Moodfood

Moodfood
Studio album by Moodswings
Released	1992
Length	73:12
Label	Arista
Producer	Hood and Showbiz
Moodswings chronology
Moodfood (1992) Live at Leeds (EP) (1994)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Entertainment Weekly	(B) Nov. 1992 link
NME	(7/10) Feb. 1993, p. 33

Moodfood is a 1992 album by Moodswings.

Track listing

All tracks by J.F.T. Hood and Showbiz except where noted.

1. "Throw off the Shackles" – 6:19
2. "Moodswings Overture" – 5:56
3. "Problem Solved" – 8:11
4. "Skinthieves" – 6:08
5. "Rainsong" (Chrissie Hynde, Waterhouse) – 6:29
6. "100% Total Success" – 3:51
7. "Microcosmic" – 4:40
8. "Spiritual High (Part I)" (Hood, Jon & Vangelis, Grant Showbiz) – 5:23
9. "Spiritual High (State of Independence) Part II" (Hood, Jon & Vangelis, Grant Showbiz) – 4:57
10. "Spiritual High (Part III)" (Hood, Jon & Vangelis, Grant Showbiz) – 5:14
11. "Thailand" – 7:37
12. "Hairy Piano" (Hood, Upchurch ) – 8:27

Personnel

• Jeff Beck – Guitar
• Terry Disley – String Arrangements
• Martin Hawkes – Engineer
• J.F.T. Hood – Drums, Producer
• Chrissie Hynde – Voices, Producer
• Erick Labson – Engineer, Editing, Mixing, Post Production
• Johnny Marr – Engineer
• Mental Block – Design, Illustrations
• Moodswings – Producer, Mixing
• Kid Prince Moore – Vocals
• Peter Mountain – Photography
• Linda Muriel – Voices
• Step Parikian – Engineer
• Showbiz – Producer
• Liz Upchurch – Piano
• Amanda Vincent – Piano
• Rob Williams – Photography

Notes

• "Skinthieves" features a guitar solo performed by Jeff Beck, and was used as the theme for the TV series America's Most Wanted.
• "Spiritual High" is based on the Jon & Vangelis song "State of Independence" and features vocals by Chrissie Hynde. Part III incorporates excerpts from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. Part II was featured in the film Single White Female. "Spiritual High" reached #6 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart.^[1]

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