Hello Young Lovers (Sparks album)

Hello Young Lovers
Studio album by Sparks
Released February 6, 2006
Recorded Sparks Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre Rock, Chamber pop
Length 44:36
Label Gut Records
In The Red Recordings
Producer Ron Mael, Russell Mael
Professional reviews

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Sparks chronology
Lil' Beethoven
(2002)		 Hello Young Lovers
(2006)		 Exotic Creatures Of The Deep
(2008)
Singles from Hello Young Lovers
  1. "Perfume" b/w "(Baby, Baby) Can I Invade Your Country (Alternative Verse)""
    Released: 13 Feb 2006
  2. "Dick Around" / "Waterproof""
    Released: 18 Sep 2006

Hello Young Lovers is the twentieth album by Sparks. It is a concept album which addresses aspects of modern love.

Contents

Release

Hello Young Lovers was commercially more popular than any Sparks album since the nineteen-seventies, and it reached #66 on the UK Album Chart.[8] The album did not chart in the US. The album was released on CD and white or pink vinyl.

Two singles and an EP were released to promote the album. The first; "Perfume" was backed with an alternative version of "(Baby, Baby) Can I Invade Your Country" and a remix by Clor. It peaked at #80 on the UK Singles chart[8] and #10 on the UK Independent Singles Chart.

"Dick Around" was released as an EP in the US, and as a double a-side single with "Waterproof" in the UK. Both versions featured an edited version of "Dick Around" and the US version included live tracks recorded earlier that year in Los Angeles. The UK release of the song fell foul of a ban by the BBC, who took issue with the title citing it as obscene. Sparks issued a statement; "In a reaction [to the ban] the band says: "The BBC has officially killed off our new single Dick Around, ostensibly through rather childish objections to the title, an innocent reference to the idle life. That a piece of music can be condemned purely by its title without the 'decision makers' even having the decency to open the CD case is a travesty and an insult to both us as the creators of the music and to the listeners of the BBC."[9] Eventually, In a statement BBC London said that the track is back in rotation.[9] The single charted at the lowly position of #139[10] in the UK.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Dick Around"   6:35
2. "Perfume"   4:59
3. "The Very Next Fight"   5:18
4. "(Baby, Baby) Can I Invade Your Country" (Written by Ron and Russell Mael with additional lyrics by Francis Scott Key) 5:56
5. "Rock, Rock, Rock"   5:10
6. "Metaphor"   4:03
7. "Waterproof"   4:17
8. "Here Kitty"   4:26
9. "There's No Such Thing As Aliens"   2:53
10. "As I Sit To Play The Organ At The Notre Dame Cathedral"   7:02

Personnel

Chart Placings

Album

Country/Region Peak
position
Swedish Sverigetopplistan Album Chart [11] 48
U.K. Albums Chart[8] 66
Perfume (single)
Chart (2006) Peak
Position
U.K. Singles Chart[8] 80
U.K. Indie Singles Chart 10

References

  1. ^ Raggett, Ned. Review: Hello Young Lovers. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-03-23.
  2. ^ Jones, Chris. Review: Hello Young Lovers. BBC. Retrieved on 2010-03-23.
  3. ^ Mosurock, Doug. Review: Hello Young Lovers. ©2002-2005 Dusted Magazine. Retrieved on 2010-03-23.
  4. ^ Abebe, Nitsuh. Review: Hello Young Lovers. Pitchfork Media Inc. Retrieved on 2010-03-23.
  5. ^ Review: Hello Young Lovers. Play Louder.
  6. ^ Keefe, Jonathan. Review: Hello Young Lovers. 2010 Slant Magazine. Retrieved on 2010-03-23.
  7. ^ O’Reilly, Fergal. Review: Hello Young Lovers. 2001-2007 stylusmagazine.com. Retrieved on 2010-03-23.
  8. ^ a b c d "Chart Stats - Sparks". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=2474. Retrieved 2008-07-22. 
  9. ^ a b "Sparks single banned on BBC: yes/no on www.side-line.com". http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=17684_0_2_0_C. Retrieved 2009-09-25. 
  10. ^ "Chart Log UK: DJ S - The System Of Life". Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz, 1994–2009. http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_S.HTM. Retrieved 2010-02-17. 
  11. ^ "swedishcharts.com - Discography Sparks". Hung Medien. http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sparks. Retrieved 2009-11-03.  Charts cover period from 1975 - 2005

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