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Written By:
Bob Stanley
Pete Wiggs
Tatiana Mais (Q-Tee) (Discopedia)
Publisher
Warner Chappell/Warner Chappell/Copyright Control
Production
Engineer: Ian Catt
Producer: Saint Etienne
Companies
Engineered and Produced at: RMS, London
Timing
Recorded: Summer - Autumn 1992
Released: Feb 22, 1993
Notes
"Calico is one of the most interesting tracks on the album. A brooding, tripped out mood mosaic, part Argento, part Mondo Morricone, it features 16-year-old Kidbrooke rapper Q Tee on lead vocals and Martin Kelly on bass. Hugely underrated, Q Tee had sung on Filthy, the B-side to Only Love Can Break Your Heart, and pursued a similar musical path to that of Martina Topley-Bird and Princess Hearn. She Signed to Heavenly and sadly released just one single, Gimme That Body in 1996, which hit the Top 40." (Bob Stanley 2009)
"We liked her voice, it was really unusual to get an English voice on a rap record at the time. People tended to pretend to be American." (Pete Wiggs 2009)
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Credits
Vocals: Q-Tee
Vocals, Sri Lanka, Macca Keyring: Sarah Cracknell
Prophet 5, Roland Jupiter, Handclaps, Spriguns of Tolgus: Bob Stanley
Rogue Moog, Emax Sampler, Basso Profundo, Polk Salad: Pete Wiggs
Guitars, Keyboard Programming, Whistling Jack: Ian Catt
Bass: Martin Kelly (Cajun Queen) (Discopedia)
Song Samples
"The keyboard riff comes from Up Wareika Hill by Augustus Pablo. The drum pattern is sampled from Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun by The Beastie Boys." (Adchelle)
Sample #1 (Outro)
"I never take of my hat except when I'm out of doors!"
The sample is taken from the 1945 film 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'. The voice of George Sanders playing Lord Henry Wotton.
Sample #2 (Outro)
"She made a pie from Jenkins' ear And washed it down with a bottle of beer!"
The sample is taken from the 1973 film 'That'll Be The Day'. The voice of David Essex playing Jim MacLaine.
Mixes
No mixes have been issued
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