Senso is the debut studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Stephen Cummings, released in 1984. The album spawned the singles "We All Make Mistakes", "Stuck on Love", "Backstabbers", "Gymnasium", and "Another Kick in the Head". It peaked at number 46 on the Australian Kent Music Report.Senso at Australian Charts The album was re-released on CD in 1992. In 2007, the album was re-reissued with This Wonderful Life.
Reception Toby Crewel from Rolling Stone Australia gave the album 4 1/2 out of 5, saying "Senso is superficially a collection of romance songs slanted towards the slower numbers. However with repeated listenings it becomes much more than that – it's one of those rare records which reveals new depths and new delights with each spin." adding "Lyrically the songs move from melancholic rapture to ecstatic reverie with paranoia, viciousness and quiet determination in there somewhere as well. Cummings delivers them with more confidence than he showed on The Sports records and he seems especially comfortable with the strong female harmonies and duets. His phrasing has never been better, his voice is more mature and his control more supple. He still loves to twist words out of shape and squeeze nuance from his vocal melody but he rarely mangles the lyric as has happened in the past."
Track listings
1992 reissue
2007 reissue
Charts Chart (1984)PeakpositionAustralian Album Kent Music Report N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.46
Release history Region Date Label Format Catalogue Australia August 1984 Regular Records Vinyl RRLP-1208 Australia 1992 Regular Records, Warner Music Australia CD D19574
Personnel Arranged by (brass arrangements) – Greg Flood Stephen Cummings - Vocals Joe Creighton - Bass, Additional vocals Mark Ferry - Bass Vince Jones - Cornet (solo) Martin Armiger - Drum programming (Drumulator), Guitar, Keyboards Peter Luscombe - Drums Andrew Pendlebury - Guitar Robert Goodge - Guitar Duncan Veal - Keyboards Jantra de Vilda - Keyboards Stephen Bigger - Keyboards Ricky Fataar - Percussion Wilbur Wilde - Saxophone Solo on "Walking Out The Door" Joe Camilleri - Saxophone Solo on "Another Kick in the Head" Venetta Fields - Additional vocals Nick Smith - Additional vocals Linda Nutter - Additional vocals Nick Smith - Additional vocals Stephanie Sproul - Additional vocals
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