Raw Like Sushi
1989 debut studio album of Neneh Cherry
Raw Like Sushi is the debut studio album by Swedish musician Neneh Cherry, released 5 June 1989 by Virgin Records. The album includes the commercially successful single "Buffalo Stance".
Background
An early version of "Buffalo Stance" appeared on the B-side of the 1986 Stock Aitken Waterman-produced Morgan-McVey single, "Looking Good Diving", titled "Looking Good Diving with the Wild Bunch". The single was not successful; however, the B-side was re-recorded with Tim Simenon of Bomb the Bass, and became the version of "Buffalo Stance" that was a worldwide hit, reaching No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart, No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 in the Netherlands and Sweden. The album also contains the No. 8 US (and No. 20 UK) hit "Kisses on the Wind", and the No.
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