Nude (Dead or Alive album)
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Good Earth Studios | ||||
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| Length | 44:06 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Dead or Alive | |||
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Nude is the fourth studio album by British pop group
America in July 1989 on Epic Records.[2] The album proved to be a massive success in Japan, where a companion remix album was released shortly after with the title Nude – Remade Remodelled.[3] In 2021, RetroPop Magazine retrospectively described Nude as the "perfect Dead or Alive album" and "their strongest offering overall".[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Turn Around and Count 2 Ten" | 6:52 |
| 2. | "Give It Back That Love Is Mine" | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Baby Don't Say Goodbye" | 5:56 |
| 4. | "Stop Kicking My Heart Around" | 6:09 |
| 5. | "Come Home with Me Baby" | 4:07 |
| 6. | "I Don't Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" | 4:40 |
| 7. | "Get Out of My House" | 4:19 |
| 8. | "I Cannot Carry On" | 5:00 |
| 9. | "My Forbidden Lover" | 3:35 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Give It Back" (Instrumental) | 3:27 |
| 11. | "Baby Don't Say Goodbye" (Alternative Mix) | 4:19 |
| 12. | "Love Toy" (Instrumental) | 1:55 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Love Toy" (Unreleased Full Vocal Version) | 4:16 |
Personnel
Dead or Alive
- Pete Burns – vocals
- Mike Percy – bass guitar, guitars
- Tim Lever – keyboards
- Steve Coy – drums
Additional personnel
- Andy Stennet – additional keyboards
- Tracy Ackerman, Laura Pallas, Jackie Raw – backing vocals
Production
- All tracks produced, arranged and mixed by Pete Burns and Steve Coy
- Tracks 1, 3 & 5 engineered and mixed by Bruce Robins, re-recorded and mixed by Phil Bodger
- House engineers: Paul Cartledge, Simon Clay
- Assistant engineers: Benjamin Hallowell, Garrison III
- Recorded and mixed at Good Earth Studios, London
- Digitally edited by Simon Everett at Mayfair
- Photography: Paul Cox, Peter Brown, Marti & Pierre Chan
Chart performance
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart[5] | 62 |
| Canada Top 100 Albums[6] | 87 |
| Finnish Album Chart[7] | 20 |
| Japanese Oricon Albums Chart | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[8] | 106 |
| UK Albums Chart | 82 |
References
- ^ Green, Jim; Robbins, Ira. "Dead or Alive". Trouser Press. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ Nude (liner notes). Dead or Alive. ?Epic. 1988.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Nude (Japanese release) at Discogs
- ^ Gotto, Connor (2 August 2021). "Dead or Alive's seven studio albums ranked from great to greatest".
- ^ "The ARIA Report Issue No. 347: Chartifacts - Week Ending 13 October 1996". Australian Recording Industry Association Ltd. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. 50 (13). archived at Library and Archives Canada. 24 July 1989. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ "Artistit DE - DIA" (in Finnish). Suomen listalevyt. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Billboard > Artists / Dead or Alive > Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
