Animotion (album)
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| Released | November 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Studio | Artisan Sound Recorders, Bill Schnee Studios, Sound City Studios, The Village Recorder | |||
| Genre | Synthpop, new wave | |||
| Length | 39:56 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | John Ryan | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Animotion is the self-titled debut album from Los Angeles synthpop sextet Animotion. It was released in 1984 on Mercury Records and features the group's biggest hit single, "Obsession".
Later in 1984, the album was released in Canada as The Language of Attraction, omitting the song "Turn Around."[2]
Track listing
All songs written by Bill Wadhams, except where noted.[3]
- "Obsession" (Michael Des Barres, Holly Knight) – 5:34
- "Let Him Go" – 4:16
- "Everything's Leading to You" – 4:42
- "Turn Around" – 3:54
- "Fun Fun Fun" – 3:44
- "Tremble" (Jason Ball) – 4:32
- "Holding You" – 4:40
- "Run to Me" (Rick Neigher, Wadhams) – 4:13
- "Open Door" (Don Kirkpatrick, Wadhams) – 4:05
Personnel
Animotion[4]
- Paul Antonelli – keyboards
- Don Kirkpatrick – guitars
- Frenchy O'Brien – drums, percussion
- Charles Ottavio – bass
- Astrid Plane – vocals
- Bill Wadhams – guitars, vocals
Additional personnel
- Dennis Belfield – bass[5]
- Gary Chang – synthesizers[6]
- Stevie Fryette – guitar[7]
- Greg Smith – keyboards[8]
- Jeff Stern – drums[9]
Production
- Produced by John Ryan[10]
- Recording engineers: Bob Schaper & Chris Minto, with assistance by Russ Bracher & Tim Dennen
- Mixed by Bob Schaper
- Mastered by Greg Fulginiti at Artisan Sound Recorders
- Track 1 published by Pacific Island Publishing c/o Career Music & Makiki Publishing c/o Arista Music Inc. Tracks 2-5, 7 & 9 published by Big Wad. Track 6 published by Zone R Music/Big Wad. Track 8 published by Big Wad & Vogue Music c/o The Welk Music Group.[11]
Canadian release
The album was released in Canada with the title The Language of Attraction. The song "Turn Around" was not included on this version, and "Run to Me" (track #8 on the original version) was moved up track #4 in its place. By the time of The Language of Attraction 's release, keyboardist Greg Smith was listed as an official bandmember in the credits, while Paul Antonelli is simply listed as an "additional musical contributor."[2]
Chart performance
The album spent 17 weeks on the U.S. Billboard 200 album charts and reached its peak position of #28 in May 1985.[12]
References
- ^ Animotion at AllMusic
- ^ a b Animotion - The Language of Attraction @Discogs.com Retrieved 11-21-2015.
- ^ Songwriting credits at discogs
- ^ Personnel at discogs
- ^ Dennis Belfield at discogs
- ^ Gary Chang at discogs
- ^ Steve Fryette @Discogs.com Retrieved 11-21-2015.
- ^ Greg Smith at discogs
- ^ http://www.jeffsterndrummer.com/about/
- ^ Production information at discogs
- ^ Publishing information at discogs; see images
- ^ "Billboard 200: Animotion". Billboard. 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.