Pop Art (album)
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| Pop Art | ||||
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| Studio album by Transvision Vamp | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 42:20 | |||
| Label | MCA Records | |||
| Producer |
Duncan Bridgeman Zeus B. Held[1] | |||
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| Singles from Pop Art | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
Pop Art is the debut album from UK pop/rock band Transvision Vamp. It was released in 1988 and featured the band's first top ten hit "I Want Your Love". The album reached No. 4 in the UK and over in Australia, it was the 25th highest selling album of 1989, peaking at number thirteen.
Track listing
All songs by Nick Sayer, except where noted.[1]
- "Trash City" – 5:09
- "I Want Your Love" – 3:29
- "Sister Moon" – 4:23
- "Psychosonic Cindy" – 3:26
- "Revolution Baby" – 4:53
- "Tell That Girl to Shut Up" (Holly Beth Vincent) – 3:06
- "Wild Star" – 3:23
- "Hanging Out with Halo Jones" – 4:37
- "Andy Warhol's Dead" – 3:50
- "Sex Kick" – 5:44
Credits
Transvision Vamp
- Wendy James: vocals
- Nick Christian Sayer: guitar
- Dave Parsons: bass
- Tex Axile: keyboards
- Pol Burton: drums
Additional musicians
- Matthew Seligman – bass
- Phil Smith – saxophone
- D. Manic B'Man – keyboards and programming
- Adam Peters – electric and acoustic cellos
- Nick Marsh, China Blue, Carol and Karen – backing vocals
Production
- Duncan Bridgeman – production
- Zeus B. Held – mixing and additional production
- Adam Mosely – recording engineer
- Philip Bagenal – mix engineer[1]
Charts
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Albums Chart[3] | 13 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart[4] | 50 |
| Swedish Albums Chart[5] | 25 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[3] | 20 |
| UK Albums Chart[6] | 4 |
| US Billboard 200[7] | 115 |
References
- 1 2 3 Pop Art (Media notes). Transvision Vamp. MCA Records Ltd. 1988.
- ↑ Allmusic review
- 1 2 Steffen Hung. "Transvision Vamp – Pop Art". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Transvision Vamp – Pop Art". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Transvision Vamp – Pop Art". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ↑ "Transvision Vamp – Pop Art". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ↑ "Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Album Charts" (in (German)). Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
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