Mike & The Mechanics is the fifth studio album by Mike + The Mechanics, released in 1999. As the name is easily confused with the 1985 album (the first used the plus sign [+]; this uses the ampersand [&]) Mike + The Mechanics, it is also referred to as M6 (i.e., the sixth album by the group, including the Hits compilation). It includes the top 40 hit "Now That You've Gone".
This was the last studio album with Paul Young, who died the year after its release; the group did not release another album until Rewired in 2004.
The album was not officially released in North America and is only available as an import there. However, the band's former US label Atlantic Records is still thanked in the liner notes.
Track listing
Personnel
Mike and The Mechanics
Mike Rutherford – electric guitars, bass guitar, backing vocals
Paul Carrack – lead vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12), backing vocals, keyboards, electric guitars, drums Paul Young – lead vocals (3, 6, 8, 11, 13), backing vocals, percussion Gary Wallis – drums, programming
Additional personnel
Oskar Paul – programming
Steve Pigott – programming
Matthew Vaughan – programming
Simon Hale – string arrangements and conductor
Sharon Woolf – backing vocals
Technical and Design
Nick Davis – engineer (1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9-12), mixing (1, 3-13) Mark Taylor – engineer (2), mixing (2) Simon Hurrell – engineer (4, 8, 13) Ian Huffam – additional engineer (1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9-12) Wherefore Art? – Cover design
References
Mike + The Mechanics albums
1999 albums
Albums produced by Mike Rutherford
Virgin Records albums
Albums produced by Mark Taylor (music producer) Albums produced by Brian Rawling