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Skinny

The skinny on Skinny. [although that article mispells Matt's and Paul's last names].

News

See the listing below for single of "Friday (Going Out)". [February 23, 2000]

Check out the Skinny FanClub, an unoffical fan website with lots of information. [20Sept00]

A demo version of the album track called 'Sex' is available on CD included free with September 1998 issue of Future Music magazine from U.K. It's called 'Sex Demo'. [01Sept98]

"The Weekend" album came out July 21, 1998 in U.S. on London Records/Cheeky/Phase 4.

Skinny's 'Failure' single came out on March 30 in U.K. The album, "The Weekend" came out April 20 in U.K.

Discography

   The Weekend

   (Cheeky Records/3mv/BMG?, U.K., April 20, 1998)
   CD, CHEKCD.501, ISBN # 5-014524-150153
   LP, CHEKLP.501, ISBN # ?
   CASS, CHEKK.501, ISBN # ?

   (Cheeky/Phase 4 Records/London/Polygram, U.S, July 21, 1998)
   CD, 314-556 010-2, ISBN # 7 314-556 010-2-2
   [U.S. version may contain bonus track for total of 13 tracks.
   Not confirmed.]

   12 tracks, includes:

   1.    2:45   Intro
   2.    4:12   The Bus Song
   3.    4:38   London Tonight
   4.    5:27   Failure
   5.    4:04   Mr Goodstuff
   6.    4:17   Friday Part I
   7.    5:36   Friday Part II
   8.    4:12   Come Down
   9.    3:34   Getting In
  10.    7:38   Sex
  11.    3:24   In God's Hands
  12.    1:30   Outro

Intro.  Guitar & Vocals: Paulie.  Programming: Matty.  Joke supplied
by Rollo.

Bus Song.  Guitar & Vocals: Paulie.  Programming & Drums: Matty.
Bass: Aubrey Nunn.  Keyboards: Sister Bliss.

London Tonight.  Programming & Keyboards: Matty.  Vocals: Matty.
Percussion: Malek Hyde Smith.

Failure.  Guitar & Vocals: Paulie.  Programming, Drums &
Keyboards: Matty.  Bass: Aubrey Nunn.  Wurlitzer & Hammond: Mark
Bates.  Backing Vocals: Pauline Taylor & Dido.  Chorus Vocals: Lee
Stevens.

Mr Goodstuff.  Guitar & Vocals: Paulie.  Programming &
Keyboards: Matty.  Additional Keyboards: Sister Bliss & Mark
Bates.  Bass: Aubrey Nunn.  Backing Vocals: Debbie French, Imaani
Saleem, Shannon Stewart.  Drums: Andy Gangadene.

Friday. Part I.  Programming: Matty.
Part II.  Programming: Matty.  Percussion: Malek Hyde Smith.  Guitar
& Vocals: Paulie.

Come Down.  Guitar & Vocals: Paulie.  Programming: Matty.
Keyboards: Mark Bates.  Percussion: Louis Jardine.

Getting In.  Guitar & Vocals: Paulie.  Programming: Matty.
Percussion: Malek Hyde Smith.  Backing Vocals: Pauline Taylor &
Dido.  Backing Vocals arranged by Pauline Taylor.

Sex.  Programming & Guitar: Matty.  Bass: Tim.  Additional
Programming: Nello.  Piano: Mark Bates.  Additional Keyboards &
Organs: Sister Bliss (oooh!).

In Gods Hands.  Guitar & Vocals: Paulie.  Programming, Drums &
Keyboards: Matty.  Bass: Aubrey Nunn.  Additional Keyboards: Sister
Bliss.  Backing Vocals: Debbie French, Imaani Saleem, Shannon Stewart.

All songs written by P. Herman/M. Benbrook/Ayalah/R. O'Malley, except
Failure (P. Herman/M. Benbrook/H. Carroll/J. McCarthy) &
Getting In (P. Herman/M. Benbrook).

P. Hermann & M. Benbrook are published by Cheeky Publishing.
Ayalah by Warner Chappell.  R. O'Malley is published by BMG.
H. Carroll & J. McCarthy are published by EMI Music/Redwood Music.

The Weekend was produced by Matty & engineered by Goetz, except
1 & 8, Engineered by Nick Kirkland and 10, Engineered by Phil
Brown.  Mixed by Goetz, Matty & Paulie except tracks 1 & 8
(Nick Kirkland, Matty & Paulie) and track 10 (Phil
Brown, Matty & Paulie).

Assistant Engineers:  Grippa, Andy, Val & Chris.

Recorded & mixed at Swanyard Studios, except tracks 4 & 9
(The Church)

   Failure

   Written by M. Benbrook, P. Herman, H. Carroll, & J. McCarthy.
   Published by Cheeky Music/EMIMusic/Redwood Music.
   Produced by Matt Benbrook.
   


   (Cheeky Records?, UK, September?, 1997)
   7" vinyl, [white label, one-sided]  [details not confirmed]

    A.   5:27   Failure  ["The Weekend" album version ?, not confirmed]

   [This is mentioned in Musik magazine (No. 30, November 1997, p.11,
   news column) in context of resurgence of 7" singles:  "...Rollo's
   done a secret one-sided white label one as Skinny which is
   threatening to be massive,...".]



   (Cheeky Records/3mv/BMG, U.K., March 30, 1998)
   CD, CHEKCD.023, ISBN # 5 014524 102350
 
   4 tracks, includes:

   1.    3:36   Failure (Radio Mix)
   2.    8:25   Failure (David Holmes Remix)
   3.    4:50   Failure (Original Instrumental)
   4.    5:38   Failure (Magitone Mix)

   1 & 3. Guitar & Vox: Paulie. Programming, Drums and
      Keyboards: Matty. Bass: Aubrey Nunn. Wurlitzer & Hammond:
      Mark Bates.  Backing Vocals: Pauline Taylor & Dido.
      Chorus Vox: Lee Stevens.  Engineered by Goetz.      
   2. Additional Production and Remix by David Holmes with Tim
      Goldsworthy. Engineered by JC@Orinoco. Keyboards by Darren
      Morris.
   4. Remixed by The Magitones. Additional Keys: Paul Cudby.
      Engineered by Nick Kirkland.


   (Cheeky Records/3mv/BMG, U.K., March 30, 1998)
   12&, CHEK.12023, ISBN # ?  [track list not confirmed] 









   Friday (Going Out)  (single)


   'Friday Part II'
   Written by P. Herman/M. Benbrook/Ayalah Bentovin/R. O'Malley.
   Produced by Matt Benbrook.  Engineered by Goetz.

   'Failure'
   Written by M. Benbrook/P. Herman/H. Carroll/J. McCarthy.
   Produced by Matt Benbrook.

   Includes mixes by Skinny, Norman Cook (a.k.a. Fatboy Slim),
   Jason Nevins, Jan Driver and a Sharam Jey (16c+) remix of 'Failure'.



   (Cheeky Records/3mv/BMG, U.K., March 30, 1998 or June 1999?)
   CD (Part 1 of 2), CHEKCD.033? or .036?, ISBN # ?

   [track list from www.cdnow.com, not confirmed]

   1.    3:39?  Friday (Going Out) (Norman Cook 7") 
   2.    3:20?  Friday (Going Out) (Original 7") 
   3.    6:53?  Friday (Going Out) (Skinny 12" Mix) 
   4.    ?:??   Friday (Going Out) (Matty's Mix) 

   [see below for credits]


   (Cheeky Records/3mv/BMG, U.K., March 30, 1998 or June 1999?)
   CD (Part 2 of 2), CHEKCD.033? or .036?, ISBN # ?

   1.    3:50?  Friday (Going Out) (Skinny Alternative 7") 
   2.    3:20?  Friday (Going Out) (Original 7") 
   3.    7:10?  Friday (Going Out) (Norman Cook 12" Mix) 
   4.    5:29?  Friday (Going Out) (Drivair Mix) 

   [see below for credits]




   (Cheeky Records/3mv/BMG, U.K., June ?, 1999)
   CD, catalog # CHEKCD.036, ISBN # ?

   1.    3:39   Friday (Going Out) (Norman Cook 7")
   2.    3:50   Friday (Going Out) (Alternative 7")
   3.    3:20   Friday (Going Out) (Original 7")
   4.    7:10   Friday (Going Out) (Norman Cook 12")
   5.    6:53   Friday (Going Out) (Skinny 12")
   6.    5:29   Friday (Going Out) (Drivair Mix Edit)

   1 and 4. Remix and additional production by Norman Cook.
      Engineered and mixdown by Simon Thornton @ H.M.S. House.
   6. Produced by Jan Driver. Recorded @ Century Ville / The Big Boys
      Room. Jan Driver appears courtesy of Formaldehyd Records.



   (Cheeky Records/3mv/BMG, U.K., June?, 1999)   
   2x12" vinyl, catalog # CHEKDJ 12.036 [DJ promo]

   A.    7:10   Friday (Going Out) (Norman Cook 12" Mix)
   B.    6:05   Friday (Going Out) (Skinny Dub Mix)
   C.    6:08   Friday (Going Out) (Drivair Mix)
   D.    6:40   Failure (Sharam Jey Remix)

   D. Produced by Matty. Remix and additional production by Sharam Jey.

   [see above for other credits]



   (Cheeky Records/Jive/Zomba, NL/EU, June?, 1999)
   12" vinyl, catalog # 055430, ISBN # ?

   A1.   7:10   Friday (Going Out) (Norman Cook 12" Mix)
   B1.   5:29   Friday (Going Out) (Matty's Mix)
   B2    4:43   Friday (Going Out) (Drivair Mix)

   [see above for other credits]



   (Cheeky Records/3mv/BMG, U.K., March?, 1998)
   2x12" vinyl, catalog # CHEKDJ12.029 [DJ promo]
      [details unconfirmed]

   A.   ?:??   Friday (Going Out) (Jason Nevins Remix)
   B.   ?:??   Friday (Going Out) (Album Version)
   C.   ?:??   Friday (Going Out) (Matty's Mix)
   D.   ?:??   Friday (Going Out) (THR) (?)