''Egyptology'' is the fourth studio album by

World Party World Party were a British musical group, which was essentially the solo project of its sole member, Karl Wallinger. He started the band in 1986 in London after leaving the Waterboys. Career After a stint as musical director of a West End p ...

released in 1997, re-released in 2006. It contained the #31 British single "Beautiful Dream" and the award-winning She's the One, among other songs. But the album was not a commercial success, and

Karl Wallinger Karl Edmond De Vere Wallinger (born 19 October 1957, Prestatyn, Wales) is a Welsh musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for leading the band World Party and for his mid-1980s stint in the Waterboys. He also wrote and origi ...

was upset when his label, Chrysalis, used "She's the One" as a vehicle for pop artist

Robbie Williams Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and songwriter. He found fame as a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995, and achieved commercial success after launching a solo career in 1996. His debut stud ...

; Williams' version hit #1 on the British pop charts and won Williams several awards. Wallinger later wrote:

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Due in part to the disagreement over "She's the One", ''Egyptology'' would be Wallinger's last album with Chrysalis; his 2000 album ''Dumbing Up'' was released on his own label.

Track listing

#"It Is Time" (3:20) #"Beautiful Dream" (4:45) #"Call Me Up" (2:57) #"Vanity Fair" (3:33) #" She's the One" (4:56) #"Vocal Interlude" (0:24) #"Curse of the Mummy's Tomb" (5:58) #"Hercules" (3:15) #"Love Is Best" (3:03) #"Rolling Off a Log" (5:54) #"Strange Groove" (4:10) #"The Whole of the Night" (3:15) #"Piece of Mind" (4:58) #"This World" (4:21) #"Always" (4:23)

Personnel

*Karl Wallinger - all instruments except where noted *

Chris Sharrock Chris Sharrock (born 30 May 1964) is an English drummer, hailing from Bebington, Cheshire (now Merseyside), England. He has been a member of the Icicle Works, the La's, the Wild Swans, World Party, the Lightning Seeds, Robbie Williams's liv ...

- drums, northern vibes

Guest musicians

*Johnson Somerset - loops on tracks 11 and 15 *

Anthony Thistlethwaite Anthony "Anto" Thistlethwaite (born 31 August 1955, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England) is a British multi-instrumentalist best known as a founding member (with guitarist Mike Scott) of the folk rock group, The Waterboys and later as a long ...

- "additional massed saxes" on track 3"Egyptology" liner notes, World Party, 1997 * John Turnbull - guitar on track 12

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Egyptology (Album) 1997 albums World Party albums