Am I the Kinda Girl? is the third and final studio album by British singer-songwriter Cathy Dennis. It was released through Polydor Records in October 1996 in Australia, and in March 1997 in the UK. Dennis abandoned the dance-pop sound of previous releases and switched to a more traditional singer-songwriter approach. The resulting album, Am I the Kinda Girl?, was more in keeping with the Britpop sound of bands such as Blur and performers such as Stephen Duffy, and features collaborations with Guy Chambers of The Lemon Trees and Andy Partridge of XTC. The album features the singles "West End Pad", "When Dreams Turn to Dust", and a cover of The Kinks' 1967 hit "Waterloo Sunset".
Track listing
Personnel Personnel as per Discogs.
Cathy Dennis – vocals, keyboards, harmonica on "Crazy Ones" Guy Chambers – guitar, keyboards, accordion on "Stupid Fool" Mark Saunders – guitar, bass, keyboards, drum programming Neil Conti, Tam Johnstone – drums Melvin Duffy – steel guitar on "Fickle" Yolanda Charles – bass guitar on "When Dreams Turn to Dust" Dave Gregory – guitar on "Am I the Kinda Girl?" Technical Mark Saunders – engineer, mixer Danton Supple – engineer Dave Burnham, Glenn Skinner – drum recordings Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing Ellen von Unwerth – cover photography
Charts Chart (1996–1997)PeakpositionAustralian Albums (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.183
Non-album tracks Recorded as part of the same sessions, Dennis released the following as B-sides to the singles for the album.
Fade Away Roller Coaster Consolation Sunny Afternoon I Just Love You Baggage Run Like A River Falling (new recording) Too Many Walls (new recording)
Unreleased tracks In May 2021, Mark Saunders, who worked with Dennis on the album, post short samples of further tracks indicating that there was more unreleased material. Further discussion revealed more content is unreleased than the tracks Mark Saunders has given in the sample/worked on.
The track titles of the songs
Cars And Boats Somebody Nothing I Can Do Stop Half Of Me Is Reality These Arms Keep You For Myself Conscious Of Myself I'm A Sailor Tempted To Stray Yesterday's News
References
External links