Points On the Curve
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Points on the Curve is Wang Chung
's second album and first album since changing their name from Huang Chung
and switching from Arista
to the Geffen
record label. It was ranked #30 on The Billboard 200
album charts on July 14, 1984 and features the number 1 dance single "Dance Hall Days
" and includes the hit singles: "Don't Let Go
", "Don't Be My Enemy
", and "Wait
".
The title Points on the Curve is apparently a reference to a chord
in geometry
. In this case, the chord is a musical chord
.
Geffen Records Cassette
Geffen Records CD
Wang Chung (band)
Wang Chung are an English New Wave musical group.The group found their greatest success in America, with five Top 40 hits in the US, all charting between 1983 and 1987, including "Dance Hall Days" , "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" and "Let's Go!" .-Pre-history: The Intellektuals and 57 Men :Jeremy...
's second album and first album since changing their name from Huang Chung
Wang Chung (band)
Wang Chung are an English New Wave musical group.The group found their greatest success in America, with five Top 40 hits in the US, all charting between 1983 and 1987, including "Dance Hall Days" , "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" and "Let's Go!" .-Pre-history: The Intellektuals and 57 Men :Jeremy...
and switching from Arista
Arista Records
Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...
to the Geffen
Geffen Records
Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...
record label. It was ranked #30 on The Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
album charts on July 14, 1984 and features the number 1 dance single "Dance Hall Days
Dance Hall Days
"Dance Hall Days" is one of Wang Chung's most popular and best known hit singles. It was released in 1984 on the album Points on the Curve. This was their only song to make the Top 75 charts in the UK, narrowly missing the Top 20. In the U.S...
" and includes the hit singles: "Don't Let Go
Don't Let Go (Wang Chung song)
"Don't Let Go" is a single by Wang Chung. It was released as the first single off their 1984 album Points on the Curve in Canada and the US in February 1984, peaking at #26 and #38 on those countries' respective pop singles charts. In the UK, "Don't Let Go" was the third single off the album,...
", "Don't Be My Enemy
Don't Be My Enemy
"Don't Be My Enemy" is a single by Wang Chung. It was the first single off the album Points on the Curve in the UK, where it reached #92 in late 1983. In the US, it was released as the third single off the album, and reached #86 on the U.S...
", and "Wait
Wait (Wang Chung song)
"Wait" is a single by Wang Chung, released as the fourth and final single off their 1984 album, Points on the Curve. The single reached #87 on the UK Singles Chart. Aside from the early singles released as Huang Chung, "Wait" was the only single by Wang Chung that failed to chart on the U.S....
".
The title Points on the Curve is apparently a reference to a chord
Chord (geometry)
A chord of a circle is a geometric line segment whose endpoints both lie on the circumference of the circle.A secant or a secant line is the line extension of a chord. More generally, a chord is a line segment joining two points on any curve, such as but not limited to an ellipse...
in geometry
Geometry
Geometry arose as the field of knowledge dealing with spatial relationships. Geometry was one of the two fields of pre-modern mathematics, the other being the study of numbers ....
. In this case, the chord is a musical chord
Chord (music)
A chord in music is any harmonic set of two–three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously. These need not actually be played together: arpeggios and broken chords may for many practical and theoretical purposes be understood as chords...
.
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: M5G 4004
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: GED 04004
Chart performance
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
30 |
| U.K. Top 75 Albums UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
31 |
- Year end charts
- U.S.A.: #59 (1984)
Personnel
- Jack HuesJack HuesJack Hues is an English musician, who is best known for forming the 1980s British new wave band, Wang Chung...
: Lead vocals, guitar, and keyboards - Nick FeldmanNick FeldmanNick Feldman is an English musician, who is best known for forming the popular 1980s British new wave band, Wang Chung. In addition to forming Wang Chung, Feldman also was a member of the duo, Promised Land, which featured Jon Moss from Culture Club, was a founding investor in Interactive Ideas...
: Bass, additional vocals, guitar, and keyboards - Darren CostinDarren CostinDarren Costin is the former drummer for the band Wang Chung. Costin first appeared on the group's debut album, Huang Chung. When drumming, Costin used a Simmons electronic drums. Costin then left the band in 1985 after Wang Chung's summer tour, in order to pursue a solo career.Costin founded the...
: Drums, additional vocals, percussion, and keyboards - Mel CollinsMel CollinsMel Collins is a British saxophonist and flautist and session musician.He has worked in a wide variety of contexts ranging from R&B and blues rock to jazz, but is perhaps known for his work in progressive rock, as with King Crimson, Camel and the Alan Parsons Project.-Career:Collins has worked...
: Saxophone - Chris Hughes: Rhythm, sequence, and computer programming
- Paul Ridout: MC4 programming
- Assistant Engineer: Mark McGuire
- Management: David Massey at Domino Directions Ltd., London
- Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London
- LP originally mastered by Greg FulginitiGreg FulginitiGregory Fulginiti is an American recording and mastering engineer.In a career spanning three decades, Fulginiti was nominated for the TEC Awards by Mix magazine 6 times, earned 175 Gold and Platinum Awards, 25 Multi-Platinum Awards, 100 Number One recordings, 135 Grammy nominees, including the...
at Artisan Sound Recorders, Los AngelesLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California... - CDD Pre-Mastering by WCI Record Group
- Thanks to Peter Reichardt, Ronnie Vance, and Mark McGuire (a.k.a. Trouser Billy)
- Special thanks to John KalodnerJohn KalodnerJohn David Kalodner is a retired American A&R executive. His achievements included signing Foreigner, AC/DC, Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins to Atlantic Records in the seventies....
and Carole Childs - LP design and art director: Barney BubblesBarney BubblesColin Fulcher aka Barney Bubbles was a radical English graphic artist, whose work primarily encompassed the disciplines of graphic design, painting and music video direction. He is most renowned for his distinctive contribution to the graphic design associated with the British independent music...
- Front cover photograph: Brian Griffin
- Back cover photograph: Paul Cox
- Hand tinting: Ronn Specer