U-Vox is an album by Ultravox

Ultravox

Ultravox is a British New Wave rock band. They were one of the primary exponents of the British electronic pop music movement of the late 1970s/early 1980s. The band was particularly associated with the New Romantic and New Wave movements....

, released in 1986. This was the eighth full album and the fifth of the band's most-recognisable incarnation, fronted by Midge Ure

Midge Ure

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

. It was also the last Ultravox album to reach the top 10 in the UK Album Chart.

Background

Despite achieving a respectable placing in the UK album charts, the album was heavily criticised both by the media and by fans, especially after drummer Warren Cann

Warren Cann

Warren Reginald Cann is a drummer and drum machine programmer, best known as a member of the British New Wave band Ultravox.-Early life:...

 was unceremoniously dumped by the band before recording the album, being replaced by Mark Brzezicki

Mark Brzezicki

Mark Brzezicki is a rock drummer, who is primarily known for his work with Big Country, and was a member of the groups The Cult, Ultravox, and Procol Harum. He has also played with Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Midge Ure, Fish, The Pretenders and many others...

 from Big Country

Big Country

Big Country are a Scottish rock band formed in Dunfermline, Fife in 1981. They were most popular in the early to mid-1980s, but they still release material for a cult following...

. The sound developed the movement away from electronic rock started by Lament

Lament (Ultravox album)

Lament is an album by Ultravox, released in 1984. This was the seventh full album and the fourth of the band's most-recognisable incarnation, fronted by Midge Ure. It was also the last album featuring original drummer Warren Cann. The album peaked at no.8 on the UK album chart and was certified...

further and some unusual instrumentation was used, such as the Celtic sound of "All Fall Down" with instrumentation by The Chieftains

The Chieftains

The Chieftains are a Grammy-winning Irish musical group founded in 1962, best known for being one of the first bands to make Irish traditional music popular around the world.-Name:...

. The album's final track, "All in One Day", was arranged and conducted by George Martin

George Martin

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.

U-Vox was the last Ultravox album with Midge Ure before the band split in 1988. Future incarnations of the band after U-Vox would feature keyboardist Billy Currie as the lone original member of the band.

EMI Gold

EMI

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 remastered and re-issued the album on CD in 2000, with bonus tracks, alongside the other re-releases of the Ultravox catalogue. However, this version of the album is extremely rare and made U-Vox the only Ultravox album that was not readily available on CD, until a remastered 2-CD version was issued in 2009. This version featured the original 9-track album on CD 1 and several b-sides, mixes and demos on CD 2.

Singles

1. "Same Old Story" [#31, UK, 1986]
2. "All Fall Down" [#30, UK, 1986]
3. "All in One Day" [#88, UK, 1987]

Track listing

1. "Same Old Story
   Same Old Story (song)
   "Same Old Story" is the first single from Ultravox's 1986 album U-Vox, released on September 26, 1986.-12" version:# "Same Old Story " – 6:57# "3" – 4:01# "All In One Day " – 6:12...
   
   " – 4:38
2. "Sweet Surrender" – 4:34
3. "Dream On" – 4:47
4. "The Prize" – 5:37
5. "All Fall Down
   All Fall Down (Ultravox song)
   "All Fall Down" is the second single from Ultravox's 1986 album U-Vox, released on November 19, 1986.The song's lyrics carry a strong anti-war sentiment. The Chieftains also guest-performed on All Fall Down.- Structure :...
   
   " – 5:09
6. "Time to Kill" – 4:26
7. "Moon Madness" – 3:28
8. "Follow Your Heart" – 4:53
9. "All in One Day
   All in One Day
   "All in One Day" is the final single from Ultravox's 1986 album U-Vox, released on June 8, 1987. It is the last ever Ultravox release for their most popular incarnation with Midge Ure....
   
   " – 5:09

Bonus tracks on 2000 CD re-release (7243 5 25611 2 4):

10. "3" (B-side of Same Old Story) – 4:01
    
11. "All in One Day (Instrumental)" (B-side extra of Same Old Story (12" version)) – 6:12
    
12. "Dreams?" (B-side of All Fall Down) – 2:32
    
13. "All Fall Down (Instrumental)" (B-side extra of All Fall Down (12" version)) – 5:34
    
14. "Stateless" (B-side of All in One Day) – 2:51
    

Tracks on CD 2 of the 2009 re-release (5099996802526):

1. "Same Old Story (Extended Version)" – 7:00
2. "3" – 4:01
3. "All In One Day (Instrumental)" – 6:13
4. "All Fall Down (Extended Version)" – 7:41
5. "Dreams?" – 2:31
6. "All Fall Down (Instrumental)" – 5:36
7. "Dream On (Recorded Live At Wembley Arena, 06 Nov 1986" – 3:50
8. "The Prize (Recorded Live At Wembley Arena, 06 Nov 1986" – 4:58
9. "All Fall Down (Recorded Live At Wembley Arena, 06 Nov 1986" – 5:41
10. "Stateless" – 2:52
11. "Same Old Story (Recorded Live At Glasgow Barrowlands, 01 Nov 1986)" – 4:32
12. "Sweet Surrender (Recorded Live At Glasgow Barrowlands, 01 Nov 1986)" – 3:02
13. "All In One Day (Recorded Live At Glasgow Barrowlands, 01 Nov 1986)" – 6:46
14. "Time To Kill (Recorded Live At Glasgow Barrowlands, 01 Nov 1986)" – 2:53
15. "All In One Day (Work In Progress Mix)" – 6:31

Personnel

• Chris Cross
  Chris Cross
  Chris Cross is the bass guitarist in the band Ultravox.-Early years:Cross went to Belmont Secondary Modern School, William Forster Comprehensive...
  
   - bass, synthesizer, backing vocals
• Billy Currie
  Billy Currie
  Billy Currie is an English violist, violinist, pianist, keyboardist, and songwriter...
  
   - keyboards, violin, synthesizer
• Midge Ure
  Midge Ure
  James "Midge" Ure, OBE is a Scottish guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter...
  
   - guitar, lead vocals
• Mark Brzezicki
  Mark Brzezicki
  Mark Brzezicki is a rock drummer, who is primarily known for his work with Big Country, and was a member of the groups The Cult, Ultravox, and Procol Harum. He has also played with Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Midge Ure, Fish, The Pretenders and many others...
  
   - drums

Guest musicians

• Beggar & Co Horns – brass on "Same Old Story"
• Carol Kenyon – backing vocals on "Same Old Story" and "The Prize"
• Kevin Powell – bass on "Sweet Surrender"
• Derek Watkins, Gary Barnacle
  Gary Barnacle
  Gary Barnacle is a saxophonist/flautist, brass instrument arranger, composer and producer, primarily noted for session work, live work Gary Barnacle (born 1959, Dover, England) is a saxophonist/flautist, brass instrument arranger, composer and producer, primarily noted for session work, live work...
  
  , John Thirkell
  John Thirkell
  John Thirkell is a British trumpet and flugelhorn player, who has appeared on hundreds of pop, rock, and jazz recordings. Through the 1980s and early 1990s he was on at least one album in the UK Charts continuously, without a break, for over 13 years...
  
  , Pete Thoms – brass on "The Prize"
• The Chieftains
  The Chieftains
  The Chieftains are a Grammy-winning Irish musical group founded in 1962, best known for being one of the first bands to make Irish traditional music popular around the world.-Name:...
  
  – featured on "All Fall Down"
• George Martin – arranger and conductor on "All in One Day"