Album · General Public
Hand to Mouth by General Public
Hand to Mouth is an album by General Public, released in 1986. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Faults and All”, on 1 list with a best position of #14.
Hand to Mouth, General Public's second album, came out on I.R.S. on 6 October 1986, the follow-up to All the Rage from the Birmingham band that Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger had formed in 1983 when the Beat broke up, pulling in players from Dexys Midnight Runners, the Specials and the Clash. Two years on from "Tenderness", the question was whether that punk-and-ska supergroup could keep the party going.
The answer is glossy, easy-rolling new wave, the two singers' voices trading off over smooth, bright grooves, with "Faults and All" and "Too Much or Nothing" the pick. Not everyone was won over: Trouser Press found it pleasant enough going down but hard to remember afterwards, and it stalled at 83 on the Billboard 200. Rub It Better followed.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Hand to Mouth on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faults and All | 1 | #14 | – | 1986 | |
| 2 | Too Much or Nothing | 1 | #55 | – | 1986 | |
| 3 | In Conversation | 1 | #75 | – | 1986 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.