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Mr. Gorgeous (and Miss Curvaceous)
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Wikipedia article
"'Mr. Gorgeous (and Miss Curvaceous)'" is a 1997 hit by English electronic group Smoke City. Written by the three group members and produced by the group with Mike Nielsen, the song did not experience worldwide success like their debut single, "Underwater Love", but did become a number-one hit in Italy in September 1997.
Critical reception
British magazine 'Music Week' rated "Mr. Gorgeous (and Miss Curvaceous)" three out of five, describing it as "a dreamy, jazzy acoustic guitar-based tune. Its naggingly insistent "aye-aye-aye" chorus plus Mood II Swing and Hyperspace mixes make it a strong contender." Daisy & Havoc from 'RM' gave it five out of five. They added, "Smoke City cope with the difficult follow-up to a hit single very well here by chooslng this cheeky irresistible little summer number as the next move after 'Underwater Love'. Guitars are astrumming and the vocal is excellentwatch out for the singlalong "ay ay ay" chorus..."
Track listings
* 'UK cassette single'
# "Mr. Gorgeous (and Miss Curvaceous)" (radio edit) 4:05
# "Mr. Gorgeous (and Miss Curvaceous)" (Mood II Swing vocal mix) 9:20
* 'UK and Italian maxi-CD single'
# "Mr. Gorgeous (and Miss Curvaceous)" (radio edit) 4:05
# "Mr. Gorgeous (and Miss Curvaceous)" (Hyperspace dub) 5:35
# "Mr. Gorgeous (and Miss Curvaceous)" (Mood II Swing vocal mix) 9:20
# "Numbers" 4:21
* 'Italian 12-inch vinyl'
:A1. "Mr. Gorgeous (and Miss Curvaceous)" (LP version) 4:20
:A2. "Numbers" 4:21
:B1. "Mr. Gorgeous (and Miss Curvaceous)" (Mood II Swing vocal mix) 9:20
:B2. "Mr. Gorgeous (and Miss Curvaceous)" (Hyperspace dub) 5:35
Personnel
Personnel are adapted from the UK maxi-CD single liner notes.
* Smoke City production
** Marc Brown writing
** Chris Franck writing
** Nina Miranda writing, artwork design
* Phil Hartley bassoon
* Mike Nielsen extra backing vocals, production, recording engineer
* Toni Economides extra backing vocals, programming
* Paul Mouzouros extra backing vocals
* Ben Hillier mixing
* Zombart (UK) AK artwork design
* Dave Hindley photography
Charts
References
Category:1997 songs
Category:1997 singles
Category:Jive Records singles
Category:Number-one singles in Italy
Category:Virgin Records singles
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