It Must Be Obvious
It Must Be Obvious is a tribute to some of my influences – featuring covers of songs by: Pet Shop Boys, The Beatles, Depeche Mode, New Order, Duran Duran, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, David Bowie, The Cure, The White Stripes, Muse, John Barry and The Velvet Underground.
I produced and mixed this Space March covers album with an upfront vocal sound and synth-laiden production. It was mastered by Robin Schmidt (OMD).
The best selling tracks across all digital services are: It Must Be Obvious, Uprising and Enjoy The Silence.
Info
| Chronology: | Album 5 |
| Released (Digital): | 12 May 2014 |
| Released (CD): | 14 May 2014 |
| Labels: | Hark Records / Space March Pty Ltd |
| Production: | All tracks performed, recorded, arranged, produced and mixed by Craig Simmons. Mastered by Robin Schmidt at 24-96 Mastering. Design by Craig Simmons. Cover art based on photo by Alex Harris. |
| # | Track | Originally by… |
| 01 | It Must Be Obvious | Pet Shop Boys (1990) Written by Chris Lowe / Neil Tennant Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC |
| 02 | Uprising | Muse (2009) Written by Matthew Bellamy Published by Loosechord Limited |
| 03 | Tomorrow Never Knows | The Beatles (1966) Written by John Lennon / Paul McCartney Published by Northern Songs Catalog |
| 04 | Crystal | New Order (2001) Written by Gillian Gilbert / Peter Hook / Stephen Morris / Bernard Sumner Published by Warner Chappell Music |
| 05 | Do You Believe in Shame? | Duran Duran (1989) Written by Simon Le Bon / Nick Rhodes / John Taylor / Eleanor Broadwater / Delmar Hawkins / Stanley Lewis Published by Arc Music Group Catalog (BMG Rights Management US LLC) |
| 06 | The Love Cats | The Cure (1983) Written by Robert Smith Published by Universal Music Corporation |
| 07 | My Doorbell | The White Stripes (2005) Written by Jack White Published by Peppermint Stripe Music |
| 08 | Messages | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (1980) Written by Paul Humphreys / Andrew McCluskey Published by BMG Rights Management US LLC |
| 09 | I’m Waiting for the Man | The Velvet Underground (1967) Written by Lou Reed Published by Oakfield Avenue Music |
| 10 | Space Oddity | David Bowie (1969) Written by David Bowie Published by Essex Music International, Inc |
| 11 | Enjoy The Silence | Depeche Mode (1990) Written by Martin Gore Published by EMI Music Publishing |
| 12 | Space March | John Barry (1967) Written by John Barry Published by Unart Music Corp |