Ultra (Ultra album)

Ultra is the debut studio album by English pop band Ultra, released on 25 January 1999 by East West Records (Warner Music Group).

The album debuted and peaked at number 37 on the UK Albums Chart and spawned several hit singles in the UK and Europe. It was mainly performed and co-written by James Hearn; vocals and piano, Michael Harwood; vocals and guitar, Nick Keynes; bass, and Jon O'Mahony; drums and percussion. It was produced by ex Tears for Fears member, Ian Stanley.

Personnel

 * Art direction – Paul West & Paula Benson at FORM
 * Artwork design – John Siddle at FORM®
 * Bass – Nick Keynes
 * Co-production – Steve Robson (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 9)
 * Drums, percussion – Jon O'Mahony
 * Guitar – Michael Harwood
 * Mixing – Bob Kraushaar (tracks 1, 3 to 10), Andy Bradfield, Steve Robson (track 2)
 * Sound Production – Nick Paul
 * Photography – Julian Barton
 * Production – Ian Stanley (tracks 1 to 5, 7, 9), Steve Robson (tracks 3, 6–8, 10)
 * Vocals, piano – James Hearn
 * Additional keyboards – Neil Cowley (tracks 1, 3, 4)
 * Backing vocals – Keri Schmidt (tracks 1, 2, 5, 8) and Viveen Wray (tracks 6, 7)
 * Engineering – Steve Robson (track 1)
 * Remixing, additional production – Steelworks (track 3)