Huang Chung (album)
| Huang Chung | ||||
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| Released | March 4, 1982 (original release) September 19, 1995 (re-release) | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 38:15 | |||
| Label | Arista One Way Records | |||
| Producer | Rhett Davies and Roger Bechirian | |||
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 U.S. release cover | ||||
| Singles from Huang Chung | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Huang Chung is the self-titled debut album of the band Huang Chung (later known as Wang Chung). Huang Chung was released on March 4, 1982[2] on both vinyl and cassette.[3] Included on the album cover is the name of the band in Chinese (黃鐘, literally Yellow Bell) meaning the first note in the Chinese classical music scale. On September 19, 1995, One Way Records re-released the album on CD under license from Arista Records. The album has since been discontinued.[3]
Huang Chung was supposed to be one of two albums that the band did for Arista Records, but they departed and signed on with Geffen Records afterwards because their manager spotted the band's potential and their upcoming song, "Dance Hall Days", to be a possibly big hit.[4] Meanwhile, after the release, Huang Chung saxophonist David Burnand (a.k.a. Hogg Robinson) left due to "musical differences".[4] No song hit any charts in the U.S.A. or the U.K.
A mastering error is present on the 1995 CD reissue. The track break between "I Never Want to Love You in a Half-Hearted Way" and "Ti Na Na" occurs a fraction of a second before the former track ends. Thus, track 3 begins with what sounds like a glitch, though it is actually the very end of track 2.
Track listing
All songs were written and composed by Jack Hues, except as noted below. Nick Feldman was credited as Nick DeSpig throughout this album.
Arista U.K. LP: SPART 1174
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ti Na Na" | 4:22 | |
| 2. | "Hold Back the Tears" | 4:05 | |
| 3. | "I Never Want to Love You in a Half-Hearted Way" | 3:11 | |
| 4. | "Straight from My Heart" | 2:52 | |
| 5. | "Dancing" | Hues, Nick Feldman | 4:38 |
| Total length: | 19:09 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chinese Girls" | 2:51 | |
| 2. | "Why Do You Laugh" | Hues, Feldman | 4:06 |
| 3. | "China" | Hues, Feldman | 3:27 |
| 4. | "I Can't Sleep" | 3:15 | |
| 5. | "Rising in the East" | 5:27 | |
| Total length: | 19:06 | ||
Arista U.S. LP: AL 6603
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hold Back the Tears" | 4:05 | |
| 2. | "I Never Want to Love You in a Half-Hearted Way" | 3:11 | |
| 3. | "Ti Na Na" | 4:22 | |
| 4. | "Straight from My Heart" | 2:52 | |
| 5. | "Dancing" | Hues, Nick Feldman | 4:38 |
| Total length: | 19:09 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "China" | Hues, Feldman | 3:27 |
| 2. | "Rising in the East" | 5:27 | |
| 3. | "Chinese Girls" | 2:51 | |
| 4. | "Why Do You Laugh" | Hues, Feldman | 4:06 |
| 5. | "I Can't Sleep" | 3:15 | |
| Total length: | 19:06 | ||
1995 - One Way Records CD: OW 31444
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hold Back the Tears" | 4:05 | |
| 2. | "I Never Want to Love You in a Half-Hearted Way" | 3:12 | |
| 3. | "Ti Na Na" | 4:22 | |
| 4. | "Straight from My Heart" | 2:52 | |
| 5. | "Dancing" | Hues, Nick Feldman | 4:39 |
| 6. | "China" | Hues, Feldman | 3:26 |
| 7. | "Rising in the East" | 5:28 | |
| 8. | "Chinese Girls" | 2:51 | |
| 9. | "Why Do You Laugh" | Hues, Feldman | 4:06 |
| 10. | "I Can't Sleep" | 3:15 | |
| Total length: | 38:15 | ||
Credits
Producers:
- Tracks 1,2,4,5,10 - Produced by Rhett Davies;
- Tracks 6,8,9 - Produced by Roger Bechirian;
- Tracks 3 & 7 - Produced by Rhett Davies and Remixed by Roger Bechirian
Recorded at The Gallery, Basing St; and Jam Studios
- Engineers at Basing St: Nigel Mills, Stuart Henderson
- Engineer at Jam: Dave Bellotti
- Assistance: David Massey, Vikki Pepys, Sarah Lubel
- Photos by Fin Costello
- Design: Steve Joule
- Logo Design by Alex Feldman (sister of bass guitarist Nick Feldman)
- Management by Ged Doherty and Andy Hilton
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Huang Chung release date
- ^ a b "Huang Chung page on www.wangchung.com". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ^ a b 1980-1984 Biography page on www.wangchung.com
