Here Comes the Groom (album)

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Here Comes the Groom is an album released in January 1990 by folk-rock singer John Wesley Harding. Harding called the backing band the Good Liars, which included Pete Thomas and Bruce Thomas of the Attractions. Not surprisingly, Here Comes the Groom has a feel similar to classic Elvis Costello. Harding's articulate and biting vocal delivery, also reminiscent of Costello, retains a good dark sense of humor.^[2]

Track listing

All songs were written by John Wesley Harding; except as noted

1. "Here Comes the Groom"
2. "Cathy's New Clown"
3. "Spaced Cowgirl"
4. "Scared of Guns"
5. "You're No Good"
6. "When the Sun Comes Up"
7. "The Devil in Me"
8. "An Audience with You"
9. "Dark Dark Heart"
10. "Same Thing Twice"
11. "Affairs of the Heart"
12. "Nothing I'd Rather Do" (Andy White, David Lewis, Harding)
13. "Things Snowball" (with Peter Case) (Peter Case, Harding)
14. "The Red Rose and the Briar" (David Lewis, Harding)
15. "Bastard Son"

Personnel

• John Wesley Harding - guitar, vocals
• Kirsty MacColl - vocal harmony on "Affairs of the Heart"
• Dave Alvin - guitar on "You're No Good"
• Geraint Watkins - accordion on "Affairs of the Heart"
• Ken Craddock - keyboards
• Jeff Lass - keyboards
• Bob Loveday - fiddle
• Matthew McCauley - vocal harmony
• Keith Nelson - banjo on "Same Thing Twice"
• Tom Robinson - keyboards on "Bastard Son"
• Peter Case - guitar, vocals on "Things Snowball"
• Andy Paley - guitar, vocal harmony
• Paul Riley - bass
• Bruce Thomas - bass
• Pete Thomas - drums, percussion
• Steve Donnelly - guitar, autoharp
• Choir of Julian Dawson - chorus harmony on "Dark Dark Heart"
• Dalai Lama Horns - horns

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