Hand to Mouth is the second studio album by the English new wave band General Public, released on 6 October 1986 by I.R.S. Records.
The album peaked at No. 83 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Critical reception Trouser Press wrote that "the music goes down smoothly enough, but without any lasting impression."
Track listing "Come Again!" – 3:43 (Mickey Billingham, David Wakeling) "Faults and All" – 3:35 (Roger Charlery, Horace Panter, Wakeling) "Forward as One" – 6:08 (Wakeling) "Murder" – 4:22 (Billingham, Wakeling) "Cheque in the Post" – 3:39 (Billingham, Charlery) "Too Much or Nothing" – 4:25 (Wakeling) "Love Without the Fun" – 3:29 (Billingham, Wakeling) "In Conversation" – 5:43 (Billingham, Charlery) "Never All There" – 4:04 (Billingham, Charlery, Wakeling) "Cry on Your Own Shoulder" – 3:54 (Charlery, Wakeling)
1993 I.R.S. Records re-issue bonus tracks "General Public" (12" Version) (Charlery, Wakeling) "Limited Balance" (Charlery, Wakeling) "All the Rage" (Billingham, Andy "Stoker" Growcott, Panter, Kevin White) "Taking the Day Off" (Wakeling) "Day to Day" (Live) (Charlery, Wakeling) "Where's the Line?" (Live) (Billingham, Charlery, Panter, Wakeling) "Tenderness (Live)" (Billingham, Charlery, Wakeling) "Hot You're Cool (Live)" (Billingham Charlery, Panter, Wakeling)
All writing credits as per ASCAP database.
Personnel General Public Dave Wakeling – vocals, guitar Ranking Roger – vocals Gianni Minardi – guitar Horace Panter – bass Mickey Billingham – keyboards Mario Minardi – drums
with: Saxa – saxophone Steve Brennan – violin Gaspar Lawal – percussion Pato Banton – toasting Digby Cleaver – rap Justine Carpenter, Sandra Loban – vocals
Technical Martin Burgoyne – cover art Peter Ashworth – photography C More Tone – design
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