Fat Chance (album)

Fat Chance is the debut solo album by Paul Heaton, the former frontman of both The Housemartins and The Beautiful South, released in 2001 under the guise of Biscuit Boy (a.k.a. Crackerman). The album was rereleased the following year, complete with new artwork and crediting the artist as Paul Heaton.

The album was critically acclaimed, but was not a commercial success.

Track listing

1. "10 Lessons In Love" - 4:59 (Scott Shields/Martin Slattery/Paul Heaton)
2. "Mitch" - 3:53 (Paul Heaton/David Rotheray)
3. "The Perfect Couple" - 3:54 (Heaton)
4. "Last Day Blues" - 3:57 (Damon Butcher/Heaton)
5. "Man's World" - 4:53 (Butcher/Heaton)
6. "Barstool" - 4:07 (Shields/Slattery/Heaton)
7. "Poems" - 3:47 (Shields/Slattery/Heaton)
8. "If" - 3:56 (Shields/Slattery/Heaton)
9. "The Real Blues" - 5:51 (Shields/Slattery/Heaton)
10. "Proceed With Care" - 4:17 (Shields/Slattery/Heaton)
11. "Man, Girl, Boy, Woman" - 2:28 (Heaton)

Personnel

Musicians

• Backing Vocals – Lauraine Macintosh (3,8), Ricci P. Washington (3,8,9)
• Brass – Andrew Ross (1,4,5,9), Dominic Glover (1,4,5,9), Nichol D. Thomson (1,4,5,9)
• Drums, bass, backing vocals – Scott Shields
• Guitar – Jimmy Hogarth (3,9)
• Keyboards – Damon Butcher (4,11)
• Keyboards, guitar, flute, backing vocals – Martin Slattery
• Percussion – Ged Lynch (1,5), Pablo Cook (8,11)
• Scratches – Peter Barrow (7)
• Strings – Ellen Blair (7), Jill Morley (7), Marsha Skins (7), Vicky Mathews (4,7)
• Trumpet – Duncan Mcay (10)
• Vocals – Beccy Byrne (6), Paul Heaton, Sharon Eusebe (3), Zoë Johnston (7)

Technical

• Producer – Martin Slattery, Scott Shields
• Engineer, Programming, Producer – Richard Flack
• Executive-Producer – Jon Kelly
• Photography – Lawrence Watson
• Illustration – Tracy Worrall
• Design – Ryan Art

References