Up (Right Said Fred album)
Up | ||||
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Studio album by Right Said Fred | ||||
Released | 16 March 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1991-1992 | |||
Genre | Dance-pop | |||
Length | 40:10 | |||
Label | Tug (UK), Charisma (U.S.) | |||
Producer | TommyD | |||
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Singles from Up | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Rolling Stone | [2] |
Up is the debut album of British pop group Right Said Fred, released in 1992 on Charisma Records and Tug Recordings. The album contains the group's only United States Top 40 hit, "I'm Too Sexy", which hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 3 weeks in February 1992.
Currently, as of 2007, Up is the band's only U.S. album release. It reached #1 on the UK Albums Chart and is their only album to chart on the U.S. Billboard 200, peaking at #46.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Richard Fairbrass, Fred Fairbrass and Rob Manzoli.
- "Love for All Seasons" – 4:16
- "No One on Earth" – 3:23
- "I'm Too Sexy" – 2:52
- "Do Ya Feel" – 4:34
- "Is It True About Love?" – 4:57
- "Deeply Dippy" – 3:21
- "Swan" – 3:10
- "Don't Talk Just Kiss" – 4:01
- "Upon My Heart" – 4:19
- "Those Simple Things" – 5:08
2007 Special Edition
In 2007, the album was rereleased as a special edition. It features a bonus DVD with eight of the group's videos. The CD also contains some bonus tracks.
CD track listing
- "Love for All Seasons"
- "No One on Earth"
- "I'm Too Sexy"
- "Do Ya Feel"
- "Is It True"
- "Deeply Dippy"
- "Swan"
- "Don't Talk Just Kiss"
- "Upon My Heart"
- "Those Simple Things"
- "I'm Too Sexy" - Extended Club Mix
- "I'm Too Sexy 2007" - Tastemakers 12" Mix
- "Deeply Dippy" - Deeply Brassy Mix
- "Bumped" - Acshun Remix
- "Hands Up For Lovers" - The Morning Mix
- "What a Day for a Daydream"
DVD video listing
- "I'm Too Sexy" - Original
- "I'm Too Sexy 2007"
- "Deeply Dippy"
- "Don't Talk Just Kiss" (Remix)
- "Hands Up for Lovers"
- "Those Simple Things"
- "A Love for All Seasons"
- "What a Day for a Daydream"
Tracklisted as above on sleeve but actual DVD contains "Stick It Out" instead of "Hands Up for Lovers"
Personnel
- Right Said Fred
- Richard Fairbrass - lead vocals, backing vocals
- Fred Fairbrass - acoustic guitar, guitar, backing vocals
- Rob Manzoli - guitar, backing vocals
with:
- Phil Spalding - bass
- TommyD - piano, programming, arranger, producer, backing vocals
- Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor - piano
- Malcolm Duncan - saxophone
- Sid Gould - trombone
- Neil Sidwell - trumpet
- Chuck Sabo - drums
- Jocelyn Brown - vocals
- Lily D - backing vocals
- Graham Bonnet - backing vocals, engineer
- Massive Gut - backing vocals
- Juliet Roberts - backing vocals
- Nick Ingman - arranger, string arrangements
- Ian Craig Marsh - programming
- Brian Pugsley - programming
- Ian Pugsley - programming
- Technical
- Guy Holmes - executive producer
- John McDonnel - engineer
- Ronen Tal - engineer
- Donal - assistant engineer, assistant
- Andy Houston - assistant engineer
- Andy Smith - assistant engineer
Notes
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r60028
- ↑ Archived October 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
Preceded by Diva by Annie Lennox |
UK number one album 25 April 1992 – 1 May 1992 |
Succeeded by Wish by The Cure |