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Joseph Arthur
Big City Secrets
Album US 1996 on Real World Records label
Rock and Pop (Folk Rock, Acoustic, Indie Rock)
Released in a standard jewel case with 12-page staple-bound insert booklet; includes lyrics. A Womad production for Real World. Recorded and mixed at Real World Studios, England. Additional venues: Swanyard Studios, Eastcote Studios, Berwick Street Studios in England; Shelter Island Studios in New York. Brian Eno appears courtesy of Opal Ltd. Peter Gabriel appears courtesy of Peter Gabriel Ltd/Real World Records Ltd/Geffen Records and Virgin Records Ltd. All tracks published by Real World Music Ltd / EMI Virgin Music Ltd. ℗ & © 1996 REAL WORLD RECORDS LTD. Made in Holland Printed In Holland.
Musicians
 | Joseph Arthur voc, *1971 US painting, illustration, drawings, written by, album by, vocals, guitar, harmonica, vocals, guitar, vocals, guitar, bass, highly-strung |
 | Anna Gabriel , *1974 GB photography by, inlay & cd label |
 | Simon Edwards b, US bass, piano, bass, bass, performance & arrangement, guitar, additional, bass, coal, bass, string fossil, performer, sas, bass, maze, bass, mellotron, performer, persian fretless, berimbau, birimbau, noises, harmonic missiles, bass, filter |
 | Martyn Barker dr, perc, *1959 GB bells, treated tubular kit, drums, caxixi, percussion, military snare, percussion, bondage snare, percussion, scaffolphoneum, drums, live drums, drums, gong, cow gong, berimbau, birimbau |
 | Markus Dravs , GB keyboards, noises, desert storm, percussion, gravel percussion, horn, corn horn, drum programming, accordion, lesley accordion, percussion, low drum & sheet percussion |
 | Roger Beaujolais vib, *1942 GB vibraphone, vibes, xylophone, venetian |
 | Nigel Eaton vc, perc, GB hurdy gurdy |
 | Ashley Slater tb, voc, *1961 CA trombone |
 | Ron Aslan , GB loops, drum loops |
 | Nick Plytas key, voc, GB mellotron |
Producers
| Tristan Manco design, graphic design |
| Goetz engineer, additional |
| Ibi Tijani engineer, additional |
| Jacquie Turner engineer, additional |
| Nick Kirkland engineer, additional |
| Ray Martin engineer, additional |
| Ruadhri Cushnan engineer, additional |
| Justin Griffith engineer, assistant |
| Lee Fitzgerald engineer, assistant |
| Lee Philips engineer, assistant |
| Mark Aubury engineer, assistant |
| Ben Findlay engineer, edited by, mixed by |
| Michele Turriani photography by, front and back cover |
| Markus Dravs producer, mixed by, drum programming |
| Brian Eno backing vocals |
| Peter Gabriel backing vocals |
Composers
| Joseph Arthur |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Big City Secrets | Joseph Arthur | 4:34 | |
| 2 | | Mercedes | Joseph Arthur | 6:20 | |
| 3 | | Mikel K | Joseph Arthur | 3:53 | |
| 4 | | Good About Me | Joseph Arthur | 4:55 | |
| 5 | | Daddy's On Prozac | Joseph Arthur | 4:05 | |
| 6 | | Marina | Joseph Arthur | 4:00 | |
| 7 | | Birthday Card | Joseph Arthur | 5:36 | |
| 8 | | Crying Like A Man | Joseph Arthur | 6:14 | |
| 9 | | Porcupine | Joseph Arthur | 4:42 | |
| 10 | | Dessert | Joseph Arthur | 1:03 | |
| 11 | | Haunted Eyes | Joseph Arthur | 4:42 | |
| 12 | Bottle Of You | Joseph Arthur | 5:27 |
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