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Watusi is a studio album by The Wedding Present.[4][5] It was released in 1994 on Island Records.[1] It peaked at No. 47 on the UK Albums chart.[6]

Watusi
Studio album by The Wedding Present
Released	12 September 1994
Genre	Alternative rock, indie rock
Length	41:40
Label	Island
Producer	Steve Fisk
The Wedding Present chronology
Hit Parade 2 (1993) Watusi (1994) Saturnalia (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[3]

Watusi was re-issued by Edsel Records in 2014; the band played the album in its entirety during their autumn 2014 UK tour.[7]

Production

The album was produced by Steve Fisk.[8] Beat Happening's Heather Lewis guested on two tracks.[9]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote: "Frequently slow and spare, letting small-scale instrumental restraint release Gedge’s most luminous melodies and performances, the album is a surprising charmer — except in the lyrics of songs that shrug off guilt while acknowledging its validity."[9] Clash deemed it "a curiously 1960s-flecked, garage-pop album."[10] Spin called Watusi "a dream-pop album that obsesses instead of dreams."[11]

Track listing

1. "So Long, Baby" – 2:28
2. "Click Click" – 4:28
3. "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah" – 3:15
4. "Let Him Have It" – 3:01
5. "Gazebo" – 3:08
6. "Shake It" – 3:03
7. "Spangle" – 3:15
8. "It's a Gas" – 3:31
9. "Swimming Pools, Movie Stars" – 3:09
10. "Big Rat" – 3:39
11. "Catwoman" - 7:09
12. "Hot Pants" - 2:03

All songs written by Belk/Dorrington/Gedge/Smith, except tracks 1 and 11 written by Belk/Dorrington/Gedge/Gregory/Smith and track 4 written by Dorrington/Gedge/Gregory/Smith.

Personnel

The Wedding Present

• David Gedge - vocals, guitar
• Paul Dorrington - guitar
• Darren Belk - bass, "Shake It" vocals
• Simon Smith - drums

Additional musicians

• Carrie Akre - extra vocals [tracks 5 & 8]
• Heather Lewis - extra vocals [tracks 2 & 9]
• Greg Powers - trombone
• Steve Fisk - piano, organ, guitar

References

• Watusi compact disc sleeves notes.

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