Universal (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark album)

Universal is the tenth album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 1996. It features songwriting contributions from founder member Paul Humphreys, who departed the band in 1988, and Karl Bartos (formerly of Kraftwerk). The album spawned the band's first Top 20 hit in the UK for 5 years with the track "Walking on the Milky Way" . However, the album itself performed poorly and its lack of success prompted singer Andy McCluskey to disband the group. It would remain their final album for over a decade until the band's reunion.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Andy McCluskey, except where noted. 

Personnel

• Andy McCluskey – vocals, keyboards, production, mix on tracks 8–9
• Matthew Vaughan – keyboards on tracks 1, 4, 8, and 10, guitar on tracks 2, 3, and 5, piano on track 3, bass on track 9, production on tracks 1–7, and tracks 10–12
• Breda Dunne – backing vocals on track 1
• Phil Spalding – bass on tracks 1–3, track 5, and track 7, backing vocals on track 2
• Chuck Sabo – drums and percussion on tracks 1–3, track 5, and tracks 7–9
• Hannah Clive – backing vocals on track 2
• Carol Kenyon – backing vocals on track 5
• Richard Allen Singers – vocals on track 6, courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
• Jimmy Taylor – guitar on track 7
• Maggie Keane – backing vocals on track 8
• Anne Dudley – string arrangement for track 10
• David Nicholas – production on tracks 1–7, and tracks 10–12, engineer, mix on tracks 2–10, and 12
• Gregg Jackman – mix on tracks 1, and 11
• Julie Gardner – engineer, assistant engineer
• Neil Tucker – assistant engineer

References

External links

• Lyrics