Steve McQueen (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Steve McQueen
Type = Album
Artist = Prefab Sprout


Released = June, 1985
Genre = Pop
Producer = Thomas Dolby
Reviews =
* Music Box Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.musicbox-online.com/reviews-2007/prefabsprout-stevemcqueen-08252007.html link]
*Pitchfork Media (8.6/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/44979-steve-mcqueen-deluxe-edition link]
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:h9fixqr5ldae link]
Last album = "Swoon"
(1984)
This album = "Steve McQueen"
(1985)
Next album = "From Langley Park to Memphis
(1988)

"Steve McQueen" is the second album by English pop band Prefab Sprout, released in June 1985. It was released in the U.S. as "Two Wheels Good" due to a legal conflict with the estate of American actor Steve McQueen. The album reached #21 on the UK album chart and #178 on the Billboard 200.

On April 2 2007 it was reissued as a "Legacy edition" double cd, featuring a remastered version of the original album and a bonus disc featuring acoustic versions of the songs recorded by Paddy McAloon in 2006.

Critical reception

Critically acclaimed at the time it reached #4 in the 1985 NME end of year poll for best albums and #28 on the Pazz & Jop poll.

It has subsequently featured in a number of all time polls for best album including #47 in a poll by The Times in 1993, #90 in a poll by Mojo in 1995 and #61 in a 1997 poll by The Guardian.

Track listing

#"Faron Young" – 3:50
#"Bonny" – 3:45
#"Appetite" – 3:56
#"When Love Breaks Down" – 4:08
#"Goodbye Lucille #1" – 4:31
#"Hallelujah" – 4:20
#"Moving the River" – 3:57
#"Horsin' Around" – 4:39
#"Desire As" – 5:19
#"Blueberry Pies" – 2:24
#"When the Angels" – 4:29