''Doctor Adamski's Musical Pharmacy'' is the first studio album, second album overall, by English

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DJ and record producer

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, released on 1 October 1990 on

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. It includes the UK number one single "

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", featuring singer

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on vocals, which was also a top 10 hit worldwide, plus an extended version of the previous single " N-R-G" (UK No. 12) and follow-up singles " The Space Jungle" (UK No. 7) and "Flashback Jack" (UK No. 46).

Critical reception

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'' felt the album "is less pretentious, more varied, and more fun. This time he tries to sing, and while he retains the electronic keyboard doodling he started out with, here he uses it as a break in the action rather than as an end in itself."

Track listing

All tracks written by

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, except where noted.

Personnel

– vocals, producer, assistant producer *Natalie – all the girl voices * Ricky Lyte – rapping (track 7) *Toe B. Harrison – bongos (track 8) *Dan Bates – engineer *Eugene Romain – engineer (track 12) *Mike "Spike" Drake – engineer (track 6)

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Certifications

References

External links

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