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Prefab Sprout

Prefab Sprout albums

Prefab Sprout are an English pop/rock band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham who rose to fame during the 1980s. Formed in 1978 by brothers Paddy and Martin McAloon and joined by vocalist, guitarist and keyboard player Wendy Smith in 1982, they released their debut album Swoon to critical acclaim in 1984. Their subsequent albums, including 1985's Steve McQueen and 1990's Jordan: The Comeback, have been described by Paul Lester of The Guardian as "some of the most beautiful and intelligent... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: The King of Rock 'N' Roll - #2: If You Don't Love Me - #3: The Sound of Crying - #4: Life of Surprises - #5: When Love Breaks Down

		Date	Title	Points	Charts Peaks	Links	Comment

	1.	1984	Swoon	10		MP3
	1.	01/1984	Don't Sing	10	UK 62	MP3	written by Paddy McAloon

	2.	1984-1986	Steve McQueen	69		MP3
	1.	11/1984	When Love Breaks Down	8	US rock 42 • UK 88	MP3	written by Paddy McAloon
	2.	07/1985	Faron Young	8	UK 74	MP3	written by Paddy McAloon
	3.	09/1985	Appetite	5	UK 92	MP3	written by Paddy McAloon
	4.	11/1985	When Love Breaks Down	37	UK 25	MP3	R [Columbia 05464 (Epic)] written by Paddy McAloon
	5.	02/1986	Johnny, Johnny	11	UK 64	MP3	written by Paddy McAloon

	3.	1988-1989	From Langley Park to Memphis	149		MP3
	1.	02/1988	Cars and Girls	18	UK 44	MP3	[Columbia 07922 (Epic)] written by Paddy McAloon
	2.	04/1988	The King of Rock 'N' Roll	106	UK 7	MP3	written by Paddy McAloon
	3.	07/1988	Hey Manhattan	9	UK 72	MP3	written by Paddy McAloon
	4.	11/1988	Nightingales	8	UK 78	MP3	written by Paddy McAloon
	5.	03/1989	The Golden Calf	7	UK 82	MP3	written by Paddy McAloon

	4.	1990-1992	Jordan: The Comeback	65		MP3
	1.	08/1990	Looking for Atlantis	14	UK 51	MP3	written by Paddy McAloon
	2.	10/1990	We Let the Stars Go	15	UK 50	MP3	written by Paddy McAloon
	3.	01/1991	Jordan: The EP	24	UK 35	MP3	written by Paddy McAloon
	4.	10/1992	All the World Loves Lovers	12	UK 61	MP3	written by Paddy McAloon

	5.	1992-1993	The Best of - A Life of Surprises	135		MP3
	1.	06/1992	The Sound of Crying	44	UK 23	MP3	written by Paddy McAloon
	2.	08/1992	If You Don't Love Me	48	US dance 3 • UK 33	MP3	written by Paddy McAloon
	3.	01/1993	Life of Surprises	43	UK 24	MP3	written by Paddy McAloon

	6.	1997	Andromeda Heights	43		MP3
	1.	05/1997	A Prisoner of the Past	29	UK 30	MP3	written by Paddy McAloon
	2.	08/1997	Electric Guitars	14	UK 53	MP3	written by Paddy McAloon

	7.	2000	38 Carat Collection	3		MP3
	1.	06/2000	Where the Heart Is	3	UK 151	MP3	written by Paddy McAloon

See also...

Martin McAloon • Neil Conti • Paddy McAloon • Wendy Smith

US charts info based on Billboard (www.billboard.com) charts • UK charts info based on The Official UK Charts Company's charts

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