Mystery Walk
{{for|the novel by Robert R. McCammon|Mystery Walk (novel)}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Mystery Walk
| type = studio
| artist = Martha and the Muffins
| cover = Mystery Walk.jpg
| alt =
| released = February 1984
| recorded = Autumn/Winter, 1983
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Pop
| length =
| label = Current/RCA
| producer = Daniel Lanois, Mark Gane, Martha Johnson
| prev_title = Danseparc
| prev_year = 1983
| next_title = The World is a Ball
| next_year = 1986
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Mystery Walk
| type = studio
| single1 = Black Stations/White Stations
| single1date = February 1984
| single2 = Cooling the Medium
| single2date = August 1984
}}
}}
{{Album reviews
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r43752|label="Martha and the Muffins: Mystery Walk" |first=Aaron |last=Badgley |author-link=Aaron Badgley| accessdate=17 September 2011}}
}}
Mystery Walk is a 1984 album by M + M (also known as Martha And The Muffins), produced by Daniel Lanois. The opening tracks, "Black Stations/White Stations" and "Cooling The Medium" were both released as singles, with the first track being the more successful of the two, achieving hit status in Canada and reaching #2 on the U.S. dance music chart.Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 167.
A 30th anniversary CD and digital download edition of the album (remastered by Peter J. Moore) containing additional bonus tracks was released through the band's Muffin Music imprint in 2014.{{Cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/mystery-walk-30th-anniversary/903974903 | title=Mystery Walk (30th Anniversary Edition) by Martha & the Muffins | website=iTunes | date=15 September 2014 }}
Track listing
- "Black Stations/White Stations"
- "Cooling the Medium"
- "Come Out and Dance"
- "I Start to Stop"
- "Big Trees"
- "In Between Sleep and Reason"
- "Garden in the Sky"
- "Nation of Followers"
- "Alibi Room"
- "Rhythm of Life"
Personnel
- Martha Johnson - guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Mark Gane - guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Daniel Lanois - guitar, pedal steel, treatments
- Dave Piltch - bass
- Eluriel Tinker - bass
- Yogi Horton - drums
- Fred Maher - drums
- Martin Deller - percussion
- Dick Smith - percussion
- Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Wayne Smith - horns
- Rufus Cappdocia - cello
- Julie Masi, Brian Patti, Shawne Jackson, Sharon Lee Williams - background vocals
References
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