Hysteria ( Rus. Hysteria ) is the fourth studio album of the British synthpop group The Human League , released in May 1984 by Virgin Records .
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| Studio album The Human League | |||||||
| Date of issue | May 1984 | ||||||
| Genre | Syntypop , the new wave | ||||||
| Producers | Hugh Padham , Chris Thomas , The Human League | ||||||
| A country |  Great Britain | ||||||
| Label | Virgin records | ||||||
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Content
About the album
The album was produced by Hugh Padham and Chris Thomas , who replaced the departed Martin Rachent . Compared to the previous record, Hysteria was less successful commercially. However, there were fewer gloomy songs in it than in Dare [2] . “ The Lebanon ”, “ Life on Your Own ” and “ Louise ” were released as singles, but only “The Lebanon” achieved greater commercial success, unlike other singles. All singles were in the twenty chart of Great Britain [6] [7] , and only “The Lebanon” on the sixty-fourth line [8] hit the US chart.
“I Love You Too Much” was previously recorded for the Fascination mini-album ! , it was later redone and included on the Hysteria album. “Rock Me Again and Again” is a cover version of a James Brown song. “Don't You Know I Want You” was previously an instrumental version of “Total Panic” - the b-side of the song “ (Keep Feeling) Fascination ”, but it was revised and included in the album. In 2005, Caroline Records reissued the album and added some bonus tracks to the reissued album [2] . In the UK, the disc received a golden status [9] .
Critically, the album was met with indifference. The reviewer from Allmusic expressed the opinion that the disc is mediocre, and the melodies presented on it are uniform [1] . PopMatters columnist Felt Hunter was supportive of the record, but did not hide its flaws, expressing regret that the song “The Sign” did not become a single, although it rated The Lebanon positively. In his opinion, “Don't You Know I Want You” is the most terrible song in the work of The Human League. “At Hysteria, the band changed their sound towards the priest , thereby trying to prove that electronic music is not only created just for experimentation, but can also merge with pop music.” Nevertheless, in solidarity with the critic from Allmusic, he considers the album to be of poor quality [2] .
List of Songs
| No. | Title | Author | Duration |
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| one. | "I'm Coming Back" | Okie Wright | 4:07 |
| 2. | "I Love You Too Much" | Burden, Collis, Wright | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Rock Me Again and Again" | Austin Brown | 3:32 |
| four. | " Louise " | Collis, Okie, Wright | 4:55 |
| five. | " The Lebanon " | Collis, Okie | 5:03 |
| 6. | "Betrayed" | Okie Wright | 4:02 |
| 7. | "The Sign" | Burden, Collis, Okie | 3:46 |
| eight. | "So Hurt" | Burden, Collis | 3:53 |
| 9. | " Life on Your Own " | Collis, Okie, Wright | 4:06 |
| ten. | “Don't You Know I Want You” | Burden, Collis, Okie | 3:09 |
2005 Reissue Bonus Tracks
- Thirteen (The Lebanon b-side)
- The World Tonight (Life on Your Own b-side)
- "The Lebanon" (extended version)
- Life on Your Own (extended version)
- "The Sign" (extended version)
Charts
| Chart (1984) | Highest position |
|---|---|
| Great Britain [7] [10] | 3 |
| Germany [11] | 44 |
| Canada [12] | 43 |
| Netherlands [13] | sixteen |
| New Zealand [14] | 9 |
| Sweden [15] | 6 |
Record Members
- Philip Oakey - composer, keyboards , synthesizer , vocals
- Martin Rascent - Drum Programming
- Joan Cateroll , Susan Ann Sally - vocals, backing vocals
- Joe Collis - composer, guitar , keyboards, synthesizer, vocals
- Ian Burden - composer, bass , guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
- Philip Adrian Wright - composer, keyboards, synthesizer
- Simon Fowler - album cover
- Jim Russell - Programming
- Bill Price, Gavin Mackilop - Sound Engineers
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Kellman, Andy. Hysteria - The Human League: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards . Allmusic . Date of treatment July 30, 2012. Archived on September 30, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Felt, Hunter. The Human League: Hysteria [reissue ] . PopMatters (September 30, 2005). Date of treatment July 30, 2012.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. Consumer Guide Reviews: Human League robertchristgau.com. Date of treatment January 6, 2012. Archived on September 30, 2012.
- ↑ Bishop, Pete. Records. Updated Chicago still sounds way behind the times // Pittsburgh Press : Newspaper. - Pittsburgh , USA : EW Scripps Company . - Vol. 101, no. 9 . - P. 62 .
- ↑ Everingham, Henry. The Monkees didn't write about Vietnam // Sydney Morning Herald : Newspaper. - Sydney , Australia : Fairfax Media . - No. 45 . - P. 40 .
- ↑ The Human League . Chart Archive. Date of treatment July 30, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Human League. Artist Official Charts The Official Charts Company . Date of treatment October 8, 2012. Archived December 14, 2012.
- ↑ The Human League - Chart history . Billboard . Date of treatment July 30, 2012.
- ↑ Certified Awards Search . BPI Date of treatment July 30, 2012.
- ↑ The Human League - Hysteria . Chart Archive. Date of treatment January 6, 2012. Archived on September 30, 2012.
- ↑ Album - The Human League, Hysteria (German) . Media Control Charts . Date of treatment January 6, 2012. Archived on September 30, 2012.
- ↑ Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Government of Canada. Date of treatment January 6, 2012. Archived on September 30, 2012.
- ↑ The Human League - Hysteria (nid.) . Hung Medien. Date of treatment January 6, 2012. Archived on September 30, 2012.
- ↑ The Human League - Hysteria . Hung Medien. Date of treatment January 6, 2012. Archived on September 30, 2012.
- ↑ The Human League - Hysteria . Hung Medien. Date of treatment January 6, 2012. Archived on August 6, 2012.