One of the most unique and eclectic debut albums of the late '80s, Neneh Cherry's Raw Like Sushi, will be celebrated with a 30th anniversary deluxe edition coming from Virgin/UMC in January.
The deluxe Raw Like Sushi, packed in a 12" x 12" box set, will feature the original album alongside two discs of vintage remixes of hits like "Buffalo Stance" (an international Top 5 hit) and "Kisses On The Wind," a follow-up that reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 in America. A who's who of remixers from the period are featured, including Massive Attack, Arthur Baker, David Morales and the Latin Rascals.
Released in the summer of 1989, Raw Like Sushi synthesized hip-hop with fresh dance club styles and became the toast of the year in pop, reaching No. 5 on The Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop poll and winning Cherry - the Swedish-born stepdaughter of jazz trumpeter Don Cherry - two BRIT Awards for Best International Breakthrough and Best International Solo Artist. (She also received a nomination for Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards, losing to Milli Vanilli, whose trophy was later rescinded after a lip-syncing scandal.) Her blend of rapping and singing and her powerful femininity made for a powerful combination, confounding British audiences when she performed "Buffalo Stance" on Top Of The Pops while pregnant with her second child and breaking up the boys' club of the nascent hip-hop tidal wave. In 2014, Cherry ended a nearly 20-year gap between solo albums with Blank Project; a follow-up, Broken Politics, was released in 2018.
Raw Like Sushi will be reissued January 31 as either a deluxe 3CD or 3LP set. Single disc CD and vinyl remasters will also be available. Those links and the full track list are below!
Raw Like Sushi: 30th Anniversary Edition (Virgin/UMC (U.K.), 2020)
3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
Disc 1: Original album (1-10 released as Circa Records 8 (U.K.)/Virgin 91252 (U.S.), 1989; 11-12 were CD bonus tracks)
- Buffalo Stance
- Manchild
- Kisses On The Wind
- Inna City Mamma
- The Next Generation
- Love Ghetto
- Heart
- Phoney Ladies
- Outre Risque Locomotive
- So Here I Come
- My Bitch
- Heart (It's a Demo)
Disc 2: Remixes Part 1
- Buffalo Stance (Sukka Mix)
- Buffalo Stance (Electro Ski Mix)
- Buffalo Stance (1/2 Way 2 House Remix - Arthur Baker)
- Buffalo Stance (Nearly Neue Beat Remix - Arthur Baker)
- Buffalo Stance (Kevin Sanderson's Techno Stance Remix One)
- Manchild (Old School Mix)
- Manchild (Massive Attack Remix)
- Manchild (Massive Attack Bonus Beats)
- Manchild (Smith N Mighty Remix)
- Manchild (Smith N Might More Bass - Less Vocal Style)
Tracks 1-2 from "Buffalo Stance" U.K. CD single - Circa/Virgin YRCDT21, 1988
Tracks 3-5 from "Buffalo Stance" U.K. CD single - Circa YRCD101, 1989
Track 6 from "Manchild" U.K. 12" single - Circa/Virgin YRT30, 1989
Tracks 7-10 from "Manchild" U.K. 12" single - Circa/Virgin YRTX30, 1989
Disc 3: Remixes Part 2
- Inna City Mamma (Re-recorded Extended Version)
- Inna City Mamma (Cold Blooded Remix)
- Kisses On The Wind (12" Spanish Mix)
- Kisses On The Wind (David Morales 'A Little More Puerto Rico' mix)
- Kisses On The Wind (Dynamic Duo + Latin Rascals Mix)
- Kisses On The Wind (Lovers Hip-Hop Extended Version)
- The Next Generation (Rap One Mix)
- The Next Generation (Sub-Woofer Mix)
- Heart (Club Mix)
Track 1 from "Inna City Mamma" U.K. 12" single - Circa/Virgin YRT42, 1989
Tracks 2 and 6-7 from Remixes U.K. EP - Circa/Virgin YRTX42, 1989
Track 3 from "Kisses On The Wind" U.S. 12" single - Virgin 96532, 1989
Track 4 from "Kisses On The Wind" U.K. 12" single - Circa/Virgin YRT33, 1989
Track 5 from "Kisses On The Wind" U.K. 12" single - Circa/Virgin YRTX33, 1989
Track 8 from "The Next Generation" U.K. 12" promo - Circa/Virgin NENEH 1, 1989
DJ Dust says
They've missed out Buffalo Blues from the b-side of Kisses In The Wind, are they crazy?
Giuseppe says
“Buffalo Blues” should also be included on the CD set!
Giuseppe says
The single versions and edits of various album tracks should also be added to the first disc as time allows.