XL1
| XL1 | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Studio | Genetic, London | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 41:28 44:55 (with ZX Spectrum information locked groove) | |||
| Label | Genetic/Island | |||
| Producer | Martin Rushent, Pete Shelley | |||
| Pete Shelley chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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Allmusic |   [1] |
XL1 is the second solo album by
UK Singles Chart, making it his biggest single release there.[2] The original release was packaged with a computer program for the ZX Spectrum which displayed lyrics and graphics in time with the music.[3]
XL1 had a different running order in the US and contained an edited version of "Many a Time". The original UK album was reissued on CD by Grapevine in 1999 and by Western Songs in 2006, both including two B-side "dub" mixes as bonus tracks.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Pete Shelley.
UK version
Side one
- "Telephone Operator" – 3:14
- "If You Ask Me (I Won't Say No)" – 4:20
- "What Was Heaven?" – 5:04
- "You Know Better Than I Know" – 5:04
- "Twilight" – 3:08
Side two
- "(Millions of People) No One Like You" – 4:07
- "Many a Time" – 6:41
- "I Just Wanna Touch" – 3:04
- "You & I" – 3:00
- "XL1" – 3:27
- Z X Spectrum Code
1999/2006 CD bonus tracks
- "Telephone Operator/Many a Time (Dub)" – 13:13
- "If You Ask Me/No One Like You (Dub)" – 5:46
UK XL1 + Dub Mix Album cassette
Side one
- "Telephone Operator" – 3:14
- "If You Ask Me (I Won't Say No)" – 4:20
- "What Was Heaven?" – 5:04
- "You Know Better Than I Know" – 5:04
- "Twilight" – 3:08
- "(Millions of People) No One Like You" – 4:07
- "Many a Time" – 6:41
- "I Just Wanna Touch" – 3:04
- "You and I" – 3:00
- "XL1" – 3:27
Side two (dub mixes)
- "Homosapien (Dub)"
- "I Don't Know What It Is / Witness The Change (Dub)"
- "Telephone Operator / Many a Time (Dub)"
- "If You Ask Me (I Won't Say No) / No One Like You (Dub)"
- Z X Spectrum Code
US version
Side one
- "Telephone Operator" – 3:15
- "Many a Time" – 4:18
- "I Just Wanna Touch" – 2:54
- "You Know Better Than I Know" – 4:48
- "XL1" – 3:25
Side two
- "(Millions of People) No One Like You" – 4:05
- "If You Ask Me (I Won't Say No)" – 4:20
- "You and I" – 3:01
- "What Was Heaven?" – 5:05
- "Twilight" – 3:12
Personnel
- Musicians
- Pete Shelley
- Barry Adamson
- Jim Russell
- Martin Rushent
- Technical
- Martin Rushent – co-producer
- Pete Shelley – co-producer
- Joey – computer visuals
- Mike Prior – photography
- Bruno Tilley – cover
Charts
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 55 |
References
- AllMusic
- ^ ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Headen, Joey. "Story of XL1". Headen.com. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.