Nude (Dead or Alive album)
Nude is the fourth studio album by British pop group Dead or Alive, released in Japan in December 1988 and in Europe and America in July 1989 on Epic Records.[2] It was the band's first self-produced album and their last recorded with Tim Lever and Mike Percy before their departure from the band. The album proved to be a massive success in Japan, where a companion remix album was released with the title Nude – Remade Remodelled.[3] In 2021, RetroPop Magazine retrospectively described Nude as the "perfect Dead or Alive album" and "their strongest offering overall".[4]
| Nude | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 18 December 1988 (Japan) 17 July 1989 (Europe and America) | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Studio | Good Earth Studios | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 44:06 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Dead or Alive | |||
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| Singles from Nude | ||||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Turn Around and Count 2 Ten" | 6:52 |
| 2. | "Give It Back That Love Is Mine" | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Baby Don't Say Goodbye" | 5:56 |
| 4. | "Stop Kicking My Heart Around" | 6:09 |
| 5. | "Come Home with Me Baby" | 4:07 |
| 6. | "I Don't Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" | 4:40 |
| 7. | "Get Out of My House" | 4:19 |
| 8. | "I Cannot Carry On" | 5:00 |
| 9. | "My Forbidden Lover" | 3:35 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Give It Back" (Instrumental) | 3:27 |
| 11. | "Baby Don't Say Goodbye" (Alternative Mix) | 4:19 |
| 12. | "Love Toy" (Instrumental) | 1:55 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Love Toy" (Unreleased Full Vocal Version) | 4:16 |
Personnel
Dead or Alive
- Pete Burns – vocals
- Mike Percy – bass guitar, guitars
- Tim Lever – keyboards
- Steve Coy – drums
Additional personnel
- Andy Stennet – additional keyboards
- Tracy Ackerman, Laura Pallas, Jackie Raw – backing vocals
Production
- All tracks produced, arranged and mixed by Pete Burns and Steve Coy
- Tracks 1, 3 & 5 engineered and mixed by Bruce Robins, re-recorded and mixed by Phil Bodger
- House engineers: Paul Cartledge, Simon Clay
- Assistant engineers: Benjamin Hallowell, Garrison III
- Recorded and mixed at Good Earth Studios, London
- Digitally edited by Simon Everett at Mayfair
- Photography: Paul Cox, Peter Brown, Marti & Pierre Chan
Chart performance
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart[5] | 62 |
| Canada Top 100 Albums[6] | 87 |
| Finnish Album Chart[7] | 20 |
| Japanese Oricon Albums Chart | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[8] | 106 |
| UK Albums Chart | 82 |
References
- Green, Jim; Robbins, Ira. "Dead or Alive". Trouser Press. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- Nude (liner notes). Dead or Alive. ?Epic. 1988.
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- Gotto, Connor (2 August 2021). "Dead or Alive's seven studio albums ranked from great to greatest".
- "The ARIA Report Issue No. 347: Chartifacts - Week Ending 13 October 1996". Australian Recording Industry Association Ltd. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. 50 (13). archived at Library and Archives Canada. 24 July 1989. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- "Artistit DE - DIA" (in Finnish). Suomen listalevyt. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- "Billboard > Artists / Dead or Alive > Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
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