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She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter is the third album by British pop band the Blow Monkeys, originally released in 1987.. The album's title is a reference to Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher, whose Conservative government was unpopular with left wing, pro-Labour Party music acts of the 1980s (including the Blow Monkeys), some of whom joined the Red Wedge movement as part ...
Nov 20, 2011 · Beginning with the ultraslick “It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way,” the Monkeys’ followup to their breakthrough Animal Magic cemented their status among England’s new wave of soul/R&B forgerers (The Style Council, ABC, Spandau Ballet, etc.). Often sounding like a cross between The Style Council and Culture Club, She Was Only A Grocer’s ...
The Blow Monkeys. Released January 5, 1987. She Was Only a Grocer’s Daughter Tracklist. 1.
Apr 27, 2014 · 3. Cherry Red’s two-CD deluxe edition of The Blow Monkeys’ 1987 album She Was Only A Grocer’s Daughter is now available for pre-order. The album is best known for the hit It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way, although Out With Her and ( Celebrate) The Day After You are also well remembered, despite their modest chart placings at the time.
Often sounding like a cross between The Style Council and The The, She Was Only A Grocer’s Daughter (a title lifted from the earlier Style Council song “She Was Only A Shopkeeper’s Daughter”) is very smartly done, with slick production from Michael Baker (think Langer & Winstanley or Hugh Jones, whose All Fools Day by The Saints comes ...
The mix was used again on the 5" CD single in Germany but called the "Long" mix, not to be confused with the original 12" release. Finally, It is the version issued on the 2014 Deluxe 2-CD release of the "She Was Only A Grocer's Daughter" album as the "Long" mix. "Paul Weller Mix" (5'53).
Cherry Red will continue their association with The Blow Monkeys by reissuing the ‘sophisti-pop’ band’s 1987 album She Was Only A Grocer’s Daughter in June.. The 1987 record spawned two UK top 30 singles including the It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way which reached number five in the charts.
