Fine Young Cannibals

 Fine Young CannibalsTalk about a brief reign as the king – these guys had it made in the chart-topping department in 1989, but now they’ve gone almost completely silent. Their self-titled first album has some of their best material on it, particularly the acoustic-guitar and sax driven Funny How Love Is and a wonderfully unpredictable song called “Couldn’t Care More” which also ranks as my favorite song by FYC. The early single “Johnny Come Home” is also here, along with a surprisingly well-executed cover of Elvis’ “Suspicious 3out of 4Minds”. I have to give this album higher marks than the later The Raw & The Cooked by a long shot. And whatever happened to these guys anyway, aside from lead singer Roland Gift’s occasional villainous guest appearances on the Highlander TV series?

Order this CD

  1. Johnny Come Home (3:35)
  2. Couldn’t Care More (3:30)
  3. Don’t Ask Me To Choose (3:05)
  4. Funny How Love Is (3:28)
  5. Suspicious Minds (3:56)
  6. Blue (3:35)
  7. Move To Work (3:26)
  8. On A Promise (3:06)
  9. Time Isn’t Kind (3:12)
  10. Like a Stranger (3:28)
  11. Johnny Come Home – extended mix (5:45)
  12. Suspicious Minds – suspicious mix (7:54)

Released by: I.R.S.
Release date: 1986
Total running time: 48:00