Vivid , the debut studio album of the American rock band Living Color , was released in 1988 via Epic Records . It is one of the most popular records of 1988: the disc took the 6th place on the Billboard 200 chart and became twice “ platinum ” in the USA. Five singles were released in support of the album: Cult of Personality, Middle Man, Glamor Boys, Open Letter (To a Landlord) and Funny Vibe. The debut single of the band - “ Cult of Personality ”, became the winner of the Grammy Award in the category “ Best Hard Rock Performance ” .
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| Living Color Studio Album | |||||||
| Date of issue | September 18, 1988 | ||||||
| Recorded by | 1987 - 1988 at the studios: Skyline, Sound On Sound and Right Track Studios in New York , USA | ||||||
| Genres | Heavy metal , funky metal , hard rock , neo-psychedelic | ||||||
| Duration | 49:13 | ||||||
| Producers | Ed Stasium , Mick Jagger | ||||||
| A country |  USA | ||||||
| Label | Epic records | ||||||
| Timeline Living Color | |||||||
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| Reviews | |
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| Critics' ratings | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [one] |
| Sputnikmusic | [2] |
Content
List of Songs
The words and music of all the songs are Vernon Reid , with the exception of those noted.
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| No. | Title | Author | Duration | ||||||
| one. | " Cult of Personality " | Raid, Mazz Skills , Corey Glover , Will Calhoun | 4:54 | ||||||
| 2. | "I want to know" | 4:24 | |||||||
| 3. | "Middle Man" | Glover Raid | 3:47 | ||||||
| four. | "Desperate People" | Calhoun, Raid, Glover, Skillings | 5:36 | ||||||
| 5. | “Open Letter (To a Landlord)” | Raid, Tracy Morris | 5:32 | ||||||
| 6. | Funny Vibe | 4:20 | |||||||
| 7. | Memories Can't Wait | David Byrne , Jerry Harrison (song from Talking Heads from the Fear of Music album) | 4:30 | ||||||
| 8. | Broken Hearts | 4:50 | |||||||
| 9. | Glamor Boys | 3:39 | |||||||
| 10. | “What's Your Favorite Color? (Theme Song) » | Raid, Glover | 3:56 | ||||||
| eleven. | "Which Way to America?" | 3:41 | |||||||
| 49:13 | |||||||||
| Reissue, bonus tracks (2002) | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Duration | |||||||
| 12. | Funny Vibe (Funky Vibe Mix) | 3:43 | |||||||
| 13. | “ Should I Stay or Should I Go ” ( Mick Jones ) | 2:27 | |||||||
| fourteen. | “What's Your Favorite Color? (Theme Song) ” (Leblanc Remix) | 5:39 | |||||||
| fifteen. | Middle Man (Concert Recording, Cabaret Metro, Chicago ; November 9, 1990) | 3:49 am | |||||||
| 16. | Cult of Personality (Concert Recording the Ritz , New York ; 1988) | 4:59 | |||||||
Record Members
Living Color
- Corey Glover - vocals
- Vernon Reid - Guitar
- Mazz Skills - bass
- Will Calhoun - Drums
Additional Musicians
- Mick Jagger - harmonica (8), backing vocals
- Chuck Dee - Recitative (6)
- Flave Flay - Social Commentary (6)
- The Fowler Family - Extra Back Vocals (2 & 5)
- Dennis Diamond - Barker at the Fair (8)
Charts
| Chart | Higher position | |
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| New Zealand chart | 2 | [3] |
| Billboard 200 | 6 | [four] |
| Norwegian charts | 7 | [five] |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Higher position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | "Cult of Personality" | Billboard hot 100 | 13 |
| Mainstream Rock Tracks | 9 | ||
| "Middle Man" | Denmark Singles Chart | 55 | |
| 1989 | Glamor Boys | Billboard hot 100 | 31 |
| Mainstream Rock Tracks | 26 | ||
| “Open Letter (To a Landlord)” | Billboard hot 100 | 82 | |
| Mainstream Rock Tracks | eleven |
Notes
- ↑ Prato, Greg. "Vivid - Living Color" . AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 2014-11-30.
- ↑ Davey Boy (2009-01-24). "Review: Living Color - Vivid . " Sputnikmusic . Retrieved 2014-11-30.
- ↑ charts.org.nz Living Color - Vivid . hitparade.ch. Date of treatment December 20, 2007.
- ↑ [ http://www.billboard.com/artist/307663/ <living + color / chart Billboard.com Billboard.com Living Color - Vivid [albums]] . Billboard . Date of treatment December 20, 2007.
- ↑ charts.org.nor Living Color - Vivid . NorwegianCharts.com. Date of treatment December 20, 2007.