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The Memphis Sessions
Compilation album by Wet Wet Wet
Released	7 November 1988
Recorded	1985
Genre	Soft rock sophisti-pop blue-eyed soul
Length	34:38
Label	Phonogram
Producer	Willie Mitchell
Wet Wet Wet chronology
Popped in Souled Out (1987) The Memphis Sessions (1988) Holding Back the River (1989)

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The Memphis Sessions is a compilation album by Scottish pop-rock quartet Wet Wet Wet. Released on 7 November 1988, the album features a number of tracks recorded during the early recording sessions for the band's debut studio album, Popped in Souled Out. The album contains three previously unreleased songs, as well as five alternative versions of songs from Popped in Souled Out.

The album was produced and mixed by Willie Mitchell at Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. The album was originally shelved following the band's signing to Mercury Records, but was later released following the success of Popped in Souled Out. The album reached #3 in the UK Albums Chart.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Clark/Cunningham/Mitchell/Pellow, except "This Time", by Willie Mitchell and Ed Adams, Jr., and "Heaven Help Us All", by Ron Miller. All tracks produced by Wet Wet Wet

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References

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5. Reid, Jim (12 November 1988). "33". Record Mirror. p. 32. ISSN 0144-5804.
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7. "UK Charts > Wet Wet Wet". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
8. "Dutch Charts > Wet Wet Wet". dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 August 2010.

• 1988 albums
• Wet Wet Wet albums
• Albums produced by Willie Mitchell (musician)
• Albums recorded at Royal Studios