MICKEY JUPP : LONG DISTANCE ROMANCER

1. You Made A Fool Out Of Me
2. Chevrolet
3. Barbara
4. You Know What I Mean
5. True Love
6. Politics
7. Hard Times
8. Switchboard Susan
9. I'm In Control
10. Make It Fly

Label : Chrysalis

Length : 38:05

Release Date : 1979

Review (AllMusic) : Long Distance Romancer, Jupp's first release for Chrysalis Records, continued the polished rock & roll of the second half of Juppanese, except it bettered it. Unlike Gary Brooker, producers Godley And Creme could exploit the slick, synth-based sound that Jupp was beginning to mine. However, the highly produced sound doesn't mesh with Jupp's main strength -- direct, simple rock & roll. Instead of being powered by a driving beat, "Switchboard Susan" winds up sinking in the layers of keyboards and processed guitars. Yet the production does manage to save slight songs like "You Made a Fool out of Me," creating an album of pleasant pop/rock that never manges to really sink in.