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Written by Paddy McAloon, also Cars and Girls, The King of Rock ’n’ Roll and When Love Breaks Down
Released on Kitchenware Records, also Cars and Girls, The King of Rock ’n’ Roll and Cruel
Engineered by Jon Anderson Turner, also Cruel, Don’t Sing and Cue Fanfare
Part of Swoon, also Cruel, Don’t Sing and Cue Fanfare
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Prefab Sprout produced 21 songs on fono
David Brewis produced 11 songs on fono
David Brewis’s most frequent co-producer is Prefab Sprout (11 songs together)
Credits
All 10 credits
- Written by
- Paddy McAloon
- Produced by
- David Brewis and Prefab Sprout
- Performed by
- Graham Lant, Martin McAloon, Paddy McAloon and Wendy Smith
- Engineered by
- Jon Anderson Turner
- Part of
- Swoon
- Released on
- Kitchenware Records
- Written by
- Paddy McAloon
- Produced by
- David Brewis and Prefab Sprout
- Performed by
- Graham Lant, Martin McAloon, Paddy McAloon and Wendy Smith
- Engineered by
- Jon Anderson Turner
- Part of
- Swoon
- Released on
- Kitchenware Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Paddy McAloon
Same engineer: Jon Anderson Turner
Same writer: Paddy McAloon
Same engineer: Jon Anderson Turner
Same writer: Paddy McAloon
Same engineer: Jon Anderson Turner
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Couldn’t Bear to Be Special was performed by Graham Lant
Couldn’t Bear to Be Special was performed by Graham Lant
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Couldn’t Bear to Be Special was performed by Martin McAloon
Couldn’t Bear to Be Special was performed by Martin McAloon
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Couldn’t Bear to Be Special was performed by Paddy McAloon
Couldn’t Bear to Be Special was performed by Paddy McAloon
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Couldn’t Bear to Be Special was performed by Wendy Smith
Couldn’t Bear to Be Special was performed by Wendy Smith
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Couldn’t Bear to Be Special was produced by David Brewis
Couldn’t Bear to Be Special was produced by David Brewis
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Couldn’t Bear to Be Special was produced by Prefab Sprout
Couldn’t Bear to Be Special was produced by Prefab Sprout
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Couldn’t Bear to Be Special was written by Paddy McAloon
Couldn’t Bear to Be Special was written by Paddy McAloon
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Couldn’t Bear to Be Special is part of the release Swoon
Couldn’t Bear to Be Special is part of the release Swoon
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Kitchenware Records is the label of the song Couldn’t Bear to Be Special
Kitchenware Records is the label of the song Couldn’t Bear to Be Special
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Couldn’t Bear to Be Special was engineered by Jon Anderson Turner
Couldn’t Bear to Be Special was engineered by Jon Anderson Turner
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Couldn’t Bear to Be Special was released on 1984-03
Couldn’t Bear to Be Special was released on 1984-03
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026