Home / Music / Thomas Dolby gave Prefab Sprout's Steve McQueen a polished synth-pop soundMusic linernotes album music prefab-sproutThomas Dolby gave Prefab Sprout's Steve McQueen a polished synth-pop soundDolby’s production complemented Paddy McAloon’s songwriting on the album. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesSwoon is Prefab Sprout at their most angular and densePrefab Sprout's Steve McQueen was retitled outside the UK over the actor's estatePrefab Sprout's Swoon came out on Kitchenware Records in the UK"When Love Breaks Down" preceded Prefab Sprout's Steve McQueen by a year.Prefab Sprout hail from County DurhamExploreJustin Meldal-Johnsen produced Visions of a Life.Michael Stipe of R.E.M. produced West of Rome.Marvin Gaye produced What's Going On himself — his first album as sole producer.Felix Pappalardi produced Wheels of Fire.The Who co-produced Who's Next with Glyn Johns.Previous Tick Tock was Kasey Chambers' debut solo album after years with The Dead Ringer BandNext The Reminder swept the 2008 Junos