''Suitcase'' (1994) is the debut solo album by

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. Before the release of the album in 1994, the song " One Day, One Time" had been released as Arthur's debut solo single in 1992, but failed to chart. However it was a radio hit. When the album surfaced, it failed to chart within the UK Top 100. Despite the lack of commercial success from the album, the second and final single "

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" peaked at #50 in the UK in 1994, and lasted within the Top 100 for two weeks. In January 2013, Arthur was interviewed for the StevoMusicMan wordpress website, and was asked about the ''Suitcase'' album. The interviewer asked if Arthur felt strange working on an album without his Blancmange partner Stephen Luscombe, and what he learnt from the project. Arthur revealed: "No, it didn't feel strange at all. I enjoyed making it. I'm still learning! I'll do another one day one time!"

Reception

Upon release, Neil McKay of '' Sunday Life'' wrote: "''Suitcase'' shows Arthur hasn't lost his knack for the nifty pop song" and highlighted the title track, "Breaking My Heart" and "I Know These Things About You".Sunday Life - Albums - Reviewed by Neil McKay - 13 March 1994 - page 34

Track listing

UK CD: CDCHR 6065

All songs written by

, except where noted. # "Breaking My Heart" – 4:17 # "

" – 4:29 # "Suitcase" – 4:02 # "Jumping Like A Kangaroo" – 3:49 # "I Know These Things About You" – 4:05 # "Heaven" – 4:06 # "That's What Love Is Like" – 3:07 # " One Day, One Time" – 3:32 (Arthur, Kenton) # "Jukebox Theory" – 4:01 # "The Beach" – 5:29 (Arthur, Henderson)

Personnel

Production

*Adam Fuest - producer,

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(1, 4, 7) *

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- producer (2, 6) *

- producer (3) *John Williams and Neil Arthur (5, 9) *Phil Bodger - additional production, mix (3) -

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(4) - producer, mix (8) *

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and Neil Arthur - producer (10)

References

{{Authority control 1994 debut albums Albums produced by Marius de Vries