albums Chart [4]	3
US Billboard 200 [12]	89
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums [13]	49

References

1. "New Releases". Music & Media . 1 October 1988. p. 40.
2. "Spin Offs". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. 7 May 1989 – via Google Books.
3. "The Pasadenas | Biography & History". AllMusic.
4. "PASADENAS - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
5. "The Pasadenas Tribute (Right On) Chart History". Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
6. "To Whom It May Concern - The Pasadenas | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
7. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 438.
8. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 535.
9. "RECORDS". The Washington Post. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
10. Pareles, Jon (25 June 1989). "SOUNDINGS: From Britain, Soul Across a Time Warp". The New York Times. p. A28.
11. "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 23 March 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
12. "The Pasadenas To Whom It May Concern Chart History". Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
13. "The Pasadenas To Whom It May Concern Chart History". Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

External links

• To Whom It May Concern at Discogs