Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise?

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(Who's Afraid Of?) The Art of Noise!
Studio album by Art of Noise
Released 1984
Recorded 28 February – 1 April 1984
Genre Experimental synthpop
R&B
Length 41:15
Label ZTT
Island
Producer Art of Noise
Art of Noise chronology
Into Battle with the Art of Noise
(1983)
Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise?
(1984)
Daft
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 5/5 stars [1]
Robert Christgau (B) [2]
Pitchfork Media (8.6/10)[3]
Slant Magazine 4/5 stars[4]
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(Who's Afraid Of?) The Art of Noise! was Art of Noise's debut full-length album, released in 1984, and featured the UK hit singles "Close (To the Edit)" which reached No 8 in the UK chart in November 1984 and the double-A sided "Moments in Love"/"Beat Box," which made it to no. 51 during April 1985 in the UK.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn, J. J. Jeczalik, Gary Langan, Paul Morley, except where noted.

[edit] Side one

  1. "A Time for Fear (Who's Afraid)" (Dudley, Jeczalik, Langan, Morley) – 4:43
  2. "Beat Box (Diversion One)" – 8:33
  3. "Snapshot" (Jeczalik, Langan, Morley) – 1:00
  4. "Close (To the Edit)" – 5:41

[edit] Side two

  1. "Who's Afraid (of the Art of Noise?)" (Dudley, Jeczalik, Morley) – 4:22
  2. "Moments in Love" – 10:17
  3. "Momento" – 2:14
  4. "How to Kill" – 2:44
  5. "Realization" (Jeczalik, Morley, Horn) – 1:41

1994 Japanese bonus track: "Close Up"

[edit] References

  1. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise? (Deluxe)". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r882. Retrieved 10 August 2011. 
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Art of Noise". http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=73&name=Art+of+Noise. Retrieved 10 August 2011. 
  3. ^ Ewing, Tom (September 9, 2011). "Art of Noise: Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise [Deluxe Edition] | Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15800-whos-afraid-of-the-art-of-noise-deluxe-edition/. Retrieved 2011-09-09. 
  4. ^ Cinquemani, Sal (November 2, 2002). "The Art of Noise: (Who's Afraid Of?) The Art of Noise! | Music Review". Slant Magazine. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/the-art-of-noise-whos-afraid-of-the-art-of-noise/240. Retrieved 2011-09-09. 

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