1994-10-17
The Return Of The Space Cowboy
Jamiroquai
By Maeve C.
Derrick McKenzie joined Jamiroquai as drummer while this second album was being made, replacing Nick Van Gelder after an audition track. Jay Kay and Mike Nielsen produced the sessions at the Townhouse, Battery and Falconer studios in London, and a creative block during production shaped the album’s intricate songwriting.
Kay wrote “Space Cowboy” partway through and regarded it as a turning point; it closes the record. Five singles came from the album, from “The Kids” at the end of 1993 to “Stillness in Time” in 1995, with “Half the Man” and “Light Years” between them.
Sources
Rights-holder metadata (℗ 1994 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.): release date 17 October 1994.Independent corroboration: "released on 17 October 1994 under Sony Soho Square", US 1995 on Work Group; producers Jay Kay and Mike Nielsen; Townhouse, Battery and Falconer studios; creative block; Derrick McKenzie replacing Nick Van Gelder; "Space Cowboy" written mid-production as a turning point; five singles; UK No. 2. MusicBrainz (seen via its web service) also shows only UK 1994-10-17 as the earliest dated issue.