The Art of Falling Apart
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The Art of Falling Apart is the second full-length album released in 1983 by Soft Cell
, a pioneering synthpop
/new wave
duo which featured Marc Almond
singing and David Ball playing synthesizers.
The album reached #5 on the UK charts upon release, although its two singles "Where the Heart Is" and "Numbers" both failed to reach the Top 20, breaking the duo's run of five consecutive Top 5 singles in the UK.
Extra tracks on remastered CD: SOME BIZARRE/MERCURY (558 266-2, June 1998)
The song "Martin" was inspired by the 1978 horror film Martin
of the same name by George A. Romero
.
Soft Cell
Soft Cell are an English synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s. They consist of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball. The duo is most widely known for their 1981 worldwide hit version of "Tainted Love" and platinum debut Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret...
, a pioneering synthpop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
/new wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
duo which featured Marc Almond
Marc Almond
Marc Almond is an English singer-songwriter and musician, who originally found fame as half of the seminal synthpop/New Wave duo Soft Cell...
singing and David Ball playing synthesizers.
The album reached #5 on the UK charts upon release, although its two singles "Where the Heart Is" and "Numbers" both failed to reach the Top 20, breaking the duo's run of five consecutive Top 5 singles in the UK.
Track listing
- "Forever the Same" – 5:06
- "Where the Heart Is" – 4:34
- "Numbers" – 4:55
- "Heat" – 6:11
- "Kitchen Sink Drama" – 3:56
- "Baby Doll" – 6:44
- "Loving You, Hating Me" – 4:18
- "The Art of Falling Apart" – 5:01
Extra tracks on remastered CD: SOME BIZARRE/MERCURY (558 266-2, June 1998)
- "Hendrix Medley" – 10:20 [on free 12" with initial copies of the vinyl LP]
- "Martin" – 10:16 [on free 12" with initial copies of the vinyl LP]
- "Barriers" – 7:05 [double A-side of "Numbers" 7" and 12" singles]
- "It's a Mug's Game" – 8:15 [B-side of "Where the Heart Is" 12"]
The song "Martin" was inspired by the 1978 horror film Martin
Martin (film)
Martin is a 1978 American horror film written and directed by George A. Romero.Romero claims that Martin is the favorite of all his films...
of the same name by George A. Romero
George A. Romero
George Andrew Romero is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter and editor, best known for his gruesome and satirical horror films about a hypothetical zombie apocalypse. He is nicknamed "Godfather of all Zombies." -Life and career:...
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Production
- Produced by Soft Cell and Mike Thorne
- Mixed by Harvey Goldberg
- Engineered by Harvey Goldberg and Don Wershba
Credits
- Marc Almond: Lead vocals
- David Ball: Synthesizers, backing vocals, multi-instruments
- John Gatchell: Trumpet, horns