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Encyclopedia > Release (album)
Release
Album cover
Album by Pet Shop Boys
Release April 1, 2002
Recorded ?
Genre Pop
Length 45 min 00 sec
Label Parlophone
Producer(s) Pet Shop Boys
Chris Zippel
Professional reviews
Pet Shop Boys chronology
Nightlife
(1999)
Release
(2002)
Disco 3
(2003)

Release is the twelfth album, the eighth of entirely new music, by the UK electronic music duo Pet Shop Boys. It was first released in 2002. Cover of Pet Shop Boys album Release Downloaded from petshopboys. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Pet Shop Boys are a UK electronic music act, formed by Neil Tennant (born on 10 July 1954) who provides main vocals and keyboards, and Chris Lowe (born on 4 October 1959) who provides keyboards. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... Depending on context, pop music is either an abbreviation of popular music or, more recently, a term for a sub-genre of it. ... This article contains information that has not been verified. ... The second (symbol s) is a unit for time, and one of seven SI base units. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Parlophone is a record label which was founded in Germany prior to World War I by the Carl Lindstrom Company. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) is (among many other tasks) primarily responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for mass production and commercial release. ... Pet Shop Boys are a UK electronic music act, formed by Neil Tennant (born on 10 July 1954) who provides main vocals and keyboards, and Chris Lowe (born on 4 October 1959) who provides keyboards. ... Rolling Stone is an American magazine devoted to music and popular culture. ... Image File history File links Description: Rating stars. ... Pet Shop Boys are a UK electronic music act, formed by Neil Tennant (born on 10 July 1954) who provides main vocals and keyboards, and Chris Lowe (born on 4 October 1959) who provides keyboards. ... Nightlife is the eleventh album, the seventh of entirely new music, by the UK electronic music group Pet Shop Boys. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Disco 3 is the thirteenth album by the UK electronic music duo Pet Shop Boys. ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Electronic music is a loose term for music created using electronic equipment. ... Pet Shop Boys are a UK electronic music act, formed by Neil Tennant (born on 10 July 1954) who provides main vocals and keyboards, and Chris Lowe (born on 4 October 1959) who provides keyboards. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Release has been the least commercially successful of all Pet Shop Boys albums to date, though still managed to sell 800,000 copies worldwide. On it's first release, a limited run of metallic effect embossed sleeves were available in a choice of four colours: grey, blue, pink or red. In the USA, this limited run also came with a bonus CD including remixes and new tracks, all of which had already been released in Europe on singles. Pet Shop Boys are a UK electronic music act, formed by Neil Tennant (born on 10 July 1954) who provides main vocals and keyboards, and Chris Lowe (born on 4 October 1959) who provides keyboards. ...


The album marked a significant departure from previous work, being guitar and piano-driven with little evidence of sythesisers present. After writing and producing new material for their 2001 stage musical Closer to Heaven, Pet Shop Boys decided that they needed to change direction slightly to get away from the extravagent dance/pop music that was evident in the musical. Poster for London production of Closer to Heaven, 2001. ...


They had vague plan was to make a hip hop-influenced album and even met with one of Dr Dre’s producers, but as they wrote their sound became very different. A record full of emotional guiat-influenced songs emerged. They worked with Michael Brauer (who had previously worked with artists such as Coldplay) and Johnny Marr. Andre Young (born February 18, 1965 in Los Angeles, California), better known as Dr. Dre, became a pioneer in todays hip-hop culture and gangsta rap. ... Coldplay is a post-Britpop/alternative rock band from London, United Kingdom well known for their rock melodies and introspective lyrics. ... Smiths-era Johnny Marr Image From foreverill. ...


Perhaps partly because of the modest commercial success of this album, and perhaps partly because of the habit of distancing themselves musically from their most recent work, Neil and Chris have since returned to their dance roots. One year after the release of Release, Pet Shop Boys released Disco 3 which included remixes of some of the songs from Release along with new material that they were working on at the time of writing/producing material for Release. Disco 3 is the thirteenth album by the UK electronic music duo Pet Shop Boys. ...


Track listing

Release

  1. Home and dry
  2. I get along
  3. Birthday boy
  4. London
  5. E-mail
  6. The samurai in autumn
  7. Love is a catastrophe
  8. Here
  9. The night I fell in love
  10. You choose"

The Night I Fell in Love is the penultimate song on the Pet Shop Boys Release (2002) album. ...

USA Bonus CD

  1. Home and dry (Ambient mix)
  2. Sexy northerner
  3. Always
  4. Closer to heaven (Slow version)
  5. Nightlife
  6. Friendly fire
  7. Break 4 Love (with Peter Rauhofer)
  8. Home and dry (Blank & Jones mix)

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The album is being produced by the Mockingbird Foundation, a group of ambitious fans who incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1997 to undertake several Phish-related projects for charity.
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Encyclopedia: Release (album) (1006 words)
On it's first release, a limited run of metallic effect embossed sleeves were available in a choice of four colours: grey, blue, pink or red.
They had vague plan was to make a hip hop-influenced album and even met with one of Dr Dre’s producers, but as they wrote their sound became very different.
One year after the release of Release, Pet Shop Boys released Disco 3 which included remixes of some of the songs from Release along with new material that they were working on at the time of writing/producing material for Release.
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