Broadcast (Cutting Crew album)
Broadcast | ||||
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Studio album by Cutting Crew | ||||
Released | July 30, 1986 | |||
Recorded | February - July 1986 | |||
Genre | Rock, pop rock, soft rock, new wave | |||
Length | 48:33 (Remastered & Expanded: 73:35) | |||
Label | Virgin, Siren | |||
Producer | Michael Barbiero, Steve Thompson, John Jansen & Terry Brown | |||
Cutting Crew chronology | ||||
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U.S. edition | ||||
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Broadcast is the debut album from the English pop/rock band Cutting Crew, released in 1986. It reached #16 on the US charts and #41 on the UK charts. The album was released in Europe with different packaging 8 months before it was released in America. For the American version, 4 tracks were remixed ("Any Colour", "One for the Mockingbird", "I've Been in Love Before" and "(I Just) Died in Your Arms"), all of which were the singles from the album. The current American CD in print is the European version but with the American packaging. It was the first album to be released in the United States by Virgin Records' new American imprint, Virgin Records America.
Broadcast was re-released by Cherry Red Records on May 24, 2010, with bonus tracks including for the 1st time ever on CD "For The Longest Time", the b-side of "(I Just) Died In Your Arms".
Contents
Track listing
- All Songs Copyright Control.
- "Any Colour" (Nick Van Eede; Kevin Scott MacMichael) – 4:57
- "One for the Mockingbird" (Van Eede) – 4:23
- "I've Been in Love Before" (Van Eede) – 5:29
- "Life in a Dangerous Time" (Van Eede) – 4:34
- "Fear of Falling" (Van Eede; MacMichael) – 4:50
- "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" (Van Eede) – 4:39
- "Don't Look Back" (Van Eede; MacMichael) – 4:12
- "Sahara" (Steve Boorer; Van Eede) – 4:49
- "It Shouldn't Take Too Long" (Van Eede; MacMichael; Colin Farley; Martin Beedle; Mac Norman) – 4:05
- "The Broadcast" (Van Eede; Chris Townsend) – 6:33
Track listing - Remastered & Expanded Version
- Any Colour (USA Mix) - 4:58
- One For The Mockingbird (USA Mix) - 4:27
- I've Been In Love Before - 5:32
- Life In A Dangerous Time - 4:36
- Fear Of Falling - 4:55
- (I Just) Died In Your Arms (USA Mix) - 4:46
- Don't Look Back - 4:11
- Sahara - 4:52
- It Shouldn't Take Too Long - 4:05
- The Broadcast - 6:39
- (I Just) Died In Your Arms (12" Mix) - 6:46
- I've Been In Love Before (Live in London) - 5:16
- The Broadcast/Any Colour (Live in the USA) - 8:03
- For The Longest Time (Orig. 'Died In Your Arms' 7 B-Side) - 4:29
Extended 12" Mixes
In addition to the 12" mix of "(I just) died in your arms", the following extended 12" versions were originally released:
- One For The Mocking-Bird (Extended Remix) 6:24
- I've Been In Love Before (Extended) 6:10
- Any Colour (Remix) 7:10
The former can be found on the "One for the Mocking Bird" Maxi CD, while the latter was only available on 12" vinyl.
Critical reception
In a retrospective review, Michael Sutton of Allmusic gave the album four stars. He said the album "never deserved the hacking [it] received from critics," and said that "the slick guitar rock on Broadcast may not have wowed the rock & roll intelligentsia, but it's a guaranteed crowd-pleaser, an underrated collection of simple, heartfelt love songs and up-tempo pop that reside between the stylistic boundaries of new wave and mainstream rock." He concludes the review by saying the album "is not a creative breakthrough", but is "simply an LP absent of any filler."
Personnel
Cutting Crew
- Nick Van Eede: lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
- Kevin Scott MacMichael: backing vocals, lead guitar, E-mu Emulator
- Colin Farley: bass, piano, backing vocals
- Martin Beadle: drums, percussion, backing vocals
Additional personnel
- Gary Barnacle: sax
- David LeBoult, Peter Vitesse: keyboards
- Jimmy Maelen: keyboards & additional percussion
- Pete Birch: backing vocals
Production
- Produced by Steve Thompson, Terry Brown, John Jansen and Michael Barbiero
- Mixed by Tim Palmer, Michael Barbiero, Steve Thompson, Shelly Yakus, Tony Taverner and Terry Brown
- Engineered by Terry Brown
Singles
- "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" #1
- "One for the Mockingbird" #38
- "I've Been in Love Before" #9, #2 Adult Contemporary.[3]
- "Any Colour"
- Note: Chart positions are all Billboard Hot 100 unless noted otherwise.
Certifications
Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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Canada (Music Canada)[4] | Gold | 50,000 |
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[5] | Gold | 25,000[5] |
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] | Silver | 60,000 |
United States (RIAA)[7] | Gold | 500,000 |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
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- Cutting Crew albums
- 1986 debut albums
- Virgin Records albums
- Albums produced by Terry Brown (record producer)