Strange Behavior (album)

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Strange Behavior is an album by Animotion released by Casablanca Records. It was the last album to be released by Casablanca before the record label folded.

The single "I Engineer" hit #2 in Germany and #6 in Switzerland in 1986. The single "I Want You" hit #27 in Germany and #84 in the United States. The album went to #21 in Switzerland and reached #71 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Track listing

1. "I Want You" (Rick Neigher, Bill Wadhams)
2. "I Engineer" (Mike Chapman, Holly Knight, Bernie Taupin)
3. "Strange Behavior" (Don Kirkpatrick, Randy Sharp)
4. "Stealing Time" (Sue Shifrin, Wadhams)
5. "Anxiety" (John Davis, Kirkpatrick, Dennis Morgan)
6. "Out of Control" (Greg Smith, Louie Stone)
7. "Stranded" (Smith, Stone)
8. "The Essence" (Wadhams)
9. "One Step Ahead" (Smith, Stone)
10. "Staring Down The Demons" (Kirkpatrick, Sharp)

Personnel

Animotion

• Jim Blair: drums, percussion
• Don Kirkpatrick: guitars
• Charles Ottavio: bass
• Astrid Plane: lead vocals
• Greg Smith: keyboards
• Bill Wadhams: guitars, keyboards, lead vocals

Additional personnel

• Mike Baird: drums
• Gary Chang: synthesizer
• Tad Wadhams: fretless bass guitar

Chart performance

The album spent 14 weeks on the U.S. Billboard 200 album charts and reached its peak position of #71 in April 1986.

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Swiss Hitparade	21
Billboard Top Pop Albums	71

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Peak position
1986	"I Engineer"	US	76
		US Dance	27
		AUT	19
		GER	2
		SWI	6
	"I Want You"	US	84
		GER	27