This Is the World

This Is the World is the second and final studio album by River City People, released by EMI in 1991. It reached No. 56 in the UK and spawned two singles, "Special Way" (UK No. 44) and "Standing in the Need of Love" (UK No. 36).[1]

This Is the World
Studio album by
River City People
Released1991
Length43:09
LabelEMI
ProducerDavid Nicholas
River City People
Marius de Vries
Steve Sidelnyk
Steve Ferrera
River City People chronology
Say Something Good
(1989)		 This Is the World
(1991)

Reception

Upon release, The Guardian wrote: "Suppose Bono had been Pat Benatar and assuming she was in Dublin at the time, might something like this have been the result? As a follow up to their successful [debut] album, River City People offer This Is the World, and quite clearly a couple of years on the road have given them a new confidence and sharper edge. This album sounds like the work of a band who are enjoying the process of discovering just how good they are."[2] Hi-Fi News & Record Review commented: "The band's second release shows more bite than the far lighter debut, but it's no less melodic. Some suggestions that the band, especially the sterling vocalist, fell in love with the first Texas LP, but otherwise it's the kind of music which should make the band the darlings of the late night campus radio audience."[3]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Standing in the Need of Love"Paul Speed, Tim Speed3:51
2."Special Way"P. Speed, T. Speed3:14
3."Act Like a Child"P. Speed, T. Speed3:48
4."Hurt You"P. Speed, T. Speed3:59
5."Driver"T. Speed3:25
6."Move a Mountain"T. Speed4:40
7."Mile High Cafe"T. Speed4:35
8."True Stories from the Revolution"T. Speed3:43
9."The Sea"David Snell, Siobhan Maher3:41
10."High Tide"Snell, Maher3:28
11."This Is the World"P. Speed, T. Speed4:56

Personnel

River City People

  • Siobhan Maher - vocals
  • Tim Speed - guitars, vocals
  • David Snell - bass
  • Paul Speed - drums, percussion

Production

  • David Nicholas - producer (tracks 1-5, 7, 9-11), mixing (tracks 3-11), engineer (tracks 1-4, 7, 9), assistant engineer (tracks 10-11)
  • River City People - producers (tracks 1-5, 7, 9-11)
  • Marius de Vries, Steve Sidelnyk - producers (track 6), additional production (track 2)
  • Steve Ferrera - producer (track 8)
  • Chris Sheldon - mixing (tracks 1-2)
  • Richard Chappell - engineer (tracks 2, 5), assistant engineer (tracks 1-4, 7)
  • Ronni O'Keefe - engineer (tracks 5, 10-11)
  • David Chappell - engineer (track 6)
  • Nick Davis - mixing (track 8)
  • Bob Kraushaar - engineer (track 8)
  • Klaus Kummer - assistant engineer (track 8)

Other

  • Normal Service - art direction, design, styling
  • David Scheinmann - photography

Charts
Chart (1991) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[1] 56
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References
  1. https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/25571/river-city-people/
  2. "Recommended releases". The Guardian. 17 October 1991.
  3. "High Fidelity News and Record Review - Google Books". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
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