Due to Paddy McAloon's obsessive perfectionism, Andromeda Heights was the first Prefab Sprout album in seven years.
Of course, it was greeted with anticipation, but the album doesn't quite fulfill the hopes of the group's fervent followers.
On one hand, it doesn't deliver enough after the sweeping Jordan: The Comeback, since it is just a collection of 12 well-crafted songs.
On the other hand, the sound of Andromeda Heights is so similar to all of Prefab Sprout's previous albums, it's hard to believe that it took McAloon so long to write the album.
Even with these faults, Andromeda Heights is a solid Prefab Sprout record, filled with elegant melodies, wry lyrics and immaculate production, but after seven years, that nevertheless ranks as a disappointment.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electric Guitars | Prefab Sprout | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | A Prisoner of the Past | Prefab Sprout | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 37 MB |
| 3 | The Mystery of Love | Prefab Sprout | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 4 | Life's a Miracle | Prefab Sprout | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | Anne Marie | Prefab Sprout | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 6 | Whoever You Are | Prefab Sprout | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 7 | Steal Your Thunder | Prefab Sprout | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | Avenue of Stars | Prefab Sprout | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 9 | Swans | Prefab Sprout | Play | 02:36 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 10 | The Fifth Horseman | Prefab Sprout | Play | 04:42 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 11 | Weightless | Prefab Sprout | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 12 | Andromeda Heights | Prefab Sprout | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 47 mins | 107 MB | |||||
| 47 mins | 300 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Brewis | Guitar |
| 2 | Calum Malcolm | Engineer, Mixing |
| 3 | Anne Marie | Guitar |
| 4 | Martin McAloon | Fretless Bass, Guitar (Bass) |
| 5 | Paddy McAloon | Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Programming, Vocals |
| 6 | Prefab Sprout | Primary Artist |
| 7 | Paul Smith | Percussion |
| 8 | Wendy Smith | Vocals |
| 9 | Martin Taylor | Guitar |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |