| The Sin of Pride | ||||
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| Studio album by The Undertones | ||||
| Released | March, 1983 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Ardeck-EMI (UK) Harvest (US) Rykodisc (US CD reissue) |
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| Producer | Mike Hedges, The Undertones | |||
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The Sin of Pride is the fourth and final album to be released by the original line-up of The Undertones. The album, which was produced by Mike Hedges, was recorded between the autumn of 1982 and the spring of 1983. Unlike the three previous albums released by The Undertones, which primarily consisted of guitar-oriented music, The Sin of Pride drew much inspiration from both Soul music and Motown. The album was released in March 1983, reaching number 43 in the UK charts.
Four months after the release of The Sin of Pride, The Undertones disbanded.
Three singles were taken from the album: 'Got To Have You Back' , 'Chain of Love' and two versions of 'The Love Parade': one version commercially available upon the LP and an extended 12-inch record version of the song. However, none of the singles released reached the UK top 40.
| Side one | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Written by | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Got To Have You Back" | Ivory Joe Hunter, Leon Ware, Stephen Bowden* | 2:51 | ||||||
| 2. | "Valentine's Treatment" | Damian O'Neill, Michael Bradley | 2:47 | ||||||
| 3. | "Luxury" | J. J. O'Neill | 2:28 | ||||||
| 4. | "Love Before Romance" | Damian O'Neill | 4:53 | ||||||
| 5. | "Untouchable" | Damian O'Neill | 3:19 | ||||||
| 6. | "Bye Bye Baby Blue" | J. J. O'Neill, Michael Bradley | 3:16 | ||||||
| Side two | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Written by | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Conscious" | Damian O'Neill | 3:14 | ||||||
| 2. | "Chain of Love" | J. J. O'Neill | 2:59 | ||||||
| 3. | "Soul Seven" | J. J. O'Neill | 2:33 | ||||||
| 4. | "The Love Parade" | Damian O'Neill, Michael Bradley | 3:26 | ||||||
| 5. | "Save Me" | William Robinson, Warren "Pete" Moore, R Rogers* | 2:31 | ||||||
| 6. | "The Sin of Pride" | Damian O'Neill, Michael Bradley | 4:36 | ||||||
| Bonus tracks (issued on CD releases of The Sin of Pride only) | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Written by | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "The Love Parade (12" version)" | Damian O'Neill, Michael Bradley* | 5:07 | ||||||
| 2. | "Like That" | J. J. O'Neill, Michael Bradley | 3:04 | ||||||
| 3. | "You're Welcome (live version)" | J. J. O'Neill | 3:48 | ||||||
| 4. | "Crisis Of Mine (live version)" | J. J. O'Neill | 3:30 | ||||||
| 5. | "Family Entertainment (live version)" | Damian O'Neill | 2:52 | ||||||
| 6. | "Turning Blue" | J. J. O'Neill | 2:35 | ||||||
| 7. | "Bye Bye Baby Blue" | J. J. O'Neill, Michael Bradley | 3:17 | ||||||
| 8. | "Window Shopping For New Clothes" | J. J. O'Neill | 2:14 | ||||||
| 9. | "Bittersweet" | J. J. O'Neill | 5:07 | ||||||
| 10. | "I Can Only Dream" | J. J. O'Neill | 7:49 | ||||||
| 11. | "You Stand So Close (But You're Never There)" | J. J. O'Neill, Damian O'Neill | 3:08 | ||||||