Moodfood

Moodfood is the debut album by Moodswings, released in 1992. J.F.T. Hood is the former drummer of the Pretenders & The Smiths. His Pretenders bandmate Chrissie Hynde & his Smiths bandmate Johnny Marr are featured prominently on the album. Grant Showbiz produced records for Billy Bragg & the Smiths.

Track listing

Personnel

Moodswings

• J.F.T. Hood – drums, producer
• Grant Showbiz – producer, keyboards

Additional musicians

• Nice + Nasty – Edits, 3d Sound effects & "Space Surfing"
• Kid Prince Moore – vocals
• Liz Upchurch – piano
• Amanda Vincent – piano on "Spiritual High"
• Johnny Marr – engineer, additional guitars
• Step Parikian – engineer
• Martin Hawkes – additional engineer
• Erick Labson – engineer, editing, mixing, post-production
• Mental Block – design, illustrations
• Peter Mountain – photography
• Rob Williams – photography

Charts

Notes

• "Skinthieves" was used as the theme for the TV series America's Most Wanted.
• "Spiritual High" is based on the Jon & Vangelis song "State of Independence" and features vocals by Chrissie Hynde. "Part III" incorporates excerpts from Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. "Part II" was featured in the film Single White Female. "Spiritual High" reached #6 on Billboards Modern Rock Tracks chart.
• Moodfood was used as the basis for a laser light show at the Bishop Planetarium in Bradenton, Florida.

References

External links

• Moodswings Moodfood on Discogs.