Pinker and Prouder Than Previous

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B+[3]
The Philadelphia Inquirer	[2]

Spin wrote, "Plainer and Poorer than Previous is more like it. Lowe lives up to his nickname, 'Basher,' by knocking out a set of tunes that, for the large part, sound as if little care or thought was put into them. I'm beginning to wonder if the Jesus of Cool is becoming a lazy Judas."^[4]

All songs written by Nick Lowe except as noted.

1. "(You're My) Wildest Dream" – 3:19
2. "Crying in My Sleep" – 3:56
3. "Big Hair" – 2:13
4. "Love Gets Strange" (John Hiatt) – 3:30
5. "I Got the Love" – 2:43
6. "Black Lincoln Continental" (Graham Parker) – 2:36
7. "Cry It Out" – (Nick Lowe, Profile) 2:56
8. "Lovers Jamboree" (Nick Lowe, Paul Carrack) – 3:37
9. "Geisha Girl" (Lawton Williams) – 2:18
10. "Wishing Well" – 3:00
11. "Big Big Love" (Ray Carroll, Wynn Stewart) – 2:49

• Nick Lowe – vocals, bass (1, 4-6), acoustic guitars (2, 3, 7, 9, 11), guitars (5), backing vocals (6, 11), electric guitars (9), electric rhythm guitar (10), electric lead guitar (11)
• Paul Carrack – acoustic piano (2, 3, 9, 11), organ (3-7), backing vocals (6, 11)
• Geraint Watkins – keyboards (8)
• Jimmie Vaughan – electric guitars (1)
• Martin Belmont – electric guitars (2, 3, 6, 7), backing vocals (6, 11), acoustic guitar (9), electric rhythm guitar (11)
• John Hiatt – guitars (4)
• Mickey Gee – lead guitar (8)
• Paul "Bassman" Riley – bass (2, 3, 7, 9, 11), backing vocals (11)
• John David – bass (8)
• Bobby Irwin – drums (1, 5), backing vocals (1)
• Terry Williams – drums (2-4, 7-9, 11), backing vocals (11)
• Pete Thomas – drums (6), backing vocals (6)
• Kim Wilson – harmonica (1)

Production

• Nick Lowe – producer (1-7, 9-11)
• Colin Fairley – producer (1-7, 9-11)
• Dave Edmunds – producer (8)
• Stuart Sullivan – engineer (1, 5)
• Dave Anderson – engineer (2-4, 6-11)
• Pete Brown – engineer (2-4, 6-11)
• Julie-Ann Jones – engineer (2-4, 6-11)
• Phil Legg – engineer (2-4, 6-11)
• Mike Pela – engineer (2-4, 6-11)
• Nick Sykes – engineer (2-4, 6-11)
• Dave Charles – engineer (8)
• Michael Krage – design
• Keith Morris – photography