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version felt "like doing a cover version" for McAloon due to the lapse of time, and he used a less breathy singing voice than usual on the track, something he felt Thomas Dolby would not have allowed and considered more in line with his vocals from
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602:, listening to Springsteen, and saying 'But our lives aren't like that'." Paddy McAloon has described "Enchanted" as being about "finding something to be excited about, year after year". Thomas Dolby suggested
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American culture", though he felt it paled in comparison to
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3875:. 14 January 1989. p. 32
3457:Spin Alternative Record Guide
3405:The Rolling Stone Album Guide
2749:Adamson, Doug (August 1988).
2392:Dordor, Francis (June 1988).
1866:
1066:Spin Alternative Record Guide
1016:The Rolling Stone Album Guide
755:British Phonographic Industry
184:From Langley Park to Memphis
4352:Albums produced by Jon Kelly
4274:"All the World Loves Lovers"
4131:The Gunman and Other Stories
4103:From Langley Park to Memphis
3976:From Langley Park to Memphis
3964:From Langley Park to Memphis
3844:. 1 January 1989. p. 31
3272:Brown, Len (12 March 1988).
3022:Sexton, Paul (10 May 1997).
2858:Godfrey, John (March 1988).
2618:"A satisfying whiff of glue"
2562:Sisti, Enrico (April 1988).
2490:Norrländska Socialdemokraten
1857:From Langley Park to Memphis
1775:From Langley Park to Memphis
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258:From Langley Park to Memphis
153:From Langley Park to Memphis
24:From Langley Park to Memphis
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4367:Langley Park, County Durham
3940:. 22 April 1989. p. 15
3491:. No. 269. p. 46.
3310:Rimmer, Dave (April 1988).
2060:Tanako, Yuko (April 1988).
1943:"Prefab Sprout discography"
1722:
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655:inspired songs on the album
622:" for the song's bassline.
517:Of the album's ten tracks,
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4362:Kitchenware Records albums
3209:"Going Live! - 11-03-1989"
2304:"The King of Rock 'n'Roll"
2208:Hub, Andreas (June 1988).
2093:"Prefab Sprout Takes Root"
1885:The Great Rock Discography
1883:Strong, Martin C. (2000).
1326:All tracks are written by
723:
574:'s studio in Los Angeles.
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757:in April 1988. By 1997,
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3454:; Marks, Craig (eds.).
2976:Official Charts Company
1913:Roberts, David (2006).
242:Released: February 1989
233:Released: November 1988
202:Released: February 1988
54:14 March 1988
4285:A Prisoner of the Past
4271:"If You Don't Love Me"
4253:"Looking for Atlantis"
3931:"Spain & Portugal"
2829:Fanning, Dave (1988).
2010:"Neil Conti Interview"
1750:Italian Albums (FIMI)
1677:Italian Albums (FIMI)
1596:– mixing (1, 3, 7, 10)
1317:on 27 September 2019.
1146:but "more ambitious".
612:Sunset Sound Recorders
533:featuring the chorus "
4317:I Trawl the Megahertz
4256:"We Let the Stars Go"
4218:When Love Breaks Down
3897:(in French). InfoDisc
3582:"The Critics' Choice"
1620:Stephen Male – design
1617:Tim Young – mastering
1549:– acoustic guitar (6)
1254:. Writing in Italy's
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673:When Love Breaks Down
465:("The Golden Calf"),
327:When Love Breaks Down
265:. It was released by
4347:Prefab Sprout albums
4293:"Where the Heart Is"
4117:Jordan: The Comeback
3994:22 June 2020 at the
3412:. pp. 552–553.
2644:"February 25th 1989"
1947:browningmcintosh.com
1685:New Zealand Albums (
1502:Additional musicians
1277:Aftermath and legacy
1197:. Dave DiMartino of
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596:imperialist American
529:in the 1950s with a
215:Released: March 1988
4277:"Life of Surprises"
4266:The Sound of Crying
4170:38 Carat Collection
3664:"McAloon interview"
3041:Corr, Alan (1992).
2564:"An American Dream"
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4290:"Electric Guitars"
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3668:Les Inrockuptibles
3184:"The Golden Sands"
2516:Crossbeat Magazine
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4250:"The Golden Calf"
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3400:DeCurtis, Anthony
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1667:Album Top 100
1663:
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1643:Chart (1988)
1641:
1626:– photography
1625:
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1619:
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1594:David Leonard
1592:
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1554:Andraé Crouch
1551:
1548:
1545:
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1541:Stevie Wonder
1539:
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1523:Andy Richards
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1321:Track listing
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1508:Thomas Dolby
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531:novelty song
519:Thomas Dolby
516:
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445:gospel music
424:Roland JX-10
420:Roland JX-3P
416:
389:
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372:George Lucas
368:Thomas Dolby
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112:Thomas Dolby
72:Sophisti-pop
39:Studio album
15:
4342:1988 albums
4311:Discography
4145:Crimson/Red
4065:Graham Lant
4058:Wendy Smith
3981:MusicBrainz
3740:Kent, David
3673:1 September
3647:28 December
3188:Sproutology
2864:ID Magazine
2814:1 September
2788:24 December
2783:Sproutology
2648:Sproutology
2593:Sproutology
2521:1 September
2188:1 September
2071:1 September
2040:Fool's Mate
2019:28 December
2014:Sproutology
1993:28 December
1953:13 February
1709:UK Albums (
1653:Australia (
1624:Nick Knight
1566:John Altman
1529:Luís Jardim
1496:Wendy Smith
1392:"Enchanted"
1219:Paul Lester
1211:Cole Porter
811:Going Live!
808:programmes
695:heavy metal
683:Isaac Hayes
600:white trash
547:, a gospel
539:Albuquerque
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