A Testimonial Dinner: The Songs of XTC

Various Artists

Released

October 3, 1995

Genre

Pop rock

Length

45:46

Label

Nectar Masters
Thirsty Ear

XTC other chronology

Drums and Wireless: BBC Radio Sessions 77-89
(1994)

A Testimonial Dinner: The Songs of XTC
(1995)

Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977–92
(1996)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Q	^[2]

A Testimonial Dinner: The Songs of XTC is a 1995 tribute album, featuring a variety of artists covering songs from the British band XTC. Unusually, XTC make an appearance on their own tribute album under the pseudonym Terry and the Lovemen – their contribution, "The Good Things", is an outtake from their 1989 album Oranges & Lemons. The album also includes They Might Be Giants performing "25 O'Clock", a song by the XTC side-project the Dukes of Stratosphear.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Andy Partridge except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer	Length
1.	"Earn Enough for Us""		Freedy Johnston	3:29
2.	"Senses Working Overtime"		Spacehog	3:52
3.	"All You Pretty Girls"		Crash Test Dummies	4:15
4.	"Wake Up"	Colin Moulding	The Verve Pipe	4:04
5.	"Making Plans For Nigel"	Moulding	The Rembrandts	5:03
6.	"Dear God"		Sarah McLachlan	3:58
7.	"The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul"		Rubén Blades	4:53
8.	"Another Satellite"		P. Hux	4:20
9.	"25 O'Clock"		They Might Be Giants	4:05
10.	"The Good Things"	Moulding	Terry and the Lovemen	4:42
11.	"Statue of Liberty"		Joe Jackson	3:05

References

^ Love, Bret. "Various Artists – A Testimonial Dinner: The Songs of XTC". AllMusic.
^ Taylor, Sam (March 1996). "A Testimonial Dinner: The Songs of XTC". Q: 107.

v t e XTC
Andy Partridge Colin Moulding Terry Chambers Barry Andrews Dave Gregory
Studio albums	White Music Go 2 Drums and Wires Black Sea English Settlement Mummer The Big Express 25 O'Clock Skylarking Psonic Psunspot Oranges & Lemons Nonsuch Apple Venus Volume 1 Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2)
EP	3D EP 5 Senses
Live albums	Live in Concert
Compilations	Waxworks: Some Singles 1977–1982 Beeswax: Some B-Sides 1977–1982 The Compact XTC Chips from the Chocolate Fireball Explode Together: The Dub Experiments 78-80 Rag and Bone Buffet: Rare Cuts and Leftovers Drums and Wireless: BBC Radio Sessions 77–89 Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977–92 Upsy Daisy Assortment Transistor Blast: The Best of the BBC Sessions Coat of Many Cupboards Apple Box Psurroundabout Ride
Singles	"Science Friction" "Statue of Liberty" "This Is Pop?" "Are You Receiving Me? "Life Begins at the Hop" "Making Plans for Nigel" "Ten Feet Tall" "Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down" "Generals and Majors" "Towers of London" "Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen" "Take This Town" "Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)" "Respectable Street" "Senses Working Overtime" "Ball and Chain" "No Thugs in Our House" "Great Fire "Wonderland" "Love on a Farmboy's Wages" "Thanks for Christmas" "All You Pretty Girls" "This World Over" "Wake Up" "The Mole from the Ministry" "Grass" "The Meeting Place" "Dear God" "You're a Good Man Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barrel)" "Mayor of Simpleton" "King for a Day" "The Loving" "The Disappointed" "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" "Easter Theatre" "I'd Like That" "I'm the Man Who Murdered Love" "Where Did the Ordinary People Go?"
Album tracks	"Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her" "Garden of Earthly Delights" "Wrapped in Grey"
Related media	A Testimonial Dinner: The Songs of XTC Fuzzy Warbles 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Great Aspirations Homespun Homegrown Instruvenus Take Away / The Lure of Salvage Waspstrumental XTC: This Is Pop Planet England
Other topics	Discography The Dukes of Stratosphear Idea Records Ian Reid Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her (band) TC&I "XTC vs. Adam Ant"