Visage (album)

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Visage
Visage cover
Studio album by Visage
Released November, 1980
Recorded 1978, 1979, 1980
Genre New Romantic
Length 38:27
Label Polygram Records
Producer Midge Ure, Visage
Professional reviews
Visage chronology
Visage
(1980)		 The Anvil
(1982)

Visage is the eponymous debut album from the British New Romantic group Visage, recorded at Genetic Sound Studios in London released by Polygram Records on November 10, 1980. The album reached #13 in the UK and was certified "Silver" by the British Phonographic Industry in March 1981.

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[edit] Personnel

Visage members at the time of the album's recording were:

Guest musicians included:

  • Barry Adamson - bass
  • Christopher Payne - synthesizer
  • Cedric Sharpley - drums, electronic drums programming

(Both musicians appear only in the song "Fade to Grey").

The album was produced by Midge Ure and Visage.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Original release: 28MM 0019

Side A:

  1. "Visage" – 3:53
  2. "Blocks on Blocks" – 4:00
  3. "The Dancer" – 3:40
  4. "Tar" – 3:32
  5. "Fade to Grey" – 4:00

Side B:

  1. "Malpaso Man" – 4:14
  2. "Mind Of A Toy" – 4:28
  3. "Moon Over Moscow" – 4:00
  4. "Visa-age" – 4:18
  5. "The Steps" – 3:14
  • Track A3 composed by Ure/Egan.
  • Track A5 composed by Currie/Ure/Payne.
  • All other tracks composed by Visage (Currie/Egan/Formula/McGeoch/Strange/Ure).

[edit] One Way Records release: OW 34519

  1. "Visage" – 3:53
  2. "Blocks on Blocks" – 4:00
  3. "The Dancer" – 3:40
  4. "Tar" – 3:32
  5. "Fade to Grey" – 4:00
  6. "Malpaso Man" – 4:14
  7. "Mind Of A Toy" – 4:28
  8. "Moon Over Moscow" – 4:00
  9. "Visa-age" – 4:18
  10. "The Steps" – 3:14

Bonus tracks:

  1. "Fade to Grey (Dance Mix)" – 6:14

[edit] Singles: UK chart positions

  1. "Tar" – 3:27 (Sept. 1979), did not chart
  2. "Fade to Grey" – 3:14 (Nov. 1980), #8
  3. "Mind Of A Toy" – 3:39 (Mar. 1981), #13
  4. "Visage" – 3:47 (Jun. 1981), #21
Visage
Steve Strange | Midge Ure | Rusty Egan
Billy Currie | Dave Formula | Barry Adamson | Steven Young | Sandrine Gouriou | Rosie Harris | Ross Tregenza
Visage discography
Studio albums and extended plays: Visage | The Anvil | Beat Boy
Compilations: The Best of Visage | Master Series | The Damned Don't Cry
Singles: Tar | Fade to Grey | Mind Of A Toy | Visage | The Damned Don't Cry | Night Train | Pleasure Boys | Love Glove | Beat Boy
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