Scritti Politti

On Tour

See all 20 pictures

Play Radio

Listen to Scritti Politti Radio, featuring artists like Prefab Sprout, The Associates, Heaven 17, China Crisis and more…

• Search on Spotify

997,975 plays (127,773 listeners)
In your library (0 plays)

Shop now at Amazon | Send Scritti Politti Ringtones to Cell

Buy

• Download
• Amazon
• Juno
• Send Ringtones to Cell
• Tonefuse Search

Add to my Library

Formed in 1977 in Leeds, England, Scritti Politti is primarily a musical vehicle for singer-songwriter Green Gartside (real name Paul Julian Strohmeyer, b. 22 June 1956, Cardiff, Wales). Initially a left-wing-inspired post-punk British rock group, Scritti Politti developed into a more mainstream pop music project in the early to mid-1980s (following two heavy lineup changes). Released on the Rough Trade record label, “Sweetest Girl” became Scritti Politti’s first song to chart, peaking at #64 on the UK singles chart, and according to the The Sweetest Girl Songfacts, was cited by The New York Times as one of the ten best singles of the year. Scritti Politti went on to enjoy significant success in the music charts in the U.K. and U.S. The group’s most successful album, 1985’s Cupid & Psyche 85, was innovative in its early use of the techniques of sampling and MIDI sequencing and produced hit singles including Perfect Way, The Word Girl, Wood Beez and Absolute.

Following this period of fame, Gartside became disillusioned with the music industry and retired to the South Wales of his childhood for nearly a decade. He returned to music-making in the late 1990s, releasing two critically-acclaimed albums in 1999 and 2006. The success of the 2006 Mercury Music Prize-nominated White Bread Black Beer LP is considered to be a major comeback for Gartside, who toured the UK, Ireland, USA and Japan in the same year - the first time performing live on stage for the singer in 25 years.

Read more… Edit bio

Popular tags: new wave, 80s, pop, post-punk, sophisti-pop  See more

Share this artist:

• Tweet
• Send

Top Albums

• Cupid & Psyche 85
  Scritti Politti

  Buy

  • Download Album
  • Amazon MP3 Search
  • 7digital $8.99
  • iTunes $9.99
  • Buy Album
  • Amazon $6.40
  • eBay Search
• Cupid And Psyche '85
  Scritti Politti

  Buy

  • Download Album
  • Amazon MP3 Search
  • 7digital Search
  • iTunes Search
  • Buy Album
  • Amazon Search
  • eBay Search
• Absolute
  Scritti Politti

  Buy

  • Download Album
  • Amazon MP3 Search
  • 7digital Search
  • iTunes Search
  • Buy Album
  • Amazon $6.54
  • eBay Search
• Songs To Remember
  Scritti Politti

  Buy

  • Download Album
  • Amazon MP3 Search
  • 7digital Search
  • iTunes Search
  • Buy Album
  • Amazon Search
  • eBay Search

Top Tracks

• Last Week
• Last 6 months

1		Perfect Way			209
2		Absolute			189
3		Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)			159
4		Wood Beez			76
5		The Word Girl			64
6		The Word Girl (Flesh And Blood) (Edit)			49
7		The Sweetest Girl			48
8		Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry For Loverboy)			46
9		Small Talk			45
10		The Boom Boom Bap			43
11		Don't Work That Hard			42
12		Lover To Fall			41
13		Hypnotize			40
14		A Little Knowledge			32
15		Skank Bloc Bologna			27

Buy all tracks at Amazon MP3

See more