''The Vegetarians of Love'' is the second solo studio album by Bob Geldof, released in July 1990. 'The Vegetarians of Love' was also the name of the band of musicians with whom Geldof recorded the album. It includes

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from Geldof's previous band,

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, who also co-wrote one track. Another notable co-writer was

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of Eurythmics. The album was produced by

Rupert Hine Rupert Neville Hine (21 September 1947 – 4 June 2020) was an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He produced albums for artists including Rush, Kevin Ayers, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Saga, the Fixx, Bob Geldof, Thompson Twins ...

, who also played on it. The album reached No. 21 in the

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in August 1990. Three singles were released from the album, of which only one, "The Great Song of Indifference", entered the

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, peaking at no. 15.

Track listing

All songs were written by Bob Geldof, except where noted. # "A Gospel Song" – 5:24 # "Love or Something" (Geldof,

) – 4:39 # "The Great Song of Indifference" – 4:38 # "Thinking Voyager 2 Type Things" (Geldof,

) – 8:20 # "Big Romantic Stuff" – 4:06 # "Crucified Me" – 2:09 # "The Chains of Pain" (Geldof, Daniel Mitchell) – 3:43 # "A Rose at Night" – 5:42 # "No Small Wonder" (Geldof, Mitchell) – 4:46 # "Walking Back to Happiness" – 7:29 # "Let It Go" – 4:40 # "The End of the World" – 1:52 ;''Great Songs of Indifference'' re-release #

"Out of Order" – 3:29 # "Hotel 75" – 3:56 # "One of the Girls" – 2:28 # "The Original Miss Jesus" – 3:44 # "The Vegetarians of Love" – 1:19 # "Sunny Afternoon" – 3:44 # "The Great Song of Indifference" (French Version) – 3:37

Personnel

The Vegetarians of Love: * Bob Geldof – acoustic and

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, lead vocals,

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–

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– acoustic and electric guitars * Geoff Richardson –

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, electric and acoustic guitar, clarinet,

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s, penny whistles,

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, assorted kitchen utensils * Steve Fletcher –

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, organ * Alan Dunn – accordion, organ *

– piano, keyboards,

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, backing vocals * Bob Loveday –

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, penny whistle, bass guitar Occasional Vegetarians: * Gerry Moffett – electric guitar * Paul Carrack – organ *

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– drums, percussion *

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– backing vocals * Cameron Jenkins – saxophone on "Love or Something" * Gordon Bonnar – guitar on "The Chains of Pain" *

– guitar on "Love or Something" Production Credits: Recorded at Maison Rouge Studios, London, by Stephen W Tayler and Andrew Scarth, assisted by Emmanuel Taylor Mixed at Maison Rouge Studios, London, by Stephen W Tayler and Cameron Jenkins.

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by Arun Chakraverty at The Master Room. Demos produced by Pete Briquette.

Singles

* "The Great Song of Indifference" / "Hotel 75" / "In The Pouring Rain" (11 June 1990, UK No. 15) * "Love or Something" / "Out Of Order" / "Friends For Life" / "One Of The Girls" (30 July 1990) * "A Gospel Song" / "Vegetarians Of Love" / "The Warmest Fire" (29 October 1990)

References

External links

Bobgeldof.com
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