Different Light
Studio album by The Bangles
Released	January 1986
Recorded	1985
Genre	Rock
Length	38:48
Label	Columbia
Producer(s)	David Kahne
Professional reviews
All Music Guide
The Bangles chronology
All Over The Place (1984)	Different Light (1985)	Everything (1988)

Different Light is an album by The Bangles released in January 1986. It is their best known album, with a Top 5 hit single and a No. 1 hit. The album's Top 40 sound was a departure from their earlier 60s-style sound. Image File history File links Banlges_different_light. ... A Studio Album is an album of regular studio recordings. ... The Bangles in a 1980s publicity photo; Debbi Peterson, Susanna Hoffs, Vicki Peterson, Michael Steele. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles, however saxophones have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 90s. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... David Kahne is a music producer having worked on MTV Unplugged, the 1995 Grammy Award winner for Album of the Year. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 3. ... The Bangles in a 1980s publicity photo; Debbi Peterson, Susanna Hoffs, Vicki Peterson, Michael Steele. ... All Over The Place was The Bangles first full length album for Columbia Records and is considered to be their best album. ... Everything is a 1988 album by the Bangles. ... The Bangles in a 1980s publicity photo; Debbi Peterson, Susanna Hoffs, Vicki Peterson, Michael Steele. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ...

Three of five singles were written by someone other than the Bangles: "Manic Monday" (written by Prince under the pseudonym Christopher) ^[1], "If She Knew What She Wants" and "Walk Like An Egyptian". The other two singles were "Following" and "Walking Down Your Street". Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ...

Track listing

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Singles

Manic Monday

"Manic Monday"
Released 1986 Writer(s) Christopher Producer(s) David Kahne	Main article: Manic Monday "Manic Monday" was the first hit single from Different Light by the girl group The Bangles. It was written by Prince in 1984 as a duet for the Apollonia 6 album. Image File history File links The_Bangles_Manic_Monday. ... Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... David Kahne is a music producer having worked on MTV Unplugged, the 1995 Grammy Award winner for Album of the Year. ... Manic Monday (1986) was the first hit single by pop group The Bangles. ... Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ...
	Chart positions
	#2 US (April 1986) [2] #2 UK (February 1986) [3]
	Tracklist
	A. "Right Now (Radio Edit)" 3:03 B. "In A Different Light" 2:50

If She Knew What She Wants

""If She Knew What She Wants""
Released 1986 Writer(s) Jules Shear Producer(s) David Kahne	"If She Knew What She Wants" was the second single from Different Light and was originally recorded by Jules Shear on his 1985 Eternal Return album. The song was originally written in the first person, however the Bangles rewrote the lyrics in the third person since they were a group and considered it more appropriate.
	Chart positions
	#29 US (July 1986) [2] #20 CH (July 13, 1986) [4] #31 UK (April 1986) [3]
	Tracklist
	A. "If She Knew What She Wants" 3:47 B. "Angels Don't Fall In Love" 3:21 Image File history File links The_Bangles_If_She_Knew_What_She_Wants. ... Jules Shear is an American singer and songwriter born in Pittsburgh in 1952. ... David Kahne is a music producer having worked on MTV Unplugged, the 1995 Grammy Award winner for Album of the Year. ... Jules Shear is an American singer and songwriter born in Pittsburgh in 1952. ... July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ...

Walk Like an Egyptian

"Walk Like an Egyptian"
Released 1986 Writer(s) Liam Sternberg Producer(s) David Kahne	Main article: Walk Like an Egyptian "Walk Like an Egyptian" is one of the most successful singles of The Bangles to date. The song was written by Liam Sternberg after seeing people on a ferry walking awkwardly to keep their balance as figures do in Ancient Egyptian reliefs. Image File history File links The_Bangles_Walk_Like_An_Egyptian. ... Liam Sternberg is an American songwriter and producer best known for writing the Bangles hit Walk Like an Egyptian. Sternberg first got noticed as part of the late 70s Akron scene which launched Devo and The Waitresses. ... David Kahne is a music producer having worked on MTV Unplugged, the 1995 Grammy Award winner for Album of the Year. ... walking like an Egyptian Walk Like an Egyptian is the name of a U.S. number-one hit from the Different Light album released by The Bangles in 1986. ...
	Chart positions
	#1 (4 weeks) US (December 20, 1986) [2] #1 DE (December 1986) [5] #1 (5 weeks) NL (December 6,1986) [6] #3 UK (September 1986) [3]
	Tracklist
	A. "Walk Like An Egyptian" 3:21 B. "Angels Don't Fall In Love" 3:21 December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Walking Down Your Street

"Walking Down Your Street"
Released 1986 Writer(s) Louis Gutierrez, Susanna Hoffs, David Kahne Producer(s) David Kahne	"Walking Down Your Street" is the last single from Different Light. Image File history File links The_Bangles_Walking_Down_Your_Street. ... Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles (2003 promo photo) Susanna Lee Hoffs (born January 17, 1959) is a vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the Bangles. ... David Kahne is a music producer having worked on MTV Unplugged, the 1995 Grammy Award winner for Album of the Year. ... David Kahne is a music producer having worked on MTV Unplugged, the 1995 Grammy Award winner for Album of the Year. ...
	Chart positions
	#11 US (April 1987) [2] #16 UK (January 1987) [3]
	Tracklist
	A. "Walking Down Your Street" 3:04 B. "Angels Don't Fall In Love" 3:23

Charts

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Miscellanea

• Cassette Front Cover (U.S.) and CD Back Cover (U.S.) Differences

The front cover of the album's most U.S. cassette pressings only showed 12 (out of 16) of the "different" snapshots, eliminating the third column to best fit the rectangular layout of cassettes - also the layout used by the songbook edition. The vinyl LP back cover looks much like the front, except the 16 different snapshots lie against a blue canvas background and the songs are listed in paragraph format at the very top. European-made CD's replicated this layout on the back of their jewel case, but the U.S. edition only shows 4 (out of the 16) snapshots, with songs in "numbered list" format occupying the area that would have been the remaining 12 photos. Sheet music is written representation of music. ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ...

References

Additional sources used:

• www.aurealm.com/bangdisc.htm (No longer online)

External link

• The Bangles official website