Catalogue nos.
7" Single: cat no. IN-3 Strange News / Is it Safe
12" Single: cat no.M P E 2 Strange News ext mix / Strange Views
(Is it Safe?)
Diction
and Fiction
Released:May
1983
7" ( cat no.IN-3 ) version, containing the tracks:
A side, DICTION AND FICTION,
12
inch ( cat no.12
IN-3 )Club mix version with the track DICTION AND FICTION extended mix.
Whistling
in the Dark
7 inch single
Released: Sept 83
Cat no: Interdisc IN-6
Written,
performed and arranged by John Johnson and Duncan Bridgeman. JOHN JOHNSON : Lyrics, Music, lead vocals, backing
vocals, real drums, real percussion , trumpet, co-production. DUNCAN BRIDGEMAN : Music, keyboards, synthesiser,
programming, samples, backing vocals, co-production
Recorded at The Chapel and Moody studios. Mixed by Duncan Bridgeman,
John Johnson and Nigel Walker at Air Studios, except 'Strange News',
mixed at the Chapel and Musicworks studios, and 'Is it Safe?' and
'Chance' mixed at Moody Studios.
METHOD
IN THE MADNESS JOHN JOHNSON : Lyrics, Music, lead vocals, backing vocals,
real drums, real percussion. DUNCAN BRIDGEMAN : Music, keyboards, synthesiser, programming.
MATHEW SELIGMAN : Bass
BRAM TCHAIKOVSY : Backing vocals
LETTERS JOHN JOHNSON : Lyrics,
Music, lead vocals, backing vocals, real drums, real percussion DUNCAN BRIDGEMAN : Music, keyboards, synthesiser, programming,
samples.
BRAM TCHAIKOVSY : Backing vocals
DICTION
AND FICTION JOHN JOHNSON : Lyrics, Music,
lead vocals, backing vocals, real drums, real percussion, programming. DUNCAN BRIDGEMAN : Music, keyboards, synthesiser, programming,
samples, backing vocals.
VICKI ASPINALL : Violin
MATHEW SELIGMAN ; Bass guitar
KEVIN ARMSTRONG : Guitar on outro
RICK WOOLGAR : Saxophone
WHISTLING iN THE DARK JOHN JOHNSON : Lyrics, Music,
lead vocals, backing vocals, real drums, real percussion, programming, vibraphone DUNCAN BRIDGEMAN : Music, keyboards, synthesiser, programming,
samples, backing vocals.
VICKI ASPINALL : Violin
MATHEW SELIGMAN ; Bass guitar
KEVIN ARMSTRONG : Guitar on outro
RICK WOOLGAR : Saxophone
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES JOHN JOHNSON : Lyrics,
Music, lead vocals, backing vocals, real drums, real percussion DUNCAN BRIDGEMAN : Music, keyboards, synthesiser, programming,
samples.
BRAM TCHAIKOVSY : Backing vocals
IS
IT SAFE? DUNCAN BRIDGEMAN : Music, keyboards, synthesiser, programming,
samples. JOHN JOHNSON : Music, real vocals, real percussion, trumpet.
PASCAL GABRIEL : Syn drum
CHANCE
JOHN JOHNSON : Lyrics, Music, Lead vocals, backing vocals, real Drums/real percussion, DUNCAN BRIDGEMAN : Music, piano, synthesisers, programming, backing vocals.
STRANGE
NEWS JOHN JOHNSON : Lyrics, Music, lead vocals, backing vocals,
real drums, real percussion, trumpet, samples. DUNCAN BRIDGEMAN : Music, keyboards, synthesiser, programming,
backing vocals.
JACQUI CALLIS : Backing vocals
ALAN COWLEY : Backing vocals
PHIL SMITH : Saxophone
METHOD
AGAIN
Instrumental medley of the songs: Strange News, Whistling in the Dark,
Letters, Method in the Madness, Strange News Dub mix by Adrian
Sherwood of ON-U Sound.
Produced and engineered by Duncan Bridgeman and John
Johnson. All other tracks mixed by Duncan Bridgeman and John Johnson.
All
additional instruments on all other tracks, Duncan
Bridgeman and John Johnson