Misplaced Ideals
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| Released | April 1978 | |||
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| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 42:06 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | John Punter | |||
| Sad Café chronology | ||||
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Misplaced Ideals is the second studio album by English rock band Sad Café, released in April 1978[1] by RCA Records. Despite no singles being released from the album and its lack of commercial success, it peaked at number 50 on the UK Albums Chart.[2][3] The album wasn't released in North America, where instead it was decided that a compilation album, also titled Misplaced Ideals, of the band's first two albums be released.
Cover art
The original album cover featured a photograph of a man pulling off a rubber face mask, only to reveal another face underneath. The striking image was created for RCA by Storm Thorgerson.[4] The photograph of a distorted rubber face being pulled apart proved controversial, and RCA decided to re-release the album for the European market with a different cover, a picture of a family of sunbathers walking on a beach. The North American release featured an illustration of a woman holding a cocktail, and in Japan, the album was released with a black cover showing only the eye of the face mask.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Restless" | John Stimpson, Paul Young, Ian Wilson, Ashley Mulford | 4:38 |
| 2. | "Here Come the Clowns" | Young | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Run Home Girl" | Young, Wilson | 6:04 |
| 4. | "Let Love Speak for Itself" | Young, Stimpson, Wilson | 6:08 |
| 5. | "No Place to Go" | Wilson | 4:51 |
| 6. | "Mario" | Young, Vic Emerson, Stimpson | 3:45 |
| 7. | "Relax" | Young | 3:17 |
| 8. | "Feel Like Dying" | Young | 4:09 |
| 9. | "On With the Show" | Young, Wilson, Emerson, Mulford, Stimpson | 5:14 |
| Total length: | 42:06 | ||
Personnel
Sad Café
- Paul Young – lead vocals, percussion
- Ashley Mulford – lead guitar
- Vic Emerson – keyboards
- John Stimpson – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Ian Wilson – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, percussion
- Tony Cresswell – drums
Additional personnel
- Lenni Zaksen – saxophone
- John Punter – additional percussion
- Doreen Chanter, Irene Chanter, Liza Strike – additional vocals on "Feel Like Dying"
- Nigel Walker, Jon Walls – assistant engineers
- Vic Emerson – strings arrangement and synthesisation
- Iain Scott – photography of live band
- Hipgnosis – sleeve design and photography (for original album release)
North American album
| Misplaced Ideals | ||||
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| Released | November 1978 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 44:20 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | John Punter | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Robert Christgau | C-[6] |
This album was only released in the US and Canada and is a compilation of songs from Sad Café's first two studio albums, Fanx Ta-ra and Misplaced Ideals, neither of which were released there.[2] It was released in November 1978 by A&M Records. "Run Home Girl" and "Feel Like Dying" were released as singles, with the former reaching number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1979.[7] The album also charted at number 94 on the Billboard 200.[7] "Run Home Girl" is also a shorter, edited version of the original UK release.
The album was reissued on CD in 2008 by Renaissance Records[8] and the 2011 album download included 4 bonus tracks, which were the four songs from the original UK release of the album not included on this compilation.[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Restless" | John Stimpson, Paul Young, Ian Wilson, Ashley Mulford | 4:36 |
| 2. | "Here Come the Clowns" | Young | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Run Home Girl" | Young, Wilson | 4:57 |
| 4. | "Black Rose" | Young, Stimpson | 4:36 |
| 5. | "I Believe (Love Will Survive)" | Young | 4:29 |
| 6. | "Babylon" | Young | 3:40 |
| 7. | "Shellshock" | Young, Wilson, Vic Emerson, Mulford, Stimpson | 3:12 |
| 8. | "Hungry Eyes" | Young, Emerson | 5:26 |
| 9. | "Feel Like Dying" | Young | 4:09 |
| 10. | "On With the Show" | Young, Wilson, Emerson, Mulford, Stimpson | 5:15 |
| Total length: | 44:20 | ||
2011 download bonus tracks:
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 11. | "Let Love Speak for Itself" | Young, Stimpson, Wilson | 6:09 |
| 12. | "Mario" | Young, Emerson, Stimpson | 4:51 |
| 13. | "No Place to Go" | Wilson | 3:44 |
| 14. | "Relax" | Young | 3:19 |
References
- ^ "Record Mirror" (PDF). 22 April 1978. p. 5.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ a b c "World of Genesis - Paul Young - A Brief History 1947-2000". www.worldofgenesis.com. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "misplaced ideals | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ Heritage Music & Entertainment Auction #7006. Heritage Capital Corporation. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-59967-369-1. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ Boldman, Gina. "Misplaced Ideals – Sad Café | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Sad Café". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Sad Café". Billboard. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Sad Cafe". www.renaissancerecordsus.com. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ Sad Café: Misplaced Ideals - Music Streaming - Listen on Deezer, retrieved 21 April 2020
