It is produced by Laurie Latham, who also worked on Cornwell's previous album Guilty (1997). All instrumentation is by Cornwell with appearances from Justin Chapman (drums), Michelle Marti (bass) and Mike Polson (guitar) from his touring band,[2] a string quartet, and harmonica player John Dominic (ex-the Bo Street Runners, Deborah Bonham Band[3]).
In 2001, the album was released in the US (Koch) and Europe (Edel) under the same title but with different artwork, an additional version of "Gingerbread Girl" and two live tracks.[4][5]
A remixed and remastered vinyl edition of Hi Fi was released by Cornwell's own HIS Records in 2021. It was released in a limited edition of 500 copies, with new cover art work, and with the original track listing.[6][7]
AllMusic's Mark Deming found the album "pleasingly tuneful, with strong pop melodies," and a "winning psychedelic undertow" on certain tracks. He felt it "ranks with the most confident and accessible work of [Cornwell's] career," with Cornwell's vocals and songwriting being "in fine shape", and Laurie Latham's production serving the material well.[4]
Track listingEdit
All tracks are written by Hugh Cornwell
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Leave Me Alone"
3:27
2.
"One Day at a Time"
4:56
3.
"All the Colours of the Rainbow"
4:29
4.
"Putting You in the Shade"
2:42
5.
"The Big Sleep"
4:50
6.
"Miss Teazyweezy"
3:57
7.
"Dark Side of the Room"
3:42
8.
"Lay Back On Me Pal"
3:35
9.
"Gingerbread Girl"
4:16
10.
"The Prison's Going Down"
6:08
Total length:
41:44
US/European 2001 releaseEdit
Duration of some tracks differ from the UK version.
All tracks are written by Hugh Cornwell, except where noted
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For similarly titled albums see Hi Fi disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Hi Fi album news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Hi Fi is the fourth studio album by Hugh Cornwell released on 2 October 2000 by Koch Entertainment 1 Hi FiUK release coverStudio album by Hugh CornwellReleased2 October 2000Recorded1999 2000 1 StudioHelicon Mountain Recording Studios LondonSoundlab Studios LoughtonGenreAlternative rockPost punkLength41 44 UK 55 01 US Europe LabelKoch EntertainmentProducerLaurie LathamHugh Cornwell chronologySolo 1999 Hi Fi 2000 Footprints in the Desert 2002 Alternative coverUS European release 2001Alternative cover2021 vinyl reissueIt is produced by Laurie Latham who also worked on Cornwell s previous album Guilty 1997 All instrumentation is by Cornwell with appearances from Justin Chapman drums Michelle Marti bass and Mike Polson guitar from his touring band 2 a string quartet and harmonica player John Dominic ex the Bo Street Runners Deborah Bonham Band 3 In 2001 the album was released in the US Koch and Europe Edel under the same title but with different artwork an additional version of Gingerbread Girl and two live tracks 4 5 A remixed and remastered vinyl edition of Hi Fi was released by Cornwell s own HIS Records in 2021 It was released in a limited edition of 500 copies with new cover art work and with the original track listing 6 7 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 US European 2001 release 4 Personnel 5 ReferencesCritical reception EditProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 AllMusic s Mark Deming found the album pleasingly tuneful with strong pop melodies and a winning psychedelic undertow on certain tracks He felt it ranks with the most confident and accessible work of Cornwell s career with Cornwell s vocals and songwriting being in fine shape and Laurie Latham s production serving the material well 4 Track listing EditAll tracks are written by Hugh CornwellNo TitleLength1 Leave Me Alone 3 272 One Day at a Time 4 563 All the Colours of the Rainbow 4 294 Putting You in the Shade 2 425 The Big Sleep 4 506 Miss Teazyweezy 3 577 Dark Side of the Room 3 428 Lay Back On Me Pal 3 359 Gingerbread Girl 4 1610 The Prison s Going Down 6 08Total length 41 44US European 2001 release EditDuration of some tracks differ from the UK version All tracks are written by Hugh Cornwell except where notedNo TitleWriter s Length1 Leave Me Alone 3 272 Gingerbread Girl bitten by the Dog 4 363 One Day at a Time 5 114 All the Colours of the Rainbow 4 385 Putting You in the Shade 2 426 The Big Sleep 5 067 Miss Teazyweezy 4 128 Dark Side of the Room 3 479 Lay Back On Me Pal 3 3510 Gingerbread Girl original album version 4 1811 The Prison s Going Down 6 0612 Golden Brown live Cornwell Jean Jacques Burnel Dave Greenfield Jet Black3 0913 Always the Sun live Cornwell Burnel Greenfield Black4 14Total length 55 01 Track 2 additional production and mixing by the Black Dog at Black Dog Towers London Tracks 11 and 12 solo acoustic live recordings no date or location is given 8 Personnel EditCredits adapted from the album liner notes 9 MusiciansHugh Cornwell vocals instrumentation Justin Chapman drums 1 3 8 Michelle Marti bass 1 4 8 Mike Polson additional guitar 1 5 7 8 Sumyungstrings Gita Langley violin Jesse Murphy violin Rachel Helleur cello Una Palliser viola 8 9 John Dominic harmonica 7 10 TechnicalLaurie Latham producer engineer Jon Astley mastering AL at Spot On Design design artwork Gary Bryan cover photography2001 US European releaseSteve Hotdog Ash engineer 2 Jeff Chenault art direction design2021 vinyl reissueHugh Cornwell remixing artwork Phil Andrews remixing Barry Grint remastering Nick Stone artwork Andrew J Davies photographyReferences Edit a b History 1999 2000 hughcornwell com Retrieved 7 February 2022 Naylor Tim 23 November 2015 INDEPENDENCE FOR CORNWELL Record Collector Retrieved 7 February 2022 John Dominic The Bo Street Runners barnesrock co uk Retrieved 7 February 2022 a b c Deming Mark Hi Fi review AllMusic Retrieved 7 February 2022 Hi Fi Versions Discogs Retrieved 7 February 2022 Hi Fi Vinyl Burning Shed Retrieved 7 February 2022 Hi Fi Vinyl LP Limited Edition Remastered Stereo Discogs Retrieved 7 February 2022 Milano Brett 30 August 2001 Off The Record Hi Fi review Boston Phoenix Retrieved 7 February 2022 Hi Fi Discogs Retrieved 7 February 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hi Fi album amp oldid 1149774595, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
