PREFAB SPROUT : FROM LANGLEY PARK TO MEMPHIS

1. The King Of Rock 'N' Roll
2. Cars And Girls
3. I Remember That
4. Enchanted
5. Nightingales
6. Hey Manhattan!
7. Knock On Wood
8. The Golden Calf
9. Nancy (Let Your Hair Down For Me)
10. The Venus Of The Soup Kitchen

Label : Epic Records

Length : 44:08

Released : 1988

Review (AllMusic) : As suggested by the title, From Langley Park to Memphis is Prefab Sprout's spiritual journey into the heart of American culture; obsessed with rock 'n' roll ("The King of Rock 'n' Roll") and Bruce Springsteen ("Cars and Girls"), fascinated with gospel music ("Venus of the Soup Kitchen") and locked in a love/hate relationship with New York City ("Hey! Manhattan"), Paddy McAloon turns an iconoclastic eye to the other side of the Atlantic in order to make some sense of it all. An airy, lounge-pop feel permeates the record, which also sports cameos from the likes of Stevie Wonder and Pete Townshend. Still, while ambitious in both concept and execution, From Langley Park to Memphis pales in comparison to its masterful predecessor Two Wheels Good -- a shortcoming acknowledged by Prefab Sprout themselves with the title of their next album, Jordan: The Comeback.