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Arias & Symphonies
Studio album by
Released1982
RecordedSounds Interchange, Toronto 1982
GenreNew wave, synthpop
Length44:11
LabelReady / LR027
ProducerJohn Punter
Spoons chronology
Stick Figure Neighbourhood
(1981)
Arias & Symphonies
(1982)
Talkback
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Arias & Symphonies is the second album by the Burlington, Ontario band Spoons. It contains the highly successful singles "Nova Heart" and "Arias & Symphonies". The album is one of the few studio albums from the band available on CD. The photograph on the album cover is from the Spanish Riding School in Vienna.


Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Trade Winds"Deppe2:15
2."Smiling in Winter"Deppe, Horne4:06
3."One in Ten Words"Deppe, Preuss4:10
4."No Electrons"Deppe5:12
5."No More Growing Up"Deppe, Preuss, Horne3:26
6."Arias & Symphonies"Deppe4:48
7."Nova Heart"Deppe5:47
8."South American Vacation"Deppe, Preuss, Horne4:12
9."A Girl in Two Pieces"Deppe, Horne4:28
10."Walk the Plank"Deppe4:27
11."Blow Away"Deppe5:58

Singles

  • "Nova Heart" (SRB020/SR201)
  • "Arias & Symphonies" (SR271/SR271E)
  • "Smiling in Winter" (SR272)

Personnel

  • Gordon Deppe: vocals, guitar
  • Sandy Horne: bass, vocals
  • Rob Preuss: Jupiter IV, SH-2000
  • Derrick Ross: drums, percussion

Production personnel

  • John Punter - producer, mixing
  • Mike Jones - engineer
  • Robert DiGioa - assistant engineer
  • Carey Gurden - assistant engineer
  • Studios - Sounds Interchange, Toronto & Air Studios, London

References

  1. ^ DeGagne, Mike. The Spoons: Arias & Symphonies > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 July 2011.