Beautiful World (Paul Carrack album)

Beautiful World is the sixth solo studio album by the English singer-songwriter Paul Carrack, then a member of the supergroup Mike + The Mechanics. It was originally released in 1997 on the Ark 21 label.

Album co-producer Gary Wallis was the drummer for Mike + The Mechanics at the time the album was issued, though he was at that juncture a session player and not an official member of the Mechanics. Wallis would join the revived version of Mike + The Mechanics as an official member in 2011, long after Carrack had left that group.

The album was a minor chart entry on the UK album charts, reaching #88. The album's associated single, "The Way I'm Feeling Tonight", peaked at #84 UK.

Reception

AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine writes: "Beautiful World is a thoroughly enjoyable collection of polished, mature pop-soul that is another fine addition to Paul Carrack's catalog."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

• Paul Carrack – vocals, keyboards, Hammond organ
• Toby Chapman – keyboards, additional programming, backing vocals
• Tim Renwick – guitars
• Dave Bronze – bass, backing vocals
• Gary Wallis – drums, drum programming, additional programming
• Mark Feltham – harmonica solo (6)
• Tessa Niles – backing vocals (1–7, 9, 10)
• Tommy Blaize – backing vocals (3)
• Claudia Fontaine – backing vocals (3)
• Beverley Skeete – backing vocals (3)
• Paul Williamson – backing vocals (3)

Production

• Steve Tannett – A&R
• Toby Chapman – producer
• Gary Wallis – producer
• Andy Jackson – recording engineer, mix engineer (8)
• André Horstmann – assistant mix engineer (8)
• John Brough – mix engineer (1–7, 9–12)
• Ray Staff – mastering at Whitfield Street Studios (London, UK)
• John Carver – art direction, chair
• The Leisure Process Studio – sleeve design
• Miles Copeland III – management
• Simon Watson – management

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