Velveteen (album)
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| Released | 20 September 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Length | 53:10 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Duncan Bridgeman Zeus B. Held[1] | |||
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| Singles from Velveteen | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[4] |
Velveteen is the second album by English rock group Transvision Vamp. Released in 1989, a year after their debut album Pop Art, the album provided such hits as "Baby I Don't Care" which reached number 3 in the UK and Australia. Velveteen went on to peak at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart in 1989 and number 2 in Australia where it became the 39th highest selling album of the year (Pop Art was number 25).[5]
A video was released to accompany the album. Entitled The Velveteen Singles, it featured the videos for all four singles released from the album, as well as "'behind the scenes' footage".
Track listing
All tracks written by Nick Christian Sayer, except where noted.[1]
- "Baby I Don't Care" – 4:37
- "The Only One" – 4:19
- "Landslide of Love" – 3:48
- "Falling for a Goldmine" (N.C. Sayer, M. Myers) – 4:28
- "Down on You" – 4:20
- "Song to the Stars" – 1:50
- "Kiss Their Sons" – 4:16
- "Born to Be Sold" – 3:44
- "Pay the Ghosts" – 4:37
- "Bad Valentine" – 3:45
- "Velveteen" – 9:51
Personnel
- Wendy James – vocals
- Nick Christian Sayer – guitar
- Dave Parsons – bass
- Tex Axile – keyboards
- Pol Burton – drums
- Kevin Armstrong – guitar
Charts
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 2 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] | 12 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8] | 20 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] | 37 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 16 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[11] | 1 |
References
- ^ a b Velveteen (Media notes). Transvision Vamp. MCA Records Ltd. 1989.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Australian Music Report No 787 – 28 August 1989 > Singles: New Releases". Imgur.com (original document published by Australian Music Report). Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ Velveteen at AllMusic
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Velveteen". Robert Christgau.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 50 Albums 1989". Aria.com.au. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Transvision Vamp – Velveteen". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Transvision Vamp – Velveteen". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Transvision Vamp – Velveteen". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Transvision Vamp – Velveteen". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Transvision Vamp – Velveteen". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- ^ "Transvision Vamp | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
