Provision (album)

Provision
Studio album by Scritti Politti
Released	6 June 1988 (1988-06-06)[1]
Recorded	1987–1988
Studio	Minot Sound Atlantic (New York) Hit Factory (New York) Right Track (New York) Sorcerer Sound (New York) Britannia Row (London) AIR (London) Townhouse (London) Sarm West (London) Swan Yard (London)
Genre	Dance-pop electro-funk sophisti-pop synth-pop blue-eyed soul pop
Length	39:33 (LP) 53:14 (CD)
Label	Virgin (UK) Warner Bros. (US)
Producer	Green Gartside David Gamson (except "Best Thing Ever", co-produced with John Potoker)
Scritti Politti chronology
Cupid & Psyche 85 (1985) Provision (1988) Anomie & Bonhomie (1999)
Singles from Provision
"Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry for Loverboy)" Released: April 1988 "First Boy in This Town (Lovesick)" Released: August 1988 "Boom! There She Was" Released: November 1988

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Robert Christgau	C+[3]
Smash Hits	6.5/10[4]

Provision is the third studio album by the British pop band Scritti Politti, released in the UK on 6 June 1988 by Virgin Records.

The album was the band's second top ten hit in the UK, peaking at No. 8 on the UK Albums Chart, and was certified Gold by the BPI for 100,000 copies shipped.^[5] Three singles were taken from the album, but only "Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry for Loverboy)" reached the UK Top 40, peaking at No. 13 in May 1988. "First Boy in This Town (Lovesick)" peaked at No. 63 in August 1988, and "Boom! There She Was" peaked at No. 55 in the UK in November 1988, but reached No. 12 on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, and No. 53 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.