| Fat Chance | ||||
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| Studio album by Paul Heaton | ||||
| Released | 10 September 2001[1] | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 46:09 | |||
| Label | Polygram International Mercury Records | |||
| Producer | Richard Flack, Scott Shields, Martin Slattery | |||
| Paul Heaton chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Drowned In Sound |   [2] |
| The Guardian | [3] |
Fat Chance is the debut solo album by Paul Heaton, the former frontman of both The Housemartins and The Beautiful South, released in 2001 under the guise of Biscuit Boy (a.k.a. Crackerman). The album was rereleased the following year, complete with new artwork and crediting the artist as Paul Heaton.[4]
The album was critically acclaimed,[5][6] but was not a commercial success.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "10 Lessons In Love" | Scott Shields, Martin Slattery, Paul Heaton | 4:59 |
| 2. | "Mitch" | Heaton, David Rotheray | 3:53 |
| 3. | "The Perfect Couple" | Heaton | 3:54 |
| 4. | "Last Day Blues" | Damon Butcher, Heaton | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Man's World" | Butcher, Heaton | 4:53 |
| 6. | "Barstool" | Shields, Slattery, Heaton | 4:07 |
| 7. | "Poems" | Shields, Slattery, Heaton | 3:47 |
| 8. | "If" | Shields, Slattery, Heaton | 3:56 |
| 9. | "The Real Blues" | Shields, Slattery, Heaton | 5:51 |
| 10. | "Proceed With Care" | Shields, Slattery, Heaton | 4:17 |
| 11. | "Man, Girl, Boy, Woman" | Heaton | 2:28 |
| Total length: | 46:02 | ||
Personnel
Musicians
- Paul Heaton – vocals (all tracks)
- Lauraine Macintosh – backing vocals (tracks 3, 8)
- Ricci P. Washington – backing vocals (tracks 3, 8, 9)
- Andrew Ross – brass (tracks 1, 4, 5, 9)
- Dominic Glover – brass (tracks 1, 4, 5, 9)
- Nichol D. Thomson – brass (tracks 1, 4, 5, 9)
- Scott Shields – drums, bass, backing vocals
- Jimmy Hogarth – guitar (tracks 3, 9)
- Damon Butcher – keyboards (tracks 4, 11)
- Martin Slattery – keyboards, guitar, flute, backing vocals
- Ged Lynch – percussion (tracks 1, 5)
- Pablo Cook – percussion (tracks 8, 11)
- Peter Barrow – scratches (track 7)
- Ellen Blair – strings (track 7)
- Jill Morley – strings (track 7)
- Marsha Skins – strings (track 7)
- Vicky Mathews – strings (tracks 4, 7)
- Duncan Mcay – trumpet (track 10)
- Beccy Byrne – vocals (track 6)
- Sharon Eusebe – vocals (track 3)
- Zoë Johnston – vocals (track 7)
Technical
- Martin Slattery – producer
- Scott Shields – producer
- Richard Flack – engineer, programming, producer
- Jon Kelly – executive producer
- Lawrence Watson – photography
- Tracy Worrall – illustration
- Ryan Art – design
References
- "Paul Heaton: He's a biscuit and he's not ashamed of it". The Independent. London. 9 September 2001. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
- "Drowned In Sound review". Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
- "Paul Heaton: Fat Chance". The Guardian. 19 July 2002. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016.
- Aizlewood, John (19 July 2002). "The Guardian Album Review". London. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
- "Citypaper Album Review". Archived from the original on 12 February 2005. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
- "Drowned In Sound Review". Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2009.