Mezzoforte - Surprise Surprise album flac
Performer: MezzoforteTitle: Surprise Surprise
Style: Jazz-Rock, Jazz-Funk
Released: 1982
Country: Germany
MP3 album: 1122 mb
FLAC album: 1138 mb
Rating: 4.7
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Genre: Jazz / Funk and Soul
Surprise Surprise is the 1982 studio album of Mezzoforte on Steinar. Their fourth album – originally released in Iceland as 4 with a different cover – made the band famous worldwide when, after the international release, the single Garden Party hit the charts. Earlier in 1982, the second keyboard player, Bjorn Thorarensen who's been with them for their previous two albums, left Mezzoforte
Surprise Surprise was recorded at PRT Studios, London in July–August 1982 and mixed at Red Bus Studios in September. It was the second time the band worked with producer Geoff Calver in London after the recording of their second album Í Hakanum – released internationally as Mezzoforte and re-released as Octopus in 1996 – in 1980. Despite gaining some popularity and playing concerts in the UK, the album was first released in Iceland in 1982 simply named 4 and then renamed Surprise Surprise for the international release.
Percussion – Geoff CalverWritten-By – Eythor Gunnarsson. Surprise Surprise (CD, Album, RE, RM). ZYX Music.
Surprise surprise Lyrics. My conscience finally got to me Workin' sixty hours a week Leavin' her alone, bored to death at home So, one day, I asked off earlyI dropped that bottle of wine When I flipped on the light You can't imagine mySurprise, they were havin' a real good time Yeah, I nearly lost my mind When I saw the leather an' spikes around. At the place he lived before Guess who answered the door?Surprise, I hooked up with his ex-wife Who's prettier an' sweeter than mine Now, we're livin' his XRI Jacuzzi bathYeah, we just sit back in them bubbles an' laugh While they're livin' in my run down shack Yeah, serves 'em right, surpriseSurprise, surprise, yeah, that trip to Mali.
Album · 1983 · 10 Songs. Surprise Surprise Mezzoforte. Listen on Apple Music.
Mezzoforte - Surprise Surprise. Download MP3. Mezzoforte.
Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | SurprisePercussion – Geoff CalverWritten-By – Eythor Gunnarsson |
1:25 |
| A2 | Garden PartySoloist, Flugelhorn – Steve Dawson Written-By – Eythor Gunnarsson |
6:00 |
| A3 | Gazing At The CloudsWritten-By – Kristinn Svavarsson |
6:30 |
| A4 | Early AutumnSoloist, Brass – Bill Eldridge, Kristinn SvavarssonWritten-By – Fridrik Karlsson |
6:17 |
| A5 | Action ManWritten-By – Eythor Gunnarsson |
4:58 |
| B1 | Funk Suite No.1Written-By – E. Gunnarsson*, F. Karlsson*, G. Briem*, J. Ásmundsson*, K. Svavarsson* |
5:49 |
| B2 | Easy JackWritten-By – Fridrik Karlsson |
4:45 |
| B3 | Fusion BluesWritten-By – Fridrik Karlsson |
5:40 |
| B4 | The Old NeighborhoodWritten-By – Fridrik Karlsson |
5:32 |
| B5 | Surprise, RepriseWritten-By – Eythor Gunnarsson |
0:50 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Steinar Records (UK) Ltd.
- Copyright (c) – Steinar Records (UK) Ltd.
- Distributed By – Pinnacle
- Mixed At – Red Bus Studios
- Recorded At – PRT Studios
Credits
- Alto Saxophone – Chris Hunter
- Arranged By – Mezzoforte
- Arranged By [Brass, Vocals] – Chris Cameron
- Bass – Jóhann Ásmundsson
- Design [Sleeve] – Ernst Backman*
- Drums – Gunnlaugur Briem
- Engineer – Geoff Calver
- Engineer [Assistant] – Dai Reynolds
- Guitar – Fridrik Karlsson
- Keyboards – Eythor Gunnarsson
- Percussion – Eirikur Ingolfsson, Gunnlaugur Briem, Jóhann Ásmundsson, Kristinn Svavarsson, Louis Jardim*
- Producer – Geoff Calver
- Programmed By [O B X - A] – Winston Sela
- Saxophone – Kristinn Svavarsson
- Tenor Saxophone – Chris Hunter, Martin Dobson
- Trumpet – Bill Eldridge, Stuart Brooks
- Vocals – Chris Cameron, Shady Calver
Notes
Recorded at PRT Studios, London 1982Mixed in Red Bus Studios, London 1982
℗ © 1982 Steinar Records (UK) Ltd.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, A-side, etched variant 1): MEZZO - 04 - A-1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, B-side, etched variant 1): MEZZO - 04 - B-1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, A-side, etched variant 2): STELP02A1-A-1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, B-side, etched variant 2): STELP02-B1
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHM 1086-2 | Mezzoforte | Surprise Surprise (CD, Album, RE, RM) | ZYX Music | BHM 1086-2 | Germany | 2015 |
| JSC 3301 | Mezzoforte | Surprise Surprise (Cass, Album) | Jump & Shout | JSC 3301 | Belgium | 1983 |
| NL74131 | Mezzoforte | Surprise Surprise (LP, Album, RE) | RCA | NL74131 | Europe | Unknown |
| CDSTE02 | Mezzoforte | Surprise Surprise (CD, Album) | Steinar | CDSTE02 | UK | Unknown |
| STE LP02 | Mezzoforte | Surprise Surprise (LP, Album) | Steinar | STE LP02 | Portugal | 1983 |









