Actually (album)
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In 2006, Q magazine
placed the album at #22 in its list of "40 Best Albums of the '80s".
Guest musicians
Q (magazine)
Q is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom.Founders Mark Ellen and David Hepworth were dismayed by the music press of the time, which they felt was ignoring a generation of older music buyers who were buying CDs — then still a new technology...
placed the album at #22 in its list of "40 Best Albums of the '80s".
Track listing
- "One More ChanceOne More Chance (Pet Shop Boys song)"One More Chance" is a song by the English electronic music duo Pet Shop Boys, first released as their second single in 1984 and re-recorded for their second album Actually in 1987...
" (Neil TennantNeil TennantNeil Francis Tennant is an English musician, singer and songwriter, who, with bandmate Chris Lowe, makes up the successful electronic dance music duo Pet Shop Boys.-Childhood:...
, Chris LoweChris LoweChris Lowe is an English musician, who, with colleague Neil Tennant, makes up the pop duo Pet Shop Boys.-Childhood:...
, Bobby OrlandoBobby OrlandoRobert Philip Orlando , also known as Bobby Orlando, is an American record producer, dance music artist, musician and songwriter.- Early life :...
) – 5:30 - "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" (with Dusty SpringfieldDusty SpringfieldMary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'BrienSources use both Isabel and Isobel as the spelling of her second name. OBE , known professionally as Dusty Springfield and dubbed The White Queen of Soul, was a British pop singer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s...
) (Lowe, Tennant, Allee WillisAllee WillisAllee Willis is an American songwriter, artist, set designer, multimedia artist, writer, collector and director.-Overview:...
) – 4:18 - "Shopping" (Tennant, Lowe) – 3:37
- "RentRent (song)"Rent" is a 1987 single by the Pet Shop Boys. It was released in the UK by Parlophone on 12 October 1987. The lyrics deal with a financially one-sided relationship, i.e...
" (Tennant, Lowe) – 5:08 - "Hit Music" (Tennant, Lowe) – 4:44
- "It Couldn't Happen Here" (Tennant, Ennio MorriconeEnnio MorriconeEnnio Morricone, Grand Officer OMRI, , is an Italian composer and conductor, who wrote music to more than 500 motion pictures and television series, in a career lasting over 50 years. His scores have been included in over 20 award-winning films as well as several symphonic and choral pieces...
, Lowe) – 5:20 - "It's a SinIt's a Sin"It's a Sin" is a song recorded by Pet Shop Boys which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in 1987.-Background and writing:...
" (Tennant, Lowe) – 4:59 - "I Want to Wake Up" (Tennant, Lowe) – 5:08
- "HeartHeart (Pet Shop Boys song)"Heart" is a song recorded by Pet Shop Boys which reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in April 1988 . This is also their last number 1 song to date...
" (Tennant, Lowe) – 3:58 - "King's CrossKing's Cross (song)"King's Cross" is a Pet Shop Boys song, written by Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant and is a track on their 1987 album Actually. It was covered and released as a single in 2007 by Tracey Thorn.-Pet Shop Boys version and the King's Cross Fire:...
" (Tennant, Lowe) – 5:10
Further Listening 1987–1988
- "I Want to Wake Up" (Breakdown mix) – 6:00
- "Heart" (Shep PettiboneShep PettiboneRobert E. Pettibone, Jr. is a record producer, remixer, songwriter and club DJ, one of the most prolific of the 1980s. His earliest work known to the public was for one of New York City's top disco/dance radio stations, WRKS 98.7 "Kiss" FM, and later as remixer/producer for the disco label Salsoul...
version) – 4:12 - "You Know Where You Went Wrong" – 5:50
- "One More Chance" (seven-inch mix) – 3:50
- "It's a Sin" (Disco mix) – 7:41
- "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" (Extended mix) – 6:47
- "Heart" (Disco mix) – 8:40
- "A New Life" – 4:55
- "Always on My MindAlways on My Mind"Always on My Mind" is an American country music song by Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson, originally recorded by Brenda Lee in 1972.Allmusic lists over 300 recorded releases of the song in versions by dozens of performers...
" (Demo version) – 4:03 - "Rent" (Seven-inch mix) – 3:33
- "I Want a Dog" – 4:58
- "Always on My Mind" (Extended dance mix) – 8:15
- "Do I Have To?" – 5:15
- "Always on My Mind" (Dub mix) – 2:15
Personnel
- Neil Tennant
- Chris Lowe
Guest musicians
- Andy Richards – Fairlight and keyboard programming on tracks 1, 4, 5, 7 & 9
- Dusty SpringfieldDusty SpringfieldMary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'BrienSources use both Isabel and Isobel as the spelling of her second name. OBE , known professionally as Dusty Springfield and dubbed The White Queen of Soul, was a British pop singer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s...
– Guest vocals on track 2 - J.J. JeczalikJ.J. JeczalikJonathan Edward Stephen Jeczalik [pronounced 'Yencharlik'], better known as J. J. Jeczalik, is a retired electronic musician, and co-founder of the former electronic music group, Art of Noise. Jeczalik also worked as a record producer and musician on a number of the Pet Shop Boys early recordings...
– Fairlight programming on track 3 - Gary Maughan – Additional programming on track 3
- Angelo BadalamentiAngelo BadalamentiAngelo Badalamenti is an American composer, known for his movie soundtrack work for director David Lynch, notably Blue Velvet, the Twin Peaks saga and Mulholland Drive...
– Orchestra arrangement on track 6 - Blue WeaverBlue WeaverBlue Weaver is a British keyboard player, session musician, songwriter and record producer.-Biography:...
– Fairlight programming on track 6 - Adrian Cook – Programming on track 8
Chart performance
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
Total weeks |
---|---|---|
Australian Albums Chart | 41 | 2 |
Austrian Albums Chart | 5 | 30 |
Canadian Albums Chart | 16 | 42 |
Dutch Albums Chart | 5 | 25 |
German Albums Chart | 1 | |
New Zealand Albums Chart | 7 | 30 |
Norwegian Albums Chart | 3 | 9 |
Swedish Albums Chart | 2 | 13 |
Swiss Albums Chart | 3 | 31 |
UK Albums Chart | 2 | 60 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 25 | 45 |