Porcelain is the second studio album by the English singer-songwriter Julia Fordham, released in 1989. It became Fordham's highest-charting album in both the UK Albums Chart and US Billboard 200, peaking at numbers 13 and 74 respectively.
The track "Lock and Key" was released as lead single and reached number 80 in the UK Singles Chart. Follow up UK singles released were "Genius" (which was also released as an extended 12" single) and the double A-side "Girlfriend" / "Manhattan Skyline". "Manhattan Skyline" was released as a US single and reached #40 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
Track listing
Personnel Adapted from AllMusic.
Arran Ahmun – drums Tom Baker – mastering Miles Bould – percussion Dave Cliff – guitar Graham Dickson – engineer Julia Fordham – arranger, guitar, primary artist, producer, vocal arrangement, background vocals David Green – double bass Manu Katché – drums, guest artist Kim Knott – photography Diane B.J. Koné – assistant engineer Ingmar Koné – assistant engineer Kevin Maloney – engineer, producer Dominic Miller – bass, drum programming, engineer, guitar, keyboards, programming Grant Mitchell – arranger, guitar, keyboards, piano, producer, string arrangements Hugh Padgham – engineer, mixing, producer Bill Padley – engineer Pino Palladino – bass, guest artist Kate St. John – oboe Alan Stone – assistant engineer, mixing assistant Alan Thomson – bass Cristina Viera – translation Helen Woodward – assistant engineer Taj Wyzgowski – guitar
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts Chart (1989–90)PeakpositionUK Albums Chart13US Billboard 20074
Certifications
References
External links Porcelain at Discogs