Strange Kind of Love
Strange Kind of Love is the second studio album by Scottish band Love and Money, released in 1988. The album's lead single "Halleluiah Man" reached number 63 in the UK Singles Chart and number 75 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The following singles, "Strange Kind of Love", "Jocelyn Square" and "Up Escalator" were all released in 1989 and reached number 45, number 51 and number 79 respectively in the UK Singles Chart. Strange Kind of Love was reissued by Cherry Red Records in 2010. The reissue includes six demo recordings from 1987 plus new sleeve notes written by Katz, with recollections from band members James Grant and Paul McGeechan. Background For the recording of Strange Kind of Love, Love and Money relocated from Scotland to New York City for half a year to work with American producer Gary Katz. With the departure of the band's drummer Stuart Kerr, session drummer Jeff Porcaro played on the album, reducing Love and Money to a trio of vocalist and guitarist James Grant, keyboardist Paul McGeechan and bassist Bobby Paterson. In 1993, Grant revealed his mixed feelings for the album, "It's a good set of songs, but we didn't go the whole way.