Dear God
XTC
1987
Dear God is a Rock album by XTC, originally released in 1987. On Gatefold: 10 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Art Rock
- lush
- bittersweet
- pastoral
About
This was inspired by a series of books with the same title, which lead singer Andy Partridge saw as an exploitation of children. The song is essentially a letter to God asking about his existence. The opening verse is sung by a friend's eight-year-old daughter, Jasmine Veillette, but was later lip-synched in the video by a young boy. Originally released as a B-Side to the song "Grass," this was not included with the original pressing of Skylarking. After DJ's across America picked-up on the song, Geffen Records decided to replace the track "Mermaid Smiles" with "Dear God." XTC has not .
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Tracklist
Side A
- ADear God
Side B
- BBig Day
Credits
Production & Engineering
- Todd RundgrenPRODUCER
- Todd RundgrenENGINEER
- Fred KayENGINEER
- Jonathon RusslePRODUCER
- Martin ColleyPRODUCER
- Steve LillywhitePRODUCER
- Alan WinstanleyPRODUCER
- Alan WinstanleyENGINEER
- XTCPRODUCER
- XTCENGINEER
- Todd RundgrenPRODUCER [PRODUCED BY]
Songwriting
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 10 pressings tracked on Gatefold