Porcelain (Julia Fordham album)

1989 studio album by Julia Fordham

Porcelain

Studio album by

Julia Fordham

Released| 1989
Studio|

* MasterRock
* Miraval
* The Fallout Shelter
* The Townhouse

Label|

* Circa
* Virgin

Producer|

* Julia Fordham
* Kevin Maloney
* Grant Mitchell
* Hugh Padgham

Julia Fordham chronology
| Julia Fordham
(1988)  | Porcelain
(1989)  | Swept
(1991)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Record Mirror| [2]

Porcelain is the second album by English singer-songwriter Julia Fordham, released in 1989. It became Fordham's highest-charting album in both the UK Albums Chart and US Billboard 200, peaking at numbers 13 and 74 respectively.[3][4]

The track "Lock and Key" was released as lead single and reached number 80 in the UK Singles Chart.[3] Follow up UK singles released were "Genius" (which was also released as an extended 12" single) and the double A-side "Girlfriend" / "Manhattan Skyline". "Manhattan Skyline" was released as a US single and reached #40 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[5]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Julia Fordham.

International LPNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Lock and Key"| 4:36
2.| "Porcelain"| 5:38
3.| "Girlfriend"| 4:39
4.| "For You Only for You"| 3:53
5.| "Genius"| 6:19
6.| "Did I Happen to Mention?"| 4:18
7.| "Towerblock"| 3:51
8.| "Island"| 4:41
9.| "Your Lovely Face"| 4:30
10.| "Prince of Peace"| 3:52

International cassette/CDNo.| Title| Length

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10.| "China Blue"| 3:16
11.| "Prince of Peace"| 3:52

US LP/cassette/CDNo.| Title| Length

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6.| "Manhattan Skyline"| 4:51
7.| "Did I Happen to Mention?"| 4:18
8.| "Towerblock"| 3:51
9.| "Island"| 4:41
10.| "Your Lovely Face"| 4:30

2014 reissue / 2013 reissue CD1No.| Title| Length

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6.| "Manhattan Skyline"| 4:51
7.| "Did I Happen to Mention?"| 4:18
8.| "Towerblock"| 3:51
9.| "Island"| 4:41
10.| "Your Lovely Face"| 4:30
11.| "China Blue"| 3:16
12.| "Prince of Peace"| 3:52

2013 reissue CD2No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Lock and Key" (radio edit)| 4:22
2.| "Home"| 3:53
3.| "Genius" (radio edit)| 4:10
4.| "Porcelain" (radio edit)| 4:07
5.| "Manhattan Skyline" (7″ version)| 4:09
6.| "Island" (alternate version)| 3:34
7.| "Genius" (extended version)| 7:14
8.| "Manhattan Skyline" (edit)| 3:35

## Personnel

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Adapted from AllMusic.[6]

* Arran Ahmun – drums
* Tom Baker – mastering
* Miles Bould – percussion
* Dave Cliff – guitar
* Graham Dickson – engineer
* Julia Fordham – arranger, guitar, primary artist, producer, vocal arrangement, background vocals
* David Green – double bass
* Manu Katché – drums, guest artist
* Kim Knott – photography
* Diane B.J. Koné – assistant engineer
* Ingmar Koné – assistant engineer
* Kevin Maloney – engineer, producer
* Dominic Miller – bass, drum programming, engineer, guitar, keyboards, programming
* Grant Mitchell – arranger, guitar, keyboards, piano, producer, string arrangements
* Hugh Padgham – engineer, mixing, producer
* Bill Padley – engineer
* Pino Palladino – bass, guest artist
* Kate St. John – oboe
* Alan Stone – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
* Alan Thomson – bass
* Cristina Viera – translation
* Helen Woodward – assistant engineer
* Taj Wyzgowski – guitar

## Charts and certifications

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1989–90)  | Peak
position

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UK Albums Chart[3] | 13
US Billboard 200[4] | 74

### Certifications

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| Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

|
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United Kingdom (BPI)[7] | Silver  | 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ "Porcelain - Julia Fordham - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
2. ^ O'Shaughnessy, Catriona (31 October 1989). "Review: Julia Fordham — Porcelain" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 19\. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021 - via American Radio History.
3. ^ a b c "JULIA FORDHAM - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
4. ^ a b "Julia Fordham Porcelain Chart History". Retrieved 13 November 2017.
5. ^ "Billboard - Julia Fordham Official Chart History". billboard.com. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
6. ^ "Porcelain - Julia Fordham - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
7. ^ "British album certifications – Julia Fordham – Porcelain". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 October 2018.

## External links

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* Porcelain at Discogs

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Julia Fordham

Studio albums|

* Julia Fordham
* Porcelain
* Swept
* Falling Forward
* East West
* That's Life

Collaboration albums|

* Unusual Suspects (with Paul Reiser)
* Woman to Woman (with Beverley Craven and Judie Tzuke)

Compilations|

* The Julia Fordham Collection

Singles|

* "Happy Ever After"
* "(Love Moves in) Mysterious Ways"
* "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

Related articles|

* Discography

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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