From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Duran Duran (1993 album)
Duran Duran (1993 album)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]
Duran Duran 6. "Breath After Breath"
Released: 1993 (Brazil only)
7. "Femme Fatale"
Released: 1993 (France only)
Duran Duran (commonly known as The Wedding Album is
Album)
the seventh studio album and the second self-titled al-
bum by Duran Duran, released on 23 February 1993. The
cover art by Nick Egan features wedding photos from the
parents of the four band members.
Recording of the album was completed in early 1992
with an impending release by Capitol Records in the
U.S.A. Duran Duran’s new management company, Left
Bank, was distressed at the apparent lack of enthusiasm
for the album and had it pulled from the release sched-
ule. Manager Tommy Manzi later told HitQuarters it was
Studio album by Duran Duran
the industry that were unenthusiastic about the return of
Released 23 February 1993 the band rather than the music consumer.[3] Manzi said
Recorded 1992–1993 that industry insiders "laughed at" Left Bank while they
worked on reviving the careers of not only Duran Du-
Genre Rock, alternative rock, adult contemporary ran but also Meatloaf - who would also go on to prove
Length 63:34 any doubters wrong - because they would rather focus on
"the next hip band" than perceived "old" acts.[3] During
Label Capitol (US)
the hiatus while waiting for the album to be released, the
Parlophone/EMI
band began working on what would become the Thank
Producer John Jones You album, and a Warren Cuccurullo-derived riff of "First
Duran Duran Impression" led to the rapid inclusion of the song "Come
Duran Duran chronology Undone".
The swift commercial and critical success of this al-
Liberty Duran Duran Thank You bum came as a surprise to many who considered Duran
(1991) (1993) (1995) Duran to be a purely "eighties" phenomenon who had al-
ready faded to oblivion. It hinged on the adult contem-
Singles from Duran Duran porary singles "Ordinary World", which was forced on-
to radio playlists months earlier than planned by listen-
1. "Ordinary World"
er demand for the leaked single, and "Come Undone",
Released: December 1992 (1992-12) (US) January
1993 (1993-01) (UK) a slinky number primarily written by Cuccurullo. Some
2. "Come Undone" critics seemed to consider the band as a modern act for
Released: 29 March 1993 (1993-03-29) the first time, and to re-evaluate their back catalog as
3. "Too Much Information" deeper and more significant than that of a throwaway
Released: 23 August 1993 (1993-08-23) (UK)
"teeny-bop" band.
4. "Drowning Man"
Released: 1993 (US only) Both the band and the record label seemed to be
5. "None of the Above" caught by surprise by the sudden success. Bassist John
Released: 1993 (Japan only) Taylor, who had begun recording solo material on the
side and was considering leaving the band, agreed to stay
1
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Duran Duran (1993 album)
instead. In 1994, to commemorate their UK tour, the al- 2. "Come Undone"
bum was reissued with a second disc of b-sides and 3. "Too Much Information"
remixes. 4. "Drowning Man" (released only in America)
5. "None of the Above" (Japan only)
Track listing 6.
7.
"Breath After Breath" (Brazil only)
"Femme Fatale" (France only)
All songs produced by Duran Duran and John Jones, ex-
cept "Come Undone" and "Femme Fatale" produced by
Duran Duran. All songs written by Duran Duran (Pub-
Personnel
lished by Copyright Control), except where noted. Duran Duran are:
1. "Too Much Information" – 4:56 • Nick Rhodes – keyboards
2. "Ordinary World" – 5:39 • Simon Le Bon – vocals
3. "Love Voodoo" – 4:58 • John Taylor – bass guitar
4. "Drowning Man" – 5:15 • Warren Cuccurullo – guitar
5. "Shotgun" – 0:54 Also credited:
6. "Come Undone" – 4:38 • John Jones – co-producer, engineer, programming,
7. "Breath After Breath" (Duran Duran, Milton Nascimento) – keyboards, guitar, vocals
4:58 • Milton Nascimento – Vocals on track 7 ("Breath After
8. "UMF" – 5:33 Breath")
9. "Femme Fatale" (Lou Reed; Screen Gems-EMI Music Ltd.) – • Steve Ferrone – Drums on tracks 1 ("Too Much
4:21 Information") & 2 ("Ordinary World") and
10. "None of the Above" – 5:19 Percussion on track 10 ("Femme Fatale")
11. "Shelter" – 4:25 • Vinnie Colaiuta – Drums on track 7 ("Breath After
12. "To Whom it May Concern" – 4:24 Breath")
13. "Sin of the City" – 7:14 • Bosco – Percussion on track 7 ("Breath After Breath")
Japan bonus tracks: • Lamya – Backing vocals on track 3 ("Love Voodoo")
14. "Time for Temptation" [alternate version] – 3:46 • Tessa Niles – Backing vocals on track 6 ("Come
15. "Stop Dead" [edit] – 3:52 Undone")
• Karen Hendrix & Jack Merigg – Vocal samples on
Bonus disc (UK Tour Edition) track 4 ("Drowing Man")
1. "Falling Angel" – 4:35 • Fergus Gerrand – Drums
2. "Stop Dead" – 4:31
3. "Time For Temptation" – 4:09 References
4. "Come Undone (12" Mix – Comin’ Together)" – 7:21
5. "Ordinary World (Acoustic Version)" – 5:07 [1] Allmusic review
6. "Too Much Information (David Richards 12" Mix)" – [2] Rolling Stone review
4:14 [3] ^ "Interview With Tommy Manzi". HitQuarters.
May 7, 2001. http://www.hitquarters.com/
Singles index.php3?page=intrview/opar/
intrview_TManzi.html. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
1. "Ordinary World"
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Duran_Duran_(1993_album)&oldid=442960467"
Categories:
• Duran Duran albums
• 1993 albums
• Albums produced by John Jones
This page was last modified on 4 August 2011 at 04:45. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-
ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. See Terms of use for details. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of
the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.Contact us
Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers Mobile view
2