Spooky Tooth Cross Purpose CD - Import

Principally recorded at Adapoe Sound, Weimar, Germany, on September 12-19 & October 31, 1998; F.F.G. Studios, Gloucester, England, on July 22-25, 1997 & August 2, 1997. Includes liner notes by Bob Laul.

Cross Purpose marks the reunion of the original Spooky Tooth lineup sans Gary Wright, which means that singer Mike Harrison, guitarist Luther Grosvenor, bassist Greg Ridley, and drummer Mike Kellie are all present. The band's sound is pretty much the same as it was during their first go-round, which is exactly what most listeners will be looking for, although it's perhaps a little cleaner and more polished. The material, on the other hand, is not quite up to the level of the group's best, although much of it is at least passably decent. In short, while most of the public at large will pass on Cross Purpose, it's entertaining enough for devoted fans of the group, which is all it really needs to be. ~ Steve Huey

Engineers: Thomas Adapoe, Simon Woolf, Dave Pick.

Spooky Tooth: Luther Grosvenor (vocals, guitar); Mike Harrison (vocals, Kurzwell synthesizer); Greg Ridley (vocals, bass guitar); Mike Kellie (drums, percussion, background vocals).

Spooky Tooth: Luther Grosvenor (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars); Mike Harrison (vocals, Kurzweil synthesizer); Greg Ridley (vocals, bass); Mike Kellie (drums, shakers, percussion, background vocals).

Additional personnel: Ralph Schmidtsdorf (violin); Mark Feltham (harmonica); Matthias Batzel, Dave Moore (Hammond B-3 organ, piano); Debbie Longworth, Sandra Charles, Gary Oswell, Garry Lippett (background vocals).

Guitar Magazine (7/99, p.100) - "...[ST] fall back into the bues-rock groove so comfortably on the 10 tracks here....a warm jam among friends..."