renaissance. The band's penchant for spiking the pop punch began a gradual shift towards the pastoral and 'arty,' yet these tunes could hardly be described as pretentious." Legacy In the 18 months between English Settlement and their next release (1983's Mummer), XTC's popularity faltered among British record-buyers and critics. Music journalist Jim Keoghan summarised the album's legacy: In later years, the band reflected that they did not have enough time to record the album, and felt that portions of the record sound unfinished as a result. Despite his feelings, Partridge said the record was "the first time the picture became multicolored and widescreen. Before that, it had been television-sized format and rather black and white." Gregory called it "a watershed record for us" and the start of their "Sgt. Pepper" period. Track listing Original UK double album Single LP version The album was also released as a single LP, removing five tracks from the original double LP version and reordering the remaining tracks. Some versions of the following track listing replace "It's Nearly Africa" with "Yacht Dance", resulting in a nearly identical runtime. Personnel Credits adapted from the LP liner notes. XTC Colin Moulding – lead vocals, backing vocals, fretless bass, Fender bass, mini-Korg synthesizer, piano, percussion Andy Partridge – lead vocals, backing vocals, electric guitar, semi-acoustic electric 12-string guitar, semi-acoustic electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mini-Korg synthesizer, Prophet V synthesizer, anklung, alto saxophone, percussion, frog noises Dave Gregory – Prophet V synthesizer, electric 12-string guitar, mini-Korg synthesizer, backing vocals, percussion, electric guitar, nylon-string Spanish guitar, fuzz-boxed 12-string guitar, semi-acoustic electric 12-string guitar, piano Terry Chambers – drums, electronic drums, percussion, backing vocals Additional personnel Hugh Padgham – backing vocals on "Ball and Chain" Hans de Vente – backing vocals on "It's Nearly Africa" Technical Hugh Padgham – producer, engineer, mixing XTC – producer, mixing Howard Gray – assistant engineer Ken Ansell – artwork Art Dragon – illustrations Allan Ballard – photography Charts References Bibliography External links 1982 albums Virgin Records albums XTC albums Albums produced by Hugh Padgham