"Provision," released in 1988, marked a shift for Scritti Politti towards a more commercially accessible, R&B-driven sound, featuring slick production and guest appearances from notable soul and R&B musicians.
- The album was produced by Green Gartside and Kevin Mallett, with additional production by American R&B producers like Wally Badarou and Marcus Miller.
- "Oh Patti," a re-recorded version of a song from the previous album *Cupid & Psyche 85*, was released as a single from "Provision" but did not chart in the UK.
- This was the first Scritti Politti album to be released under the Virgin Records label.
Scritti Politti was the long-running, ever-evolving project of Green Gartside, initially emerging from the post-punk era with a distinctive, technically obsessed approach to electronic pop. By the late 1980s, Gartside had refined this into a glossy, R&B-inflected sound that brought him significant commercial success.
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