Direktlänk till inlägg 23 oktober 2014
Popstar of the 1980's first album released on MCA Records and it was an immediate success in many countries reaching nr. 5 in the UK, 7 in Norway, 8 in Germany and 4 top-20 singles in the UK. It's an album full of synthpop typical for the time; strange twists in many songs and a few obvious hits, real instruments mixed with synthesizers. I like the hits but the rest is not very much to listen to making this album a much seen one in bargainboxes in 2nd hand shops.
1)Dancing girls (5,0)
2)Wouldn't it be good (7,0)
3)Drum talk (4,0)
4)Bogart (6,0)
5)Gone to pieces (5,0)
6)Shame on you (6,0)
7)Cloak and dagger (5,5)
8)Faces (5,0)
9)I won't let the sun go down on me (7,5)
10)Human racing (4,0)
Score: 5,50
Nik Kershaw-vocals, guitars, bass and keyboards (b.1958)
Charlie Morgan-drums (b.1955)
Paul "Wix" Wickens-keyboards (b.1956)
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guest musicians
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