Up (ABC album)

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Up
Up cover
Studio album by ABC
Released 1989
Recorded 1988-1989
Genre House
Label PolyGram
Producer Martin Fry, Mark White
Professional reviews
ABC chronology
Alphabet City
(1987)		 Up
(1989)		 Absolutely (1990)

Up is ABC's fifth and final PolyGram studio album, released in 1989. This time experimenting with house music, ABC scored a minor UK hit with the single "One Better World", an ode to love, peace and tolerance. "The Real Thing" was also released as a single.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by ABC except where indicated.

[edit] Original release

  1. "Never More Than Now"
  2. "The Real Thing"
  3. "One Better World"
  4. "Where Is The Heaven?"
  5. "The Greatest Love of All"
  6. "North"
  7. "I'm in Love With You"
  8. "Paper Thin"

[edit] 2005 Reissue

  1. "Never More Than Now"
  2. "The Real Thing"
  3. "One Better World"
  4. "Where Is The Heaven?"
  5. "The Greatest Love Of All"
  6. "North"
  7. "I'm In Love With You"
  8. "Paper Thin"
  9. "One Better World (Pickering Park Mix)"
  10. "One Better World (Percapella Mix)"
  11. "The Real Thing (Frankie Knuckles Due Mix)"
  12. "The Greatest Love Of All (May Day Mix)"
  13. "Paper Thin (1986 Demo)"

All of the tracks on the 2005 reissue have been digitally remastered.

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