The Flat Earth
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| The Flat Earth | ||
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| Studio album by Thomas Dolby | ||
| Released | February 1984 | |
| Recorded | 1983 | |
| Genre | New Wave | |
| Length | 37:22 | |
| Label | Capitol Records | |
| Producer(s) | Thomas Dolby | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Thomas Dolby chronology | ||
| The Golden Age of Wireless (1982) |
The Flat Earth (1984) |
Aliens Ate My Buick (1988) |
The Flat Earth is Thomas Dolby's followup LP to The Golden Age of Wireless. It was recorded in 1983 and released in early 1984. The album charted at #35 in America, but no singles off it charted in the top 40. The first single was "Hyperactive!", which peaked at #17 on the UK charts.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Thomas Dolby, except where indicated otherwise.
- "Dissidents" (written with Kevin Armstrong and Matthew Seligman) - 04:56
- "The Flat Earth" - 06:41
- "Screen Kiss" - 05:33
- "White City" - 05:19
- "Mulu the Rain Forest" - 05:00
- "I Scare Myself" (Dan Hicks) - 05:40
- "Hyperactive!" - 04:13
[edit] Credits
- Thomas Dolby - Vocals, Piano, Effects
- Kevin Armstrong - Guitar, Trumpet, Backing vocals
- Matthew Seligman - Bass
- Adele Bertei - Backing vocals on tracks 1, 2, 7
- Lesley Fairbairn - Backing vocals on tracks 2, 3, 6
- Bruce Woolley - Backing vocals on track 5
- Robyn Hitchcock - Vocals (spoken) on track 4
- Clif Brigden - Percussion, Electronic drums
- Peter Thoms - Trombone on tracks 6, 7
- Justin Hildreth - Drum programming on track 7
- Matthew Salt - Tins, Thundersheet on track 7
- Mixed by Mike Shipley (tracks 1 to 6), Alan Douglas (track 7)
- Engineer - Dan Lacksman
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