Different Light
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| Studio album by The Bangles | ||
| Released | January 1986 | |
| Recorded | 1985 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 38:48 | |
| Label | Columbia | |
| Producer(s) | David Kahne | |
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| The Bangles chronology | ||
| All Over The Place (1984) |
Different Light (1985) |
Everything (1988) |
Different Light is an album by The Bangles released in January 1986. It is their best known album, with a Top 5 hit single and a No. 1 hit. The album's Top 40 sound was a departure from their earlier 60s-style sound.
Three of five singles were written by someone other than the Bangles: "Manic Monday" (written by Prince under the pseudonym Christopher) [1], "If She Knew What She Wants" and "Walk Like An Egyptian". The other two singles were "Following" and "Walking Down Your Street".
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[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Manic Monday" | Christopher (=Prince) | 3:06 |
| 2. | "In A Different Light" | Susanna Hoffs, Vicki Peterson | 2:52 |
| 3. | "Walking Down Your Street" | Louis Gutierrez, Hoffs, David Kahne | 3:04 |
| 4. | "Walk Like an Egyptian" | Liam Sternberg | 3:24 |
| 5. | "Standing In The Hallway" | Hoffs, Kahne, Debbi Peterson, V. Peterson | 2:56 |
| 6. | "Return Post" | Hoffs, V. Peterson | 4:22 |
| 7. | "If She Knew What She Wants" | Jules Shear | 3:49 |
| 8. | "Let It Go" | Hoffs, D. Peterson, V. Peterson, Michael Steele | 2:32 |
| 9. | "September Gurls" | Alex Chilton | 2:45 |
| 10. | "Angel's Don't Fall In Love" | Hoffs, V. Peterson | 3:23 |
| 11. | "Following" | Steele | 3:21 |
| 12. | "Not Like You" | Hoffs, Kahne, D. Peterson | 3:06 |
[edit] Singles
[edit] Manic Monday
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"Manic Monday" was the first hit single from Different Light by the girl group The Bangles. It was written by Prince in 1984 as a duet for the Apollonia 6 album. |
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A. "Right Now (Radio Edit)" 3:03 |
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[edit] If She Knew What She Wants
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"If She Knew What She Wants" was the second single from Different Light and was originally recorded by Jules Shear on his 1985 Eternal Return album. The song was originally written in the first person, however the Bangles rewrote the lyrics in the third person since they were a group and considered it more appropriate. | ||||||||
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A. "If She Knew What She Wants" 3:47 |
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[edit] Walk Like an Egyptian
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"Walk Like an Egyptian" is one of the most successful singles of The Bangles to date. The song was written by Liam Sternberg after seeing people on a ferry walking awkwardly to keep their balance as figures do in Ancient Egyptian reliefs. |
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A. "Walk Like An Egyptian" 3:21 |
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[edit] Walking Down Your Street
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"Walking Down Your Street" is the last single from Different Light. |
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A. "Walking Down Your Street" 3:04 |
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[edit] Charts
| Country | Date | Peak position | Certification | Comments |
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| United States | 1986 | #2 [7] | 3x Platinum | |
| United Kingdom | October 1986 | #3 [3] | Platinum [8] | Originally peaked at 30 on March 1986 |
| Norway | March 1986 | #4 [9] | ||
| Switzerland | May 4, 1986 | #16 [10] | ||
| The Netherlands | 1986 | #24 |
[edit] Miscellanea
- Cassette Front Cover (U.S.) and CD Back Cover (U.S.) Differences
The front cover of the album's most U.S. cassette pressings only showed 12 (out of 16) of the "different" snapshots, eliminating the third column to best fit the rectangular layout of cassettes - also the layout used by the songbook edition. The vinyl LP back cover looks much like the front, except the 16 different snapshots lie against a blue canvas background and the songs are listed in paragraph format at the very top. European-made CD's replicated this layout on the back of their jewel case, but the U.S. edition only shows 4 (out of the 16) snapshots, with songs in "numbered list" format occupying the area that would have been the remaining 12 photos.
[edit] References
- ^ Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, 500 Nr. 1 hits uit de Top 40, Page 234, 9023009444
- ^ a b c d Billboard.com The Bangles singles chart history Accessed: November 4, 2006
- ^ a b c d e Everyhit.co.uk UK Top 40 database Accessed: November 4, 2006
- ^ SwissCharts.com "If She Knew What She Wants" page. Accessed: November 4, 2006
- ^ Infinity charts German Top 20 - The Chart Of December 1986 Accessed: November 2, 2006
- ^ Top4000.nl Chart week 49, 1986 Accessed: November 2, 2006
- ^ Billboard.com The Bangles album chart history Accessed: November 4, 2006
- ^ BPI.co.uk Certification Different Light Accessed: November 4, 2006
- ^ NorwegianCharts.com Different Light page. Accessed: October 29, 2006
- ^ SwissCharts.com Different Light page. Accessed: November 4, 2006
Additional sources used:
- www.aurealm.com/bangdisc.htm (No longer online)
