Diamond (Spandau Ballet album)

Diamond
Studio album by Spandau Ballet
Released	25 May 1982
Recorded	1981-82
Genre	New Wave, pop
Length	39:16
Label	Chrysalis Records
Producer	Richard James Burgess
Spandau Ballet chronology
Journeys To Glory (1981)Journeys To Glory1981 Diamond (1982) True (1983)True1983

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Diamond is the second studio album by Spandau Ballet. It was released on 25 May 1982 by Chrysalis Records. The album was promoted with the single "Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)", which was released in 1981, a full year before the album, and it reached #3 in the UK Singles Chart. The last single released, "Instinction", reached #10. The album was re-released in a remastered and expanded 2 CD Special Edition on 8 March 2010.

Reissue

The limited edition 4x12" Box version of the album Diamond. The tracks are extended versions compared to standard album. A colour poster and lyric sheet were also included in the box. The only tracks that were otherwise issued on a single were the extended version of "She Loved Like Diamond," which is identical to the UK 12" A-side, and the 8 minute "Chant No. 1 (re-mix)," which was later included as a B-side to the UK 12" of "Instinction." The rest of the remixed cuts were unique mixes to be found only in this box, though in 2002 tracks "Instinction" and "Coffee Club" were included in the "Reformation" 3xCD box and in 2010 all the mixes appeared on Disc 1 of the 2 CD Special Edition.

Track listing

All songs written by Gary Kemp.

Original release

1. "Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)" – 4:07
2. "Instinction" – 4:47
3. "Paint Me Down" – 3:45
4. "Coffee Club" – 5:32
5. "She Loved Like Diamond" – 2:56
6. "Pharaoh" – 6:37
7. "Innocence and Science" – 4:27
8. "Missionary" – 7:00

Limited 4 x 12" Box Set – CBOX 1353

12" single 1

1. "Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) [Remix]" – 8:03
2. "Instinction [Remix]"- 6:57

12" single 2

1. "Paint Me Down [Remix]" – 6:22
2. "Coffee Club [Remix]" – 6:48

12" single 3

1. "She Loved Like Diamond [Extended Version]" – 3:37
2. "Pharaoh" – 6:37

12" single 4

1. "Innocence and Science" – 4:27
2. "Missionary" – 7:00

2010 special edition

Disc one

1. "Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)"
2. "Instinction"
3. "Paint Me Down"
4. "Coffee Club"
5. "She Loved Like Diamond"
6. "Pharaoh"
7. "Innocence and Science"
8. "Missionary"
9. "Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) (Remix)"
10. "Instinction (Remix)"
11. "Paint Me Down (Remix)"
12. "Coffee Club (Remix)"
13. "She Loved Like Diamond (Remix)"

Disc two

1. "Feel The Chant" (7" Version)
2. "Man With Guitar"
3. "Gently"
4. "Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)" (12" Version)
5. "Feel The Chant" (12" Version)
6. "Paint Me Down" (12" Version)
7. "Re-Paint"
8. "Instinction (Trevor Horn Remix)"
9. "The Freeze (BBC In Concert)"
10. "To Cut A Long Story Short (BBC In Concert)"
11. "Glow (BBC In Concert)"
12. "Paint Me Down (BBC In Concert)"
13. "Instinction/Chant No. 1 (BBC In Concert)"

Personnel

• Tony Hadley – lead vocals, synthesizers
• Gary Kemp – guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals
• Martin Kemp – bass, backing vocals
• Steve Norman – guitar, percussion, saxophone, backing vocals
• John Keeble – drums, backing vocals

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