Sugar Tax (album)
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| Studio album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | ||||
| Released | 7 May 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 Early 1990 The Pink Museum, Liverpool The Strongroom, London The Townhouse, London Amazon Studios, Liverpool |
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| Genre | Synthpop | |||
| Length | 51:17 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Howard Gray Andy Richards |
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Sugar Tax is the eighth album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released in 1991. Following the departure of Paul Humphreys, it was the first of three albums which were essentially a solo venture for singer Andy McCluskey under the OMD moniker. It marked a commercial renaissance for the band, spawning two UK top ten hit singles.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by OMD, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Sailing on the Seven Seas" | OMD, Stuart Kershaw | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Pandora's Box" | 4:09 | |
| 3. | "Then You Turn Away" | OMD, Kershaw, Lloyd Massett | 4:17 |
| 4. | "Speed of Light" | 4:29 | |
| 5. | "Was It Something I Said" | 4:29 | |
| 6. | "Big Town" | 4:19 | |
| 7. | "Call My Name" | 4:23 | |
| 8. | "Apollo XI (Instrumental,contains sample from JFK speech)" | 4:13 | |
| 9. | "Walking on Air" | OMD, Kershaw, Massett | 4:49 |
| 10. | "Walk Tall" | OMD, Kershaw, Massett | 3:55 |
| 11. | "Neon Lights (Reworking of Kraftwerk track from The Man-Machine)" | Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos | 4:19 |
| 12. | "All That Glitters" | OMD, Kershaw, Massett | 4:06 |
[edit] Album singles
| Release date | Single | United Kingdom | United States Dance |
United States Modern Rock |
Ireland |
France |
Austria |
Sweden |
Switzerland |
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| 18 March 1991 | "Sailing on the Seven Seas" | 3 [2] | 9 [3] | — | 5 [4] | — | 3 [5] | 3 [5] | — |
| 24 June 1991 | "Pandora's Box" | 7 [2] | 11 [3] | 19 [3] | 19 [4] | 49 [6] | 7 [6] | 7 [6] | — |
| 9 September 1991 | "Then You Turn Away" | 50 [2] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 November 1991 | "Call My Name" | 50 [2] | — | — | — | — | 24 [7] | — | 28 [7] |
[edit] References
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Sugar Tax review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r14605/review. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Chart Stats - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark". http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=3256. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
- ^ a b c "Sugar Tax > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r14605/charts-awards. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
- ^ a b "irishcharts.ie search results for Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark". http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
- ^ a b "lescharts.com entry for Sailing on the Seven Seas". http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=6541&cat=s. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
- ^ a b c "lescharts.com entry for Pandora's Box". http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=6542&cat=s. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
- ^ a b "lescharts.com entry for Call My Name". http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=2397&cat=s. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
