Queen High Straight

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Queen High Straight
Queen High Straight.jpg
Studio album by
Wendy James
Released1 May 2020
LabelMCA
ProducerWendy James
Wendy James chronology
The Price of the Ticket
(2016) 		Queen High Straight
(2020)

Queen High Straight is the fourth solo album by former Transvision Vamp lead singer Wendy James. Released on 1 May 2020, it was written, produced and mixed by James.[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Classic Pop Magazine3/5 stars[2]
4/5 stars[3]
4/5 stars[4]

Background[]

The album took three years from inception, through writing stage, to the final masters for the 20 tracks that feature on the album.[5] References and influences range from Sergio Mendes for the title track, Django Reinhardt for 'I'll Be Here When The Morning Comes', and Motown for 'Little Melvin' and 'Here Comes the Beautiful One' [6]

The album was released physically on CD, and as a double vinyl album. The album was also released as a digital download.[7]

Track listing[]

All songs by Wendy James

  1. "Queen High Straight [4.31]"
  2. "Perilous Beauty [4.08]"
  3. "Free Man Walk [3.39]"
  4. "Stomp Down, Snuck Up [4.14]"
  5. "Little Melvin [4.52]"
  6. "Marlene Et Fleur [4.00]"
  7. "A Heart Breaking Liar's Promise [5.11]"
  8. "Here Comes The Beautiful One [3.45]"
  9. "Chicken Street [4.13]"
  10. "Testimonial [4.18]"
  11. "Bar Room Brawl & Benzedrine Blues [4.07]"
  12. "Ratfucking [2.37]"
  13. "She Likes To Be [Underneath Somebody] [3.21]"
  14. "Bliss Hotel [4.00]"
  15. "Freak In [3.05]"
  16. "Little Melvin [4.52]"
  17. "The Impression Of Normalcy [3.36]"
  18. "I'll Be Here When The Morning Comes [4.15]"
  19. "Cancel It ... I'll See Him On Monday [3.37]"
  20. "Sugar Boy [4.00]"
  21. "Kill Some Time Blues [4.18]"

Personnel[]

  • Wendy James - Vocals/Rhythm Guitar/Keys & Melodica
  • James Sedwards – Rhythm/Lead Guitar
  • – Bass
  • – Drums, percussion
  • – Alto sax
  • Terry Edwards – Trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, tenor & baritone sax
  • – Accordion

References[]

  1. ^ "Wendy James - Queen High Straight". Discogs.
  2. ^ not credited. "Wendy James Queen High Straight Review". ClassicPopMagazine. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. ^ Cooper, Kevin. "Wendy James Queen High Straight Review". UkMusicReview. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  4. ^ Robinson, Damian. "Wendy James Queen High Straight Review". NarcMagazine. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Queen High Straight the New Album from Wendy James".
  6. ^ "Liner notes - The Wendy James".
  7. ^ "The Wendy James Store - Buy CDs, Vinyl, Posters and T-shirts".
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