Living in a Box (album)

Living in a Box is the eponymous debut album from British pop group Living in a Box. It was released on Chrysalis Records in 1987, and features their biggest U.S. hit, the self-titled single, which reached a peak of number 17 that year.

Things were different in their home country, however; the album peaked at number 25, while the title track reached number 5. A second single, "Scales of Justice" went top 30. A third single, "So the Story Goes", a collaboration with legendary singer Bobby Womack, hit number 34 in the U.K., while peaking at 81 in the U.S. The fourth and final single taken from the disc, "Love is the Art", reached number 45.

Track listing

Side One

1. "Living in a Box" (Steve Pigott, Marcus Vere)
2. "Love Is the Art" (Anthony Critchlow, Pigott, Vere)
3. "So the Story Goes" (Richard Darbyshire, Vere)
4. "From Beginning to End" (Darbyshire, Vere)
5. "Generate the Wave" (Darbyshire, Vere, Critchlow)

Side Two

1. "Scales of Justice" (Darbyshire, Vere)
2. "Going for the Big One" (Vere, Critchlow)
3. "Human Story" (Pigott, Vere, Critchlow)
4. "Can't Stop the Wheel" (Vere, Critchlow)
5. "Living in a Box (reprise)"

Personnel

• Richard Darbyshire: Vocals, Guitars
• Marcus Vere, Keyboards, Synthesizers
• Anthony Critchlow: Drums, Percussion
• Paulinho Da Costa: Percussion
• Paul Fox, Richard Gibbs, Rick O'Neil, Steve Pigott, John Van Tongeren: Keyboards, Synthesizers
• Paul Jackson Jr.: Guitars
• Ian Green: Bass
• Produced By Richard James Burgess
• Engineers: Rob Feaster, Frank Roszak

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