Sportscar (album)
| Sportscar | ||||
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| Studio album by Judie Tzuke | ||||
| Released | May 1980 | |||
| Recorded | The Manor, Shipton-on-Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England, February 1980 | |||
| Genre | Pop / Rock | |||
| Length | 38:05 | |||
| Label | Rocket | |||
| Producer | Paul Muggleton, Mike Paxman, Judie Tzuke | |||
| Judie Tzuke chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Smash Hits | 7½/10[1] |
Sportscar is the second album by the British singer-songwriter Judie Tzuke, released in 1980. The album peaked at no.7 in the UK,[2] Tzuke's only Top Ten record and highest ever chart position. It was certified Silver in 1981 by the British Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 60,000 copies.[3]
Initially released on vinyl album and cassette by The Rocket Record Company, Sportscar was reissued on CD in 2000 by Tzuke's own record company, Big Moon Records.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Judie Tzuke and Mike Paxman, except where indicated
- Side one
- "Sports Car" – 5:42
- "Nightline" – 3:30
- "Chinatown" – 4:41
- "Understanding" – 3:40
- Side two
- "The Choices You've Made" – 4:08
- "The Rise of Heart" – 4:50
- "Living on the Coast" – 5:00
- "Molly" – 3:04
- "Rain on the Hills" (Tzuke, Paxman, Paul Muggleton) – 3:30
Personnel
- Band members
- Judie Tzuke – vocals, producer
- Mike Paxman – guitar, producer
- John Edwards – bass
- Bob Noble – keyboards
- Jeff Rich – drums
- Paul Muggleton – backing vocals, arrangements, producer
- Production
- Paul Hart – arrangements on tracks 3, 5, 7, 8
- Steve Taylor – engineer, mixing
- Steve Prestage, Alan Douglas, Nick Thomas, Richard Manwaring – assistant engineers
References
- ↑ Cranna, Ian. "Albums". Smash Hits (15–28 May 1980): 31.
- ↑ "Sportscar Chart Stats". Chart Stats.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ↑ BPI Certifications Database