2001 studio album by Paul Heaton
Fat Chance is the debut solo album by Paul Heaton , the former frontman of both The Housemartins and The Beautiful South , released in 2001 under the guise of Biscuit Boy (a.k.a. Crackerman) . The album was rereleased the following year, complete with new artwork and crediting the artist as Paul Heaton.[ 4]
The album was critically acclaimed,[ 5] [ 6] but was not a commercial success.
"10 Lessons In Love" - 4:59 (Scott Shields/Martin Slattery/Paul Heaton)
"Mitch" - 3:53 (Paul Heaton/David Rotheray)
"The Perfect Couple" - 3:54 (Heaton)
"Last Day Blues" - 3:57 (Damon Butcher/Heaton)
"Man's World" - 4:53 (Butcher/Heaton)
"Barstool" - 4:07 (Shields/Slattery/Heaton)
"Poems" - 3:47 (Shields/Slattery/Heaton)
"If" - 3:56 (Shields/Slattery/Heaton)
"The Real Blues" - 5:51 (Shields/Slattery/Heaton)
"Proceed With Care" - 4:17 (Shields/Slattery/Heaton)
"Man, Girl, Boy, Woman" - 2:28 (Heaton) Backing Vocals – Lauraine Macintosh (3,8), Ricci P. Washington (3,8,9)
Brass – Andrew Ross (1,4,5,9), Dominic Glover (1,4,5,9), Nichol D. Thomson (1,4,5,9)
Drums, bass, backing vocals – Scott Shields
Guitar – Jimmy Hogarth (3,9)
Keyboards – Damon Butcher (4,11)
Keyboards, guitar, flute, backing vocals – Martin Slattery
Percussion – Ged Lynch (1,5), Pablo Cook (8,11)
Scratches – Peter Barrow (7)
Strings – Ellen Blair (7), Jill Morley (7), Marsha Skins (7), Vicky Mathews (4,7)
Trumpet – Duncan Mcay (10)
Vocals – Beccy Byrne (6), Paul Heaton, Sharon Eusebe (3), Zoe Johnston (7) Producer – Martin Slattery, Scott Shields
Engineer, Programming, Producer – Richard Flack
Executive-Producer – Jon Kelly
Photography – Lawrence Watson
Illustration – Tracy Worrall
Design – Ryan Art