Traffic (ABC album)

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Traffic

Studio album by ABC

Released

28 April 2008

Recorded

2007-2008

Genre

Rock

Length

47:10

Label

Borough Music

Producer

Gary Langan

ABC chronology

Ultimate Collection
(2004)

Traffic
(2008)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
BBC	(favourable)^[1]
Allmusic	^[2]

Traffic is the first new album of original material released by English band ABC in eleven years. The album's songs were written by lead singer Martin Fry while he toured the United States in 2006. Critics have described the album as the most 'satisfying ABC album since the mid-'80s by far'.^[2]

Drummer David Palmer, who left the band in 1982 after recording The Lexicon of Love, returned to record this album.

Gary Langan returned to mix the album after working as sound engineer on The Lexicon of Love and producing Beauty Stab.

Allmusic described Traffic as 'the album that ABC fans were probably hoping for in 1985' and considered that Fry's 'lyrical mastery was back in place' in the album's songs which showed 'an elegant mix of soul and style'.^[2]

Track listing

all songs by Martin Fry, Chuck Kentis and David Palmer

"Sixteen Seconds to Choose"
"The Very First Time"
"Ride"
"Love Is Strong"
"Caroline"
"Life Shapes You"
"One Way Traffic"
"Way Back When"
"Validation"
"Lose Yourself"
"Fugitives"
"Minus Love"

Players

ABC

Martin Fry - vocals
David Palmer - drums

Additional personnel

Chuck Kentis
Lance Morrison
Fred White
Jackie Simley
Paul Warren
Don Kirkpatrick
Matt Backer
Oliver Leiber
Jason Nesmith
Andy Carr
Natasha Pierce
Julie Delgado
Simon Willescroft
Dan Carpenter
David Williamson
Steve Kelly

Singles

The album's first single, "The Very First Time", received airplay on BBC Radio 2.^[3]

A poll on the band's MySpace page ^[4] considered that Life Shapes You would make the best second single but in fact Love is Strong (ABC song) was selected.^[5] "Love Is Strong" was released as a single on 18 August 2008.^[6]

References

↑ Easlea, Daryl (2 May 2008). "ABC Traffic Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Severa, Alan. "ABC:Traffic > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
↑ BBC - Radio 2 - Playlist
↑ What should be the next ABC single
↑ ABC official site
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External links

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Martin Fry Mark White Stephen Singleton Mark Lickley David Robinson David Palmer Alan Laramee Taylor Fiona Russell-Powell David Yarritu Glenn Gregory Keith Lowndes

Studio albums	The Lexicon of Love Beauty Stab How to Be a...Zillionaire! Alphabet City Up Abracadabra Skyscraping Traffic

Live albums	The Lexicon of Live

Compilation albums	Absolutely Look of Love – The Very Best of ABC The Ultimate Collection

Singles	"Tears Are Not Enough" "Poison Arrow" "The Look of Love (Part One)" "All of My Heart" "That Was Then but This Is Now" "S.O.S." "(How to Be a) Millionaire" "Be Near Me" "Vanity Kills" "Ocean Blue" "When Smokey Sings" "The Night You Murdered Love" "King Without a Crown" "One Better World" "The Real Thing" "The Look of Love (1990 Mix)" "Love Conquers All" "Say It" "Rolling Sevens" "Skyscraping" "Stranger Things" "Peace and Tranquility" "The Very First Time"

Videos	ABC Mantrap Absolutely...ABC

Related articles	Discography Honeyroot

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