Brilliant - It's A Man's Man's Man's World

35 years ago today Brilliant entered the UK singles chart at #75 with It's A Man's Man's Man's World.
The song would peak at #58 and spend 5 weeks on the chart.


Brilliant were a British pop/rock group active in the 1980s, and although not commercially successful, they remain notable because of the personnel involved.  
As well as lead singer June Montana there was Martin Glover a.k.a. Youth, of rock band Killing Joke and subsequently a top producer/remixer; Jimmy Cauty, later to find fame and fortune as one half of The KLF, A&R manager (Bill Drummond, the other member of The KLF), and songwriting and production team (Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman known as Stock Aitken Waterman).

The debut single, a cover of James Brown's "It's a Man's Man's World", was produced by Stock Aitken Waterman and was critically acclaimed by the music press. It became the group's biggest hit on the UK charts, peaking at #58 in October 1985. The group released their only album Kiss the Lips of Life in 1986, and three further singles, "Love Is War" (UK #64), "Somebody" (UK #67) and a cover of "The End of the World". The album was produced by Stock Aitken & Waterman (except the song "Crash the Car"), peaking at #83 in the UK. The album was reissued on CD by independent U.S. record label, Wounded Bird, on 11 August 2009.

The band split in late 1986, but group members continued working with each other on subsequent years. Jimmy Cauty and Bill Drummond formed The KLF in 1987. June Montana formed the female duo Disco 2000 with Cauty's wife Cressida, releasing several singles on the KLF Communications label. Youth and Cauty worked together again in the band The Orb.


FORMATS AND TRACK LISTINGS

7" FOOD FOOD5
7" FOOD FOOD5PV (PICTURE DISC)
It's A Man's Man's Man's World (7" Version)
Crash The Car* (Album Version)

7" FOOD FOOD5 (REMIX)
It's A Man's Man's Man's World (Night Train Mix)
Crash The Car* (Album Version)

12" FOOD FOOD5T
Crash The Car* (Multiple Pile-Up Mix)
It's A Man's Man's Man's World (7" Version)
It's A Man's Man's Man's World (Extended Mix)
It's A Man's Man's Man's World (It's A Dub Dub Dub World)

12" FOOD FOOD 5TE (REMIX)
It's A Man's Man's Man's World (The Trans Global Mix)
Crash The Car* (Album Version)

*Written by Youth/Montana/Cauty
*Produced by Brilliant


LINKS

Album link (Spotify)

It's A Man's Man's Man's World (full credits)

Mike Stock Official Website

Location: United Kingdom

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