Pop Art (album)
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| Pop Art | ||||
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| Studio album by Transvision Vamp | ||||
| Released | 3 October 1988[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 42:20 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer |
Duncan Bridgeman Zeus B. Held[2] | |||
| Transvision Vamp chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Pop Art | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [3] |
Pop Art is the debut album from UK pop/rock band Transvision Vamp. It was released in October 1988 and featured the band's first top ten hit "I Want Your Love".[4] The album reached #4 in the UK,[4] and peaked at #13 in Australia,[5] where it was the 25th highest-selling album of 1989.[6]
Track listing
All songs by Nick Sayer, except where noted.[2]
- "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
Personnel
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[2]
Charts
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] | 13 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] | 50 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] | 25 |
| Swiss Albums (Swiss Hitparade)[9] | 20 |
| UK Albums Chart[4] | 4 |
| US Billboard 200[10] | 115 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[6] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[1] | Gold | 100,000^ |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- 1 2 "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for Transvision Vamp (from bpi.co.uk)". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- 1 2 3 Pop Art (Media notes). Transvision Vamp. MCA Records Ltd. 1988.
- ↑ Allmusic review
- 1 2 3 "Official Charts > Transvision Vamp". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- 1 2 "australian-charts.com > Transvision Vamp – Pop Art (album)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- 1 2 "The ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart – 1989 (1–60) (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 1)". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-05-19. N.B. The triangle symbol indicates platinum certification.
- ↑ "charts.org.nz > Transvision Vamp – Pop Art (album)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ↑ "swedishcharts.com > Transvision Vamp – Pop Art (album)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ↑ "hitparade.ch > Transvision Vamp – Pop Art" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ↑ "Billboard > Artists / Transvision Vamp > Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
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