''A Hundred Thousand in Fresh Notes'' is the third and final studio album from the British duo Wax, released in 1989. The majority of the album was produced by Peter Collins, with four tracks produced by members

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. "Wherever You Are" was released as the album's lead single, however it failed to generate commercial success in the UK or Europe. The second and final single, "Anchors Aweigh", reached No. 95 in the UK and remained in the charts for two weeks. After the album failed to achieve major commercial success, Gold and Gouldman disbanded and moved on to separate projects.

Reception

Upon release, ''

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'' commented: "Gouldman and Gold team up again and get off to a fine start with the melodic yet rhythmic "Anchors Aweigh". Obviously a lot of thought and care has gone into this album, from composing to performing and producing."

Track listing

Personnel

Wax *

- vocals, keyboards, guitars, drum programming, backing vocals, percussion *

- vocals, guitars, bass guitar, backing vocals, percussion Additional personnel * Gary Maughn - Fairlight synthesizer * Dave Stuart - additional keyboards * Scott Handy - saxophone *

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- bagpipes * Steve Ferrara - drums * Chris Thompson,

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- backing vocals *

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- rap * John Cameron - string arrangement, conductor Production * Peter Collins - producer (tracks 1-3, 5-6, 9-10) * Andrew Gold - producer (tracks 4, 7-8), engineer (tracks 4, 7-8, 10) * Graham Gouldman - producer (tracks 4, 7-8, 10) * Ian Taylor - engineer (tracks 1-3, 5-6, 9-10) Other * Anthony May - photography *

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, Colin Chambers - cover * Nexus - artwork, graphics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hundred Thousand In Fresh Notes 1989 albums Wax (British band) albums RCA Records albums Albums produced by Peter Collins (record producer) Albums produced by Andrew Gold Albums produced by Graham Gouldman