Wish (Feargal Sharkey album)

Wish is the second solo album of former Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey. Released in 1988, three years after his successful self-titled solo debut, the album was found to be somewhat disappointing and therefore became not as successful as its predecessor.

Track listing

1. "Cold, Cold Streets"
2. "More Love"
3. "Full Confession"
4. "Please Don't Believe In Me"
5. "Out of My System"
6. "If This Is Love"
7. "Strangest Girl In Paradise"
8. "Blue Days" (Danny Kortchmar, Feargal Sharkey, Waddy Wachtel)
9. "Let Me Be"
10. "Safe To Touch"

Chart performance

Personnel

• Beverly D'Angelo - Background Vocals (6)
• Charley Drayton - Guitar, Background Vocals (10)
• Mike Finnigan - Organ (2)
• Bob Glaub - Bass (2, 8)
• Mark Goldenberg - Organ, Synthesizer, Guitar (9)
• Steve Jordan - Drums (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
• Danny Kortchmar - Guitar (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10), Bass (1, 3, 7, 8)
• Russ Kunkel - Percussion (4)
• David Lasley - Background Vocals (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9)
• Maggie Lee - Synthesizer, Background Vocals (6)
• Arnold McCuller - Background Vocals (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9)
• David Paich - Synthesizer, Piano (4)
• Keith Richards - Guitar (2)
• Feargal Sharkey - Vocals
• Leland Sklar - Bass (4, 6)
• Myna Smith Schilling (5)
• Benmont Tench - Organ (2, 5, 7)
• Waddy Wachtel - Guitar (2, 4, 6, 8)
• Jimmy “Z” Zavala - Saxophone (2), Harmonica (2)
• Anthony J.Davies - Background Vocals (all), Cello (4), Keyboard (7,9), Dube (3).

Trivia

'More Love' features the core of the X-Pensive Winos, consisting of Steve Jordan, Waddy Wachtel and Keith Richards.

Sharkey also admitted when quizzed on the album's release that he had not changed his underpants for the entire length of the record's gestation. When the album was finally finished, Sharkey said the undergarment "practically walked to the washing basket by itself".

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