The Warmer Side of Cool

Studio album by Wang Chung

Released

23 May 1989

Recorded

41B Studios, Westlake Village, CA from 1988-1989

Genre

Rock/Pop

Length

52:04

Label

Geffen
24222

Producer

Peter Wolf

Wang Chung chronology

Mosaic
(1986)

The Warmer Side of Cool
(1989)

Everybody Wang Chung Tonight: Wang Chung's Greatest Hits
(1997)

Singles from The Warmer Side of Cool

"Praying to a New God"
Released: April 1989

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

The Warmer Side of Cool is Wang Chung's fifth studio album and fourth on Geffen Records. Released in May 1989, the album was a commercial disappointment, peaking at #123 on the Billboard 200 in its final week on the chart.^[2] Despite poor sales, the album managed to provide a minor hit with "Praying to a New God", which peaked at #63 on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 27, 1989.^[3]

Track listing

CD

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Praying to a New God"	Jack Hues, Nick Feldman, David Chandler	3:58
2.	"What’s So Bad About Feeling Good?"	Hues, Feldman, Chandler	4:11
3.	"Snakedance"	Hues	4:58
4.	"Swing"	Feldman	4:29
5.	"When Love Looks Back at You"	Hues	4:50
6.	"Games of Power"	Feldman	4:53
7.	"At the Speed of Life"	Hues	5:26
8.	"The Warmer Side of Cool"	Hues	4:42
9.	"Logic and Love"	Feldman, Chandler	4:04
10.	"Tall Trees in a Blue Sky"	Hues	4:21
11.	"Big World"	Hues	6:12
Total length:			52:04

Cassette/LP

Side One

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Praying to a New God"	Jack Hues, Nick Feldman, David Chandler	3:58
2.	"What’s So Bad About Feeling Good?"	Hues, Feldman, Chandler	4:11
3.	"Snakedance"	Hues	4:58
4.	"Swing"	Feldman	4:29
5.	"When Love Looks Back at You"	Hues	4:50
6.	"Games of Power"	Feldman	4:53
Total length:			27:19

Side Two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"At the Speed of Life"	Hues	5:26
2.	"The Warmer Side of Cool"	Hues	4:42
3.	"Logic and Love"	Feldman, Chandler	4:04
4.	"Tall Trees in a Blue Sky"	Hues	4:21
5.	"Big World"	Hues	6:12
Total length:			24:45

Chart performance

Chart (1989)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	123

Personnel

Lead Vocals: Jack Hues
Additional Vocals: Bill Clift, Darren Costin, Gary Falcone, Nick Feldman, Roger Freeland, Jeff Pescetto, Joe Pizzulo, Ina Wolf and Peter Wolf
Tribal Vocals: Bill Clift, Allan Ryder and Peter Wolf
Guitars: Jack Hues, Pete McCray and Mikal Reid
Bass Guitar: Nick Feldman
Drums: Michael Baird, Vinnie Colaiuta and Bryan Hitt
Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa
Vocal Percussion: Jeremy Smith
Trombone: Bill Reichenbach Jr.
Keyboards: Peter Wolf
Mixed by Jeremy Smith
Engineers: Jeremy Smith and Gonzalo "Bino" Espinoza
Assistant Engineers: Gonzalo "Bino" Espinoza and Carlos Golliher
Management: David Massey
Art Direction/Design: Lynn Robb
Collage by Ron Chadwick
Wang Chung photos: Victoria Pearson-Cameron
Photo of Asian boy: Reed Davis
Photo of Kangaroo: Vitamvas/Camera Agency
Photo of Interior: used by kind permission of Atlantic Antique Centres with thanks to Soho Design
Photo of Dolphin: Julia Whitty
Album mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Lacquer
Cassette and CD mastered by Dan Hersch at DigiPrep, Los Angeles, CA
John Kalodner
Special Thanks to: David Massey, John Kalodner, David Geffen, Ed Rosenblatt and everyone at Geffen Records (especially Al Coury, Marko Babineau, Peter Napoliello, Jonas Livingston, Norman Beil, Eddie Gilreath, Peter Baron, and Robin Rothman). Robin Godfrey-Cass, Ronny Vance, Ken Kraus, Nick Ben-Meir, Sandy Campbell, Lynn Robb, Rob Kline, and Bruce Jackson at 41B. Elaine Black, Debra Shallman, Cathy Woller, Lyn Fey, Roz Schrank, Sigrine Vally, David Chandler, Mikal Reid, Martin Winning (especially for help on "Swing"), Darren Costin, Brian Hitt, Debra Dobkin, and Jeff Naideau.
- Thanks too, to: Toru Nittono at L.A. Guitar Works, all at Norm's Rare Guitars, Bill Reim and Chuck Fukagawa at Ibanez Guitars, Chris and Allen at the Bass Centre, L.A., Beverly Lund, Francis and Rick at Bull Hitt Productions, the inventor of 'Asteroids', New England Digital, AKG, Monster Cables, Zildjian Cymbals, and D.W. Drums

References

Wang Chung
Jack Hues Nick Feldman Darren Costin David Burnand
Studio albums	Huang Chung Points on the Curve To Live and Die in L.A. Mosaic The Warmer Side of Cool Abducted by the 80's Tazer Up!
Compilations	Everybody Wang Chung Tonight: Wang Chung's Greatest Hits 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Wang Chung
Singles	"Dance Hall Days" "Don't Let Go" "Don't Be My Enemy" "Wait" "To Live and Die in L.A." "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" "Let's Go!" "Hypnotize Me" "Praying to a New God"
Related articles	Discography Of Hands and Hearts: Music for the Tsunami Disaster Fund

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