A Hundred Thousand in Fresh Notes

A Hundred Thousand in Fresh Notes is the third and final studio album from the British duo Wax, released in 1989. The majority of the album was produced by Peter Collins, with four tracks produced by members Andrew Gold and Graham Gouldman.[2]

A Hundred Thousand in Fresh Notes
Studio album by Wax
Released	22 September 1989[1]
Length	43:44
Label	RCA
Producer	Peter Collins Andrew Gold Graham Gouldman
Wax chronology
American English (1987) A Hundred Thousand in Fresh Notes (1989) The Wax Files (1997)

"Wherever You Are" was released as the album's lead single, however it failed to generate commercial success in the UK or Europe.[1] The second and final single, "Anchors Aweigh", reached No. 95 in the UK and remained in the charts for two weeks.[3] After the album failed to achieve major commercial success, Gold and Gouldman disbanded and moved on to separate projects.[4]

Reception

Upon release, Newcastle Evening Chronicle commented: "Gouldman and Gold team up again and get off to a fine start with the melodic yet rhythmic "Anchors Aweigh". Obviously a lot of thought and care has gone into this album, from composing to performing and producing."[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Andrew Gold and Graham Gouldman.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Anchors Aweigh"	6:10
2.	"Wherever You Are"	3:25
3.	"Railroad to Heaven"	3:42
4.	"He Said She Said"	3:56
5.	"Spell on You"	4:07
6.	"Don't Play That Song"	4:23
7.	"Pictures of Paris"	3:22
8.	"Maybe"	4:23
9.	"Madeleine"	5:12
10.	"Credit Where Credit's Due"	5:14

Personnel

Wax Andrew Gold - vocals, keyboards, guitars, drum programming, backing vocals, percussion Graham Gouldman - vocals, guitars, bass guitar, backing vocals, percussion Additional personnel Gary Maughn - Fairlight synthesizer Dave Stuart - additional keyboards Scott Handy - saxophone Judd Lander - bagpipes Steve Ferrara - drums Chris Thompson, Miriam Stockley - backing vocals Mr. Magic - rap John Cameron - string arrangement, conductor

Production Peter Collins - producer (tracks 1-3, 5-6, 9-10) Andrew Gold - producer (tracks 4, 7-8), engineer (tracks 4, 7-8, 10) Graham Gouldman - producer (tracks 4, 7-8, 10) Ian Taylor - engineer (tracks 1-3, 5-6, 9-10) Other Anthony May - photography Storm Thorgerson, Colin Chambers - cover Nexus - artwork, graphics

References

1. Stratton, Sally (19 August 1989). "Wax bridge the generation gap". Music & Media: 15.
2. "Wax - A Hundred Thousand In Fresh Notes (CD, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
3. "WAX | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
4. Biography by Tom Demalon. "Wax UK | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
5. "Listings: Album Choices". Newcastle Evening Chronicle: 23. 19 December 1989.