title: Groovy, Laidback and Nasty
text: # Groovy, Laidback and Nasty
  
  Groovy, Laidback and Nasty is the ninth studio album by English electronic band Cabaret Voltaire, released in April 1990 by record label Parlophone.
  
  ## Background and recording
  
  Groovy, Laidback and Nasty was recorded in Chicago with veteran house producer Marshall Jefferson.
  
  ## Content
  
  John Bush of AllMusic wrote that the album "sounds more groovy than nasty, as Mallinder's vocals sound much more pop-oriented than before", despite "possessing a somewhat dated feel even soon after its release".
  
  ## Reception
  
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  Groovy, Laidback and Nasty was described as "triumphant" in Peter Buckley's compilation of rock music reviews, The Rough Guide to Rock.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All tracks composed by Richard H. Kirk and Stephen Mallinder, except where indicated.
  
  * "Searchin'" (Kirk, Mallinder, Marshall Jefferson) – 5:47
  * "Hypnotised" – 5:45
  * "Minute by Minute" – 5:07
  * "Runaway" – 6:38
  * "Keep On (I Got This Feeling)" – 6:12
  * "Magic" (Kirk, Mallinder, Marshall Jefferson) – 5:08
  * "Time Beats" – 4:55
  * "Easy Life" – 6:12
  * "Rescue Me (City Lights)" – 4:35 (included only on CD and cassette formats)
  
  ## Personnel
  
  ### Cabaret Voltaire
  
  * Stephen Mallinder – vocals, keyboards, programming
  * Richard H. Kirk – keyboards, programming
  
  ### Additional personnel
  
  * David Josias – percussion on "Searchin'"
  * Glenn Morimoto – trumpet on "Searchin'"
  * Paris Brightledge, Bob Bono (Robert Bond) – vocals on "Searchin'" and "Minute by Minute"
  * Marshall Jefferson – vocals on "Minute By Minute"
  * Ten City – vocals on "Hypnotised" and "Runaway"
  * Herb Lawson – guitar on "Runaway"
  * Steel – rap on "Runaway"
  * Lorita Grahame – vocals on "Keep On (I Got This Feeling)" and "Time Beats"
  * Deborah Haslam – vocals on "Time Beats"
  