''Suburban Voodoo'' is the second solo studio album by English singer-songwriter

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. In between his previous solo album (1980's ''Nightbird'') and this release, Carrack had been a member of

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, singing lead on their 1981 hit " Tempted". The band on this album, dubbed Noise To Go, was the result of arrangement between

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'' (1982) and ''

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'' (1983). The album reached #78 on the

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, and includes Carrack's first chart hit as a solo artist, "I Need You", which peaked at #37 in the US in October 1982. Thirty years after the release of this LP, Carrack re-recorded the ''Suburban Voodoo'' album track "From Now On" (in a very different arrangement) for his 2012 album '' Good Feeling''.

Reception

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's William Ruhlmann notes retrospectively that ''Suburban Voodoo'' "sounds very much like a (Nick) Lowe album with Carrack singing. That's all to the good, though, since Carrack's supple voice is well-suited to Lowe's updated '60s rock & roll style." Ruhlmann goes on to call ''Suburban Voodoo'' "an unusually tuneful album." Jim Green of ''

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'' also noted the Nick Lowe connection, writing that "''Suburban Voodoo'' sounds like the souled-up flipside of ''Nick the Knife'' — if anything, it's better. Yet it succeeds because of Lowe's production and composing presence, which complements Carrack's excellent voice with the kind of pop smarts that bring out his best."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. *

– lead and backing vocals, pianos,

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– guitars * James Eller – bass *

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– drums, backing vocals * Nick Lowe – backing vocals

Production

* Producer –

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(Monmouth, Wales, UK). * Mixed at

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(London, UK). * Photography –

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References

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* {{Authority control 1982 albums Paul Carrack albums Epic Records albums Albums produced by Nick Lowe Albums recorded at Rockfield Studios