Senso (Stephen Cummings album)
Senso is the debut studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Stephen Cummings, released in 1984. The album spawned the singles "We All Make Mistakes", "Stuck on Love", "Backstabbers", "Gymnasium", and "Another Kick in the Head". It peaked at number 46 on the Australian Kent Music Report.[1] The album was re-released to CD in 1992. In 2007, the album was re-reissued with This Wonderful Life.
| Senso | ||||
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| Released | August 1984 | |||
| Recorded | EMI Studios 301 | |||
| Genre | Electronic, rock, pop | |||
| Length | 38:55 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Group, Regular Records | |||
| Producer | Martin Armiger | |||
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| Singles from Senso | ||||
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Reception
Toby Crewel from Rolling Stone Australia gave the album 4 1/2 out of 5 saying "Senso is superficially a collection of romance songs slanted towards the slower numbers. However with repeated listenings it becomes much more than that – it's one of those rare records which reveals new depths and new delights with each spin." adding "Lyrically the songs move from melancholic rapture to ecstatic reverie with paranoia, viciousness and quiet determination in there somewhere as well. Cummings delivers them with more confidence than he showed on The Sports records and he seems especially comfortable with the strong female harmonies and duets. His phrasing has never been better, his voice is more mature and his control more supple. He still loves to twist words out of shape and squeeze nuance from his vocal melody but he rarely mangles the lyric as has happened in the past."[2]
Track listings
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gymanisum" | 3:36 | |
| 2. | "Another Kick in the Head" |
| 4:02 |
| 3. | "Walking Out the Door" |
| 3:12 |
| 4. | "My Mission Tonight" |
| 2:56 |
| 5. | "The Company Turns Ugly" |
| 4:07 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Only a Lonely Man" |
| 3:27 |
| 2. | "Stuck on Love" |
| 4:11 |
| 3. | "This Feeling Will Survive" |
| 3:55 |
| 4. | "Almost" |
| 3:28 |
| 5. | "Backstabbers" |
| 3:20 |
| 6. | "I Won't Give Up Your Love" |
| 4:01 |
1992 reissue
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gymnasium" | Martin Armiger, Stephen Cummings | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Another Kick in the Head" | Martin Armiger | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Walking Out the Door" | Martin Armiger, Stephen Cummings | 3:12 |
| 4. | "My Mission Tonight" | Andrew Pendlebury, Stephen Cummings | 2:56 |
| 5. | "The Company Turns Ugly" | Ian Stephen, Stephen Cummings | 4:07 |
| 6. | "We All Make Mistakes" | Ian Stephen, Stephen Cummings | 3:51 |
| 7. | "Only a Lonely Man" | Beatrice Verdi, Ivy Jo Hunter | 3:27 |
| 8. | "Stuck on Love" | Stephen Cummings, Ian Stephen | 4:11 |
| 9. | "This Feeling Will Surive" | Stephen Cummings, Ian Stephen | 3:55 |
| 10. | "Almost" | Stephen Cummings, Ian Stephen | 3:28 |
| 11. | "Backstabbers" | Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Leon Huff | 3:20 |
| 12. | "I Won't Give Up Your Love" | Stephen Cummings, Ian Stephen | 4:01 |
| Total length: | 44:07 | ||
2007 reissue
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Gymnasium" (Mega Dance Mix) | Stephen Cummings, Martin Armiger | 5:10 |
| 13. | "We All Make Mistakes" | Stephen Cummings, Ian Stephen | 3:50 |
| 14. | "Backstabbers" (Extended Dance Mix) | Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Leon Huff | 5:29 |
| Total length: | 55:01 | ||
Charts
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Album Kent Music Report[3] | 46 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | August 1984 | Regular Records | Vinyl | RRLP-1208 |
| Australia | 1992 | Regular Records, Warner Music Australia | CD | D19574 |
Personnel
- Arranged by [Brass Arrangements] Greg Flood
- Bass – Joe Creighton, Mark Ferry
- Cornet [Solo] – Vince Jones
- Drum programming [Drumulator] – Martin Armiger
- Drums – Peter Luscombe
- Guitar – Andrew Pendlebury, Martin Armiger, Robert Goodge
- Keyboards – Duncan Veal, Jantra de Vilda, Martin Armiger, Stephen Bigger
- Percussion – Ricky Fataar
- Additional vocals – Joe Creighton, Linda Nutter, Nick Smith, Stephanie Sproul, Venetta Fields
References
- Senso at Australian Charts
- "MEDIA: Reviews: Senso". LoveTown. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- Kent, David (1984). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 94. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.