Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat

For the illusion of pulling a rabbit from a hat, see Hat-trick (magic trick).

Studio album by Sparks

Released

June 1984

Recorded

Oasis Studios, Los Angeles, California ^[1]

Genre

Length

39:47

Label

Atlantic

Producer

Ian Little

Sparks chronology

In Outer Space
(1983)

Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat
(1984)

Music That You Can Dance To
(1986)

Singles from Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat

"With All My Might"
Released: June 1984
"Pretending To Be Drunk"
Released: 1984
"Progress"
Released: 1984

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat is the 13th album by the American rock band Sparks. Released in 1984, it was not very well received and failed to capitalise on the commercial success of their 1983 album In Outer Space. The album developed the light synthpop sound of In Outer Space but with slightly darker lyrics revolving around Ron Mael's favourite subject matter: relationships.

Release

Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat did not chart in the US in spite of the popularity of their 1983 album In Outer Space. In UK, where the group hadn't charted since 1979, the album was also unsuccessful.

Three singles were lifted from the album. The lead single; "With All My Might" reached #104 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles and made the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart; where it peaked at #28.^[3] The other two singles were "Pretending To Be Drunk" and "Progress", which were extended, remixed and released as club promos.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Pulling Rabbits Out Of A Hat"	4:07
2.	"Love Scenes"	4:20
3.	"Pretending To Be Drunk"	3:38
4.	"Progress"	4:43
5.	"With All My Might"	4:06

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Sparks In The Dark (Part One)"	0:28
7.	"Everybody Move"	2:58
8.	"A Song That Sings Itself"	4:29
9.	"Sisters"	3:53
10.	"Kiss Me Quick"	4:07
11.	"Sparks In The Dark (Part Two)"	2:58

Personnel

Ron Mael - Synthesizers (Roland Jp-8, Yamaha DX-7, Fairlight CMI)
Russell Mael - Vocals
Leslie Bohem - Bass, Backing Vocals
Bob Haag - Guitar, Synthesizer, Backing Vocals
David Kendrick - Drums
John Thomas - Keyboards

Producer - Ian Little
Mixed by - Brian Reeves, Dave Bianco, Mick Guzauski
Engineer - Steve Bates

References

↑ Sparks - Pulling Rabbits Out Of A Hat
1 2 Allmusic review
↑ "Allmusic - Billboard Singles - Sparks". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-09-22.

Sparks

Ron Mael Russell Mael Jim Mankey Earle Mankey Harley Feinstein Martin Gordon Adrian Fisher Norman "Dinky" Diamond Trevor White Ian Hampton Bob Haag Leslie Bohem David Kendrick Christi Haydon Tammy Glover Dean Menta

Albums	Halfnelson/Sparks A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing Kimono My House Propaganda Indiscreet Big Beat Introducing Sparks No. 1 in Heaven Terminal Jive Whomp That Sucker Angst in My Pants In Outer Space Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat Music That You Can Dance To Interior Design Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins Plagiarism Balls Lil' Beethoven Hello Young Lovers Exotic Creatures of the Deep The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman Two Hands, One Mouth: Live in Europe FFS (as FFS)

Singles	"This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" "Amateur Hour" "Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth" "I Want to Hold Your Hand" "The Number One Song in Heaven" "Beat the Clock" "I Predict" "Cool Places" "Dick Around" "Johnny Delusional"

Related	Halfnelson Giorgio Moroder Telex Gleaming Spires Les Rita Mitsouko Todd Rundgren Sparks Spectacular Tony Visconti Jane Wiedlin FFS

discography

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