Target Practice (song)
| "Target Practice" | ||||
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| Single by Belouis Some | ||||
| from the album Some People | ||||
| Released | 21 May 1984[1] (1st version) | |||
| Genre | New wave, synthpop | |||
| Length | 4:16 | |||
| Label | EMI, Parlophone | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Belouis Some | |||
| Producer(s) | Ian Little, Peter Schwier, Steve Thompson, Michael Barbiero | |||
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"Target Practice" is a song by British musician Belouis Some, released in 1984 and produced by Peter Schwier and Ian Little.[2] It is his first major label single after his 1981 debut "Lose It to You".
"Target Practice" was re-recorded in New York in early 1985, with Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero as the producers.[3] This new version was included on Some's 1985 debut album Some People. It was also released as a single and reached No. 16 in South Africa in 1986, which was his third consecutive top 20 hit there.[4]
Reception
Upon release, Paul Benbow of Reading Evening Post commented on the 1984 version: "The voice sounds not unlike David Bowie at first but there the similarity ends. Straight pop song with a catchy hook line but no classic."[5]
In a review of Some People, Voice of Youth Advocates described the re-recorded track as "electro power pop a la Power Station" and one that "sounds like a hit."[6] Billboard considered the song to be one of the album's best tracks and noted it being "rockier" than the title track.[7]
Track listing
- UK 12" single
- A. "Target Practice" (Extended)
- B1. "Some People"
- B2. "Target Practice" (Revisited)
References
- ^ "Another news-corner". Music & Media. 15 May 1984.
- ^ "Belouis Some - Target Practice". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ "Belouis Some - Target Practice". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ Brian Currin. "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (S)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- ^ Benbow, Paul (21 July 1984). "Singles". Reading Evening Post.
- ^ "Voice of Youth Advocates: VOYA. - Google Books". 1985. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
- ^ "Billboard - Google Books". 1985-04-27. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
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