Here Comes the Groom (album)
Here Comes the Groom is an album released in January 1990 by folk-rock singer John Wesley Harding. Harding called the backing band the Good Liars, which included Pete Thomas and Bruce Thomas of the Attractions. Not surprisingly, Here Comes the Groom has a feel similar to classic Elvis Costello. Harding's articulate and biting vocal delivery, also reminiscent of Costello, retains a good dark sense of humor.Track listing
All songs were written by John Wesley Harding; except as noted
- "Here Comes the Groom"
- "Cathy's New Clown"
- "Spaced Cowgirl"
- "Scared of Guns"
- "You're No Good"
- "When the Sun Comes Up"
- "The Devil in Me"
- "An Audience with You"
- "Dark Dark Heart"
- "Same Thing Twice"
- "Affairs of the Heart"
- "Nothing I'd Rather Do"
- "Things Snowball"
- "The Red Rose and the Briar"
- "Bastard Son"
Personnel
- John Wesley Harding - guitar, vocals
- Kirsty MacColl - vocal harmony on "Affairs of the Heart"
- Dave Alvin - guitar on "You're No Good"
- Geraint Watkins - accordion on "Affairs of the Heart"
- Ken Craddock - keyboards
- Jeff Lass - keyboards
- Bob Loveday - fiddle
- Matthew McCauley - vocal harmony
- Keith Nelson - banjo on "Same Thing Twice"
- Tom Robinson - keyboards on "Bastard Son"
- Peter Case - guitar, vocals on "Things Snowball"
- Andy Paley - guitar, vocal harmony
- Paul Riley - bass
- Bruce Thomas - bass
- Pete Thomas - drums, percussion
- Steve Donnelly - guitar, autoharp
- Choir of Julian Dawson - chorus harmony on "Dark Dark Heart"
- Dalai Lama Horns - horns