Biography

Arriving in the mid 1980s, World Party is essentially the vehicle for former Waterboys keyboardist Karl Wallinger. Playing and recording every track on his first two albums, Wallinger hit upon a smart, potent sound that blended classic pop/rock styles in the vein of the Beatles, Dylan, and the Stones with contemporary studio flourishes. A solid presence on the U.K. charts for years, Wallinger scored a hit in the States with 1990’s “Way Down Now.” Wallinger would often use World Party as a platform for his political and environmental concerns, and continued to do so into the 2000s.

Top Tracks

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• Another 1000 Years

• Beautiful Dream

• Give It All Away

• Here Comes The Future

• Is It Like Today?

• Is It Too Late?

• Love Is Best

• Making Love (to The World)

• Private Revolution

• Put The Message In The Box

• Ship Of Fools

• Sunshine

• Thank You World

• Vanity Fair

• Way Down Now

• Who Are You?

Discography

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• Dumbing Up

  Papillon

  2000

• Egyptology

  The Enclave / Virgin

  1997

• Bang!

  Ensign / Ensign/Chrysalis

  1993

• Goodbye Jumbo

  Papillon

  1990

• Private Revolution

  Seaview / Papillon

  1987