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Steve McQueen is the second album by English pop band Prefab Sprout, released in June 1985. It was released in the U.S. as Two Wheels Good due to a legal conflict with the estate of American actor Steve McQueen. The album reached #21 on the UK album chart and #180 on the Billboard 200.
On April 2, 2007 it was reissued as a Legacy edition double cd, featuring a remastered version of the original album and a bonus disc featuring acoustic versions of the songs recorded by Paddy McAloon in 2006.
[edit] Critical reception
Critically acclaimed at the time it reached #4 in the 1985 NME end of year poll for best albums and #28 on the Pazz & Jop poll.
It has subsequently featured in a number of all time polls for best album including #47 in a poll by The Times in 1993, #90 in a poll by Mojo in 1995 and #61 in a 1997 poll by The Guardian.
[edit] Track listing
- "Faron Young" – 3:50
- "Bonny" – 3:45
- "Appetite" – 3:56
- "When Love Breaks Down" – 4:08
- "Goodbye Lucille #1" – 4:31
- "Hallelujah" – 4:20
- "Moving the River" – 3:57
- "Horsin' Around" – 4:39
- "Desire As" – 5:19
- "Blueberry Pies" – 2:24
- "When the Angels" – 4:29
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Prefab Sprout |
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Paddy McAloon · Martin McAloon
Wendy Smith · Neil Conti · Fiona Attwood · Michael Salmon |
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"Don't Sing" · "Faron Young" · "When Love Breaks Down" · "Johnny, Johnny" · "Cars and Girls" · "The King of Rock 'N' Roll" · "Hey Manhattan" · "Looking For Atlantis" · "We Let The Stars Go" · "Jordan - The EP" · "The Sound of Crying" · "If You Don't Love Me" · "All The World Loves Lovers" · "Life of Surprises" · "A Prisoner of The Past" · "Electric Guitars" |
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