Dumb Waiters

Dumb Waiters is the second studio album by English pop band the Korgis. It was released on Rialto Records in the UK in 1980.

The album peaked #40 at UK chart and includes the singles "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime", UK #5, U.S. #18, Australia #18; "If It's Alright with You Baby" UK #56; "Dumb Waiters" and "Rover's Return".

Dumb Waiters was re-issued on CD by Edsel Records in 1999 but is currently out of print.

Personnel

 * James Warren - lead vocals, background vocals, bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboards
 * Stuart Gordon - acoustic guitar, violin
 * Andy Davis - electric guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion, background vocals
 * Phil Harrison - keyboards, percussion

Additional personnel

 * David Lord - percussion
 * Stephen Paine - programming
 * Jo Mullet - background vocals
 * Ali Cohn - background vocals

Production

 * The Korgis - producers
 * David Lord - producer, sound engineer
 * Nick Heath - direction
 * Tim Heath - direction
 * Jeffery Edwards - cover painting
 * Tim Simmons - photography
 * Nick Heath, George Rowbottom - art direction
 * Julian Balme - art direction
 * Recorded at Crescent Studios, Bath, Somerset, England from October 1979 to March 1980.

Release history

 * 1980 LP Rialto Records TENOR 104 (UK)
 * 1980 LP Asylum Records 290 (US)
 * 1999 CD Edsel Records EDCD 622

Single releases
Format: 7" unless otherwise noted
 * "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" / "Dirty Postcards" (Rialto TREB 115, April 1980)
 * "If It's Alright with You Baby" / "Love Ain't Too Far Away" (TREB 118, July 1980)
 * "If It's Alright with You Baby" (Remix) - 3:46 / "Love Ain't Too Far Away" (12" TREBL 118, July 1980)
 * "Dumb Waiters" / "Perfect Hostess" (TREB 122, October 1980)
 * "Rovers Return" / "Wish You a Merry Christmas" (non-album track) (Warren/Harrison) - 2:53 (TREB 131, December 1980)