Description
lsquoManchester Callingrsquo boasts all the hallmarks of Heatonrsquos beautifully bittersweet songwriting ndash effortlessly catchy melodies allied with an everymanrsquos biting exasperation at the modern world alongside some truly heartfelt love songs.nbspProduced by long time collaborator John Williams who produced both Housemartins albums and the previous three Paul Heaton amp Jacqui Abbott albums lsquoWhat Have We Becomersquo rsquo14, lsquoWisdom, Laughter amp Linesrsquo rsquo15, and lsquoCrooked Calypsorsquo rsquo17nbsp the record was recorded at Blueprint Studios in Salford, Manchester. As is Paul Heatonrsquos habit the lyrics were written in various locations in North Holland and Belgium while the music was composed in a hotel in Puerto Rico, Gran Canaria and in Limburg An Der Lahn in Germany.
