Performing at Manchester Ritz in support of new album This Time It’s Personal

The poet Dr John Cooker Clarke and ex-Strangler Hugh Cornwell have announced the release of an album of classics This Time It’s Personal, paying homage to the music of their youth.  The album is due to be released on 14 October.

Alongside the album, which witnesses Clarke’s debut album as a lead vocalist, the duo have also announced a run of dates including a performance at Manchester’s O2 Ritz on 3 December.

The release is set to feature classic tracks which the two grew up listening to and marks the surprising duo’s first collaboration.

The full tour listing:
26 November   –   Cambridge, Junction
29 November   –   London, Forum Kentish Town
30 November   –   Bristol, O2 Academy
1 December   –   Birmingham, O2 Institute
3 December   –   Manchester, O2 Ritz
8 December   –   Sheffield, Leadmill
9 December   –   Glasgow, O2 ABC

Tickets for Dr John Cooper Clarke and Hugh Cornwell performing at Manchester’s O2 Ritz on 3 December go on sale at 10am on Friday 22 July.

This Time It’s Personal Tracklisting

  • It’s Only Make Believe
  • Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
  • Spanish Harlem
  • Johnny Remember Me
  • MacArthur Park
  • She’s A Woman
  • Donna
  • Jezebel
  • Love Potion Number 9
  • Sweeter Than You