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==Certifications==
==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|title=Living in the Background|artist=Baltimora|award=Gold|certyear=1986|relyear=1985|autocat=yes}}
! style="background:#ebf5ff;"|Country
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! style="background:#ebf5ff;"|Date
! style="background:#ebf5ff;"|Sales certified
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|Canada<ref>Canada certifications [http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php] (Retrieved April 24, 2009)</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|Gold
| style="text-align:center;"|July 23, 1986
| style="text-align:center;"|50,000
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! style="background:#ebf5ff;"|Date
! style="background:#ebf5ff;"|Sales certified
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|United States
| style="text-align:center;"|Platinum
| style="text-align:center;"|1986
| style="text-align:center;"|+1,000,000<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=2SQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38-IA6&dq=%22act+Baltimora%22&hl=en#v=onepage&q=%22act%20Baltimora%22&f=false</ref>
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==

Revision as of 02:30, 24 April 2015

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Living in the Background is the debut album of pop group Baltimora, released in 1985.

Overview

Jimmy McShane supposedly performed the lead vocals, although there is some controversy surrounding who the actual singer is, while the songs were written by Maurizio Bassi and Naimy Hackett. "Tarzan Boy," the first single released from the album became an international success, peaking at #13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, and at #3 in the United Kingdom. "Woody Boogie" and "Living in the Background" were also released as singles, with the latter becoming the group's only other song to crack the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #87 on the chart.

The album has been released with at least three different covers. The most-well known cover has a red background, featuring McShane in the air.

The album has also been released and re-released in various forms, though none of these different versions of the album seem to correlate with any particular one of the various album covers. A bonus track from one of these later pressings of the album, "Juke Box Boy" was also released as a single.

The original CD issue of Living in the Background from 2003 is extremely rare, now out-of-print, and costs $75 on Amazon.com.[1] An Italian CD release was issued in 2005, and that same year an unofficial Russian release circulated too - both of which remain less expensive that the original CD release.[2] The album can be found digitally on iTunes and Spotify.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Naimy Hackett and Maurizio Bassi

No.TitleLength
1."Tarzan Boy"6:15
2."Pull the Wires"4:46
3."Living in the Background"6:06
4."Woody Boogie"5:50
5."Chinese Restaurant"5:14
6."Running for Your Love"5:50
UK edition
No.TitleLength
1."Tarzan Boy" (12" Summer version)6:41
2."Pull the Wires"4:46
3."Living in the Background"6:06
4."Tarzan Boy" (7" Summer version)3:27
5."Woody Boogie" (12" Jump mix)5:50
6."Chinese Restaurant"5:14
7."Running for Your Love"5:50
8."Woody Boogie"3:37
Canada edition (1986)
No.TitleLength
1."Tarzan Boy" (Single version) 
2."Living in the Background" (Remix by John Luongo) 
3."Juke Box Boy" 
4."Pull the Wires" 
5."Woody Boogie" 
6."Chinese Restaurant" 
7."Running for Your Love" 
8."Up with Baltimora" 
1993 re-release
No.TitleLength
7."Tarzan Boy" (Summer version)6:40
8."Juke Box Boy"3:42
9."Up with Baltimora"2:51
10."Tarzan Boy" (Remix 1993)3:43
11."Jungle Life" (Dub)5:00
12."Tarzan Boy" (Extended mix)5:29

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Canada[3] Gold July 23, 1986 50,000
Country Certification Date Sales certified
United States Platinum 1986 +1,000,000[4]


Personnel

  • Mixed by Jurgen Koppers at "Paradise Studio", Munich
  • Recorded by Paolo Mescoli at "Il Cortile Studio", Milan
  • Cover illustration by Michele Bernardi
  • Photography by Martin Beckett (UK Edition)
  • Gabriele Melotti - drums, Linn Programmer Simmons EDS 7
  • Pier Michelatti - bass
  • Claudio Bazzari - electric guitars
  • Giorgio Cocilovo - electric guitars
  • Claudio Pascoli - sax
  • Maurizio Bassi - keyboards and piano
  • Leandro Gaetano - keyboards, Programmer CMI Fairlight, PPG Wave 2.3, Xpander, Oberheim, Yamaha Synthesizer
  • Moreno Ferrara - chorus (background)
  • Malcon Charlton - chorus (background)
  • Silvano Fossati - chorus (background)
  • Naimy Hackett - chorus (background)
  • Lella Esposito - chorus (background)
  • Jimmy McShane - chorus (background)
  • Silver Pozzoli - chorus (background)
  • Words by Naimy Hackett
  • Music by Maurizio Bassi
  • Arranged & Produced by Maurizio Bassi

Chart performance

Chart (1985) Peak
position 		Total
weeks
Canadian Albums Chart[5] 49 20
Italian Albums Chart 26 ?
Swedish Albums Chart[6] 18 3
U.S. Billboard Hot 200[7] 49 ?

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1985 "Tarzan Boy" Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 12
1985 "Tarzan Boy" Hot Dance Music/Club Play 6
1985 "Tarzan Boy" The Billboard Hot 100 13
1986 "Living in the Background" The Billboard Hot 100 87

References

  1. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Baltimora-Living-In-The-Background/release/810884
  2. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Baltimora-Living-In-The-Background/release/717730
  3. ^ Canada certifications [1] (Retrieved April 24, 2009)
  4. ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=2SQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38-IA6&dq=%22act+Baltimora%22&hl=en#v=onepage&q=%22act%20Baltimora%22&f=false
  5. ^ "Bienvenue au site Web BIBLIOTHÈQUE ET ARCHIVES CANADA | Welcome to the LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA website". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
  6. ^ Steffen Hung (2012-02-17). "Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
  7. ^ "Music News, Reviews, Articles, Information, News Online & Free Music". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-02-29.


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