Rewired

by Mike + the Mechanics

Overview

Rewired is a fine record, a mix of pop/rock synth-orchestrated balladry that favorably recalls both the mid-'70s work of Genesis and the more pop-focused work of Phil Collins -- Paul Carrack's singing is excellent, and Mike Rutherford and Robbie McIntosh's playing (and Rutherford's programming) are seamless and always interesting; only when Rupert Cobb takes over the programming, on "Perfect Child," does the music veer a little too far out of rock and into the pop category, but the interlude is forgivable and the song is pretty enough to carry off the switch in mood. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	09/13/2005
Label:	Rhino
UPC:	0081227319526
Rank:	7822

Tracks

1. One Left Standing
2. If I Were You
3. Perfect Child
4. Rewired
5. I Don't Want It All
6. How Can I?
7. Falling
8. Somewhere Along the Line
9. Underscore

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Mike + the Mechanics   Primary Artist,Vocals
Mechanics   Primary Artist
Paul Carrack   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards
Neal Wilkinson   Drums
Owen Paul McGee   Vocals (Background)
Ricky Hanley   Vocals (Background)
Rupert Cobb   Vocals (Background)
Andrea Hunnisett   Vocals (Background)
Mike Rutherford   Bass,Guitar,Guitar (Bass)
Lisa Law   Vocals (Background)
Peter Van Hooke   Drums
Paul McGee   Vocals (Background)
Sharon Woolf   Vocals (Background)
Ian Thomas   Drums

Technical Credits

Neal Wilkinson   Producer
Rupert Cobb   Programming
Mark Taylor   Mixing
Nick Davis   Vocal Engineer
Ren Swan   Mixing
Mike Rutherford   Composer,Producer,Programming
Jason Day   Project Coordinator
Ashley Clarke   Programming
Brian Robertson   Composer
Will Bates   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Programming
Paul Carrack   Composer
Graham Bonnet   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Peter Van Hooke   Producer
Mike Taylor   Mixing
Ian Cooper   Mastering
BA Robertson   Composer
Darren Evans   Design
Tim Young   Mastering
Jeremy Wheatley   Mixing
Sharon Woolf   Composer