Scritti Politti ‎– Provision (1988)

Provision is the third full-length album by transatlantic art-pop project Scritti Politti, released in 1988 on Virgin/Warner Bros.

Tracklist:
1. “Boom! There She Was” (4:59)
2. “Overnite” (4:44)
3. “First Boy in This Town (Lovesick)” (4:22)
4. “All That We Are” (3:31)
5. “Best Thing Ever” (3:51)
6. “Oh Patti (Don’t Feel Sorry for Loverboy)” (4:21)
7. “Bam Salute” (4:33)
8. “Sugar and Spice” (4:11)
9. “Philosophy Now” (4:53)

CD-only tracks:
10. “Oh Patti (Extended)” (6:32)
11. “Boom! There She Was (Dub)” (7:14)

Credits:
Green Gartside – vocals, guitar (3), vocal arrangements (3)
David Gamson – Yamaha DX7, Yamaha TX816, Yamaha QX1 sequencer, Oberheim Matrix 12, Sequential Circuits Prophet VS, Roland MKS-80, Roland MKS 50, Synclavier, arrangements
Fred Maher – drums, Oberheim DMX, LinnDrum, timbales (5)

Dann Huff – guitar (1, 4, 7, 8, 9)
Nick Moroch – guitar (5)
Marcus Miller – bass guitar (1, 7, 8, 9)
Bashiri Johnson – percussion (5, 7, 8, 9), timbales (7, 9), congas (9)
Roger Troutman – talk box (1, 8)
John Mahoney – Synclavier programming
Raymond Niznik – Synclavier programming
Jason Miles – additional keyboard programming (5)
Joe Mennonna – saxophones (5)
Mitch Corn – horns (5)
Miles Davis – trumpet (6)
Chris Botti – trumpet (9)
Michael Davis – trombone (9)
Kent Smith – trumpet (9)
Andy Snitzer – saxophones (9)
B.J. Nelson – backing vocals (1-5, 7, 8, 9)
Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals (1-4, 7, 8)
Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (1, 2, 5, 7, 8)
Rory Dodd – backing vocals (3, 4, 6, 9)
Eric Troyer – backing vocals (3, 4, 6, 9), vocal arrangements (3, 6)
Mark Stevens – backing vocals (5)
Diva Gray – backing vocals (5)
Yogi Lee – backing vocals (5)
Producers – David Gamson and Green Gartside