Jordan: The Comeback is Prefab Sprout's largely successful attempt to embrace the breadth of popular music; wisely reuniting with producer Thomas Dolby, Paddy McAloon freely indulges his myriad ambitions and obsessions to weave a dense, finely textured tapestry closer in spirit and construction to a lavish Broadway musical than to the conventional rock concept LP.
Over the course of no less than 19 tracks, McAloon chases his twin preoccupations of religion and celebrity, creating a loose thematic canvas perfect for his expanding musical palette; quickly dispensing with common pop idioms, the album moves from tracks like the samba-styled "Carnival 2000" to the self-explanatory "Jesse James Symphony" and its companion piece "Jesse James Bolero" with remarkable dexterity.
Dolby's atmospheric production lends an even greater visual dimension to the songs, which -- with their tightly constructed narratives and occasional spoken-word passages -- seem almost destined to someday reach the stage; indeed, Jordan: The Comeback is like an original cast recording minus the actors, or a rock opera without the silliness and bombast -- a truly inspired work.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Looking for AtlantisPaddy McAloon | Prefab Sprout | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 2 | Wild HorsesPaddy McAloon | Prefab Sprout | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | Machine Gun IbizaPaddy McAloon | Prefab Sprout | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | We Let the Stars GoPaddy McAloon | Prefab Sprout | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | Carnival 2000Paddy McAloon | Prefab Sprout | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 6 | Jordan: the ComebackPaddy McAloon | Prefab Sprout | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | Jesse James SymphonyPaddy McAloon | Prefab Sprout | Play | 02:15 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 8 | Jesse James BoleroPaddy McAloon | Prefab Sprout | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 9 | Moon DogPaddy McAloon | Prefab Sprout | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 10 | All the World Loves LoversPaddy McAloon | Prefab Sprout | Play | 01:34 | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| 11 | All Boys Believe AnythingPaddy McAloon | Prefab Sprout | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 12 | The Ice MaidenPaddy McAloon | Prefab Sprout | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 13 | Paris SmithPaddy McAloon | Prefab Sprout | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 14 | One of the BrokenPaddy McAloon | Prefab Sprout | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 15 | MichaelPaddy McAloon | Prefab Sprout | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 16 | MercyPaddy McAloon | Prefab Sprout | Play | 01:23 | 3 MB | 6 MB |
| 17 | Scarlet NightsPaddy McAloon | Prefab Sprout | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 18 | The Wedding March | Prefab Sprout | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 19 | Doo Wop In Harlem | Prefab Sprout | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| 63 mins | 145 MB | |||||
| 63 mins | 393 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Barrett | Cover Design |
| 2 | Andrew Biscomb | Cover Design |
| 3 | Eric Calvi | Engineer |
| 4 | Paul Cuddeford | Assistant Engineer |
| 5 | Thomas Dolby | Producer |
| 6 | Paul Gomersall | Engineer |
| 7 | Bernie Grundman | Mastering |
| 8 | Trevor Ray Hart | Photography |
| 9 | Gerry Judah | Art Direction |
| 10 | Paddy McAloon | Composer |
| 11 | Derek McCartney | Assistant Engineer |
| 12 | Adrian Moore | Assistant Engineer |
| 13 | Prefab Sprout | Primary Artist |
| 14 | Chris Puram | Assistant Engineer |
| 15 | Charlie Smith | Assistant Engineer |
| 16 | Mark Williams | Assistant Engineer |
| 17 | Tim Young | Mastering |
| 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. |