Fade to Grey – The Singles Collection is a 1983 compilation album

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 by the British synthpop

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 group Visage

Visage

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. Released as a stop-gap between studio albums whilst the band was experiencing contractual difficulties, the compilation includes all seven of the Visage singles released up to that point (five of them UK Top 40 hits), as well as three non-single tracks. The album reached #38 on the UK Album Chart and was certified Gold by the BPI

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 based on pre-release sales to shops. A limited number of copies of the vinyl album were issued with a free 7" vinyl picture disc of the "Pleasure Boys" single (1982), whereas the cassette version of the album featured remixes of each of the tracks as well as a bonus track, "Der Amboss" (a German language version of "The Anvil").

The album was re-released a decade later as Fade to Grey - The Best of Visage with a similar cover and track listing but with the inclusion of two tracks not featured on the original release: "Love Glove" (one of Visage's last singles from 1984) and the Bassheads/Andy Stevenson remix of "Fade to Grey", which became a minor top 40 hit again in 1993. The only single not included on this compilation was "Beat Boy", the band's final single from 1984.

Track listing

Original 1983 release:

1. "Fade to Grey" – 4:00
2. "Mind of a Toy
   Mind Of A Toy
   "Mind of a Toy" is the third single by the British pop group Visage, released on Polydor Records in March 1981, and also the third to be taken from Visage's eponymous debut album...
   
   " – 3:32
3. "Visage" – 3:53
4. "We Move" (remix) – 3:45
5. "Tar" – 3:32
6. "In the Year 2525
   In the Year 2525
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   " – 3:45
7. "The Anvil" (single remix by John Luongo) – 4:26
8. "Night Train" (album version edit) – 3:58
9. "Pleasure Boys" – 3:35
10. "The Damned Don't Cry"– 4:02

The following two tracks were included on the 1994 re-release:

11. "Love Glove" - 4:00
    
12. "Fade to Grey" (Bassheads 7" edit) – 3:22
    

Writing credits: Track 1 - B. Currie

Billy Currie

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/M. Ure

Midge Ure

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/C. Payne, Tracks 2,3,4 - S. Strange

Steve Strange

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/M. Ure

Midge Ure

James "Midge" Ure, OBE is a Scottish guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter...

/B. Currie

Billy Currie

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/J. McGeoch

John McGeoch

John Alexander McGeoch, , was a Scottish guitarist who played with a number of bands of the post-punk era, including Magazine, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Visage and Public Image Ltd....

/R. Egan

Rusty Egan

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/D. Formula

Dave Formula

Dave Formula, , is an English keyboardist and film-soundtrack composer from Manchester, who played with the post-punk band Magazine, and New Romantic ensemble Visage during the end of the 1970s and the beginning of the 1980s and in the "world music" band The Angel Brothers.-Early Years and St...

, Track 5 - S. Strange

Steve Strange

Steve Strange , is a Welsh pop singer, best known as the lead singer and frontman of the 1980s pop group Visage...

/M. Ure

Midge Ure

James "Midge" Ure, OBE is a Scottish guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter...

/B. Currie

Billy Currie

Billy Currie is an English violist, violinist, pianist, keyboardist, and songwriter...

/J. McGeoch

John McGeoch

John Alexander McGeoch, , was a Scottish guitarist who played with a number of bands of the post-punk era, including Magazine, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Visage and Public Image Ltd....

/R. Egan

Rusty Egan

Rusty Egan was the drummer for the British new wave band, The Rich Kids. They were founded by former Sex Pistol, Glen Matlock, bass guitarist and backing vocals, occasional lead vocals; with Steve New guitarist and backing vocals, occasional lead vocals; and fronted by Midge Ure guitarist, lead...

/D. Formula

Dave Formula

Dave Formula, , is an English keyboardist and film-soundtrack composer from Manchester, who played with the post-punk band Magazine, and New Romantic ensemble Visage during the end of the 1970s and the beginning of the 1980s and in the "world music" band The Angel Brothers.-Early Years and St...

/B. Adamson

Barry Adamson

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, Track 6 - R. Evans

Rick Evans

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, Tracks 7,8,10 - S. Strange

Steve Strange

Steve Strange , is a Welsh pop singer, best known as the lead singer and frontman of the 1980s pop group Visage...

/M. Ure

Midge Ure

James "Midge" Ure, OBE is a Scottish guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter...

/B. Currie

Billy Currie

Billy Currie is an English violist, violinist, pianist, keyboardist, and songwriter...

/R. Egan

Rusty Egan

Rusty Egan was the drummer for the British new wave band, The Rich Kids. They were founded by former Sex Pistol, Glen Matlock, bass guitarist and backing vocals, occasional lead vocals; with Steve New guitarist and backing vocals, occasional lead vocals; and fronted by Midge Ure guitarist, lead...

/D. Formula

Dave Formula

Dave Formula, , is an English keyboardist and film-soundtrack composer from Manchester, who played with the post-punk band Magazine, and New Romantic ensemble Visage during the end of the 1970s and the beginning of the 1980s and in the "world music" band The Angel Brothers.-Early Years and St...

, Track 9 - S. Strange

Steve Strange

Steve Strange , is a Welsh pop singer, best known as the lead singer and frontman of the 1980s pop group Visage...

/R. Egan

Rusty Egan

Rusty Egan was the drummer for the British new wave band, The Rich Kids. They were founded by former Sex Pistol, Glen Matlock, bass guitarist and backing vocals, occasional lead vocals; with Steve New guitarist and backing vocals, occasional lead vocals; and fronted by Midge Ure guitarist, lead...

/B. Currie

Billy Currie

Billy Currie is an English violist, violinist, pianist, keyboardist, and songwriter...

/D. Formula

Dave Formula

Dave Formula, , is an English keyboardist and film-soundtrack composer from Manchester, who played with the post-punk band Magazine, and New Romantic ensemble Visage during the end of the 1970s and the beginning of the 1980s and in the "world music" band The Angel Brothers.-Early Years and St...

/S. Barnacle, Track 11 - S. Strange

Steve Strange

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/R. Egan

Rusty Egan

Rusty Egan was the drummer for the British new wave band, The Rich Kids. They were founded by former Sex Pistol, Glen Matlock, bass guitarist and backing vocals, occasional lead vocals; with Steve New guitarist and backing vocals, occasional lead vocals; and fronted by Midge Ure guitarist, lead...

/S. Barnacle

Special Dance Mix Cassette (1983)

Side One:

1. "Fade To Grey" (12" Dance Mix) - 6.20
2. "Mind of a Toy" (12" Dance Mix) - 5.10
3. "Visage" (12" Dance Mix) - 5.31
4. "We Move" (remix) - 3.32
5. "Tar" - 3.30
6. "Der Amboss" (edit) - 4.34

Side Two:

7. "In The Year 2525" - 3.42
   
8. "The Anvil" (special remix for this album) - 5.01
   
9. "Night Train" (special remix for this album) - 6.20
   
10. "Pleasure Boys" - 3.33
    
11. "Damned Don't Cry" (12" Dance Mix) - 5.40
    

(Timings are approximate, though the Special Dance Mix Cassette was produced as a non-stop "hit mix" in which some tracks fade into each other.)