Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat

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For the illusion of pulling a rabbit from a hat, see Hat-trick (magic trick).
Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat
File:Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat - Sparks.jpg
Studio album by Sparks
Released June 1984
Recorded Oasis Studios, Los Angeles, California [1]
Genre
Length 39:47
Label Atlantic
Producer Ian Little
Sparks chronology
In Outer Space
(1983)In Outer Space1983		 Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat
(1984)		 Music That You Can Dance To
(1986)Music That You Can Dance To1986
Singles from Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat
  1. "With All My Might"
    Released: June 1984
  2. "Pretending To Be Drunk"
    Released: 1984
  3. "Progress"
    Released: 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 2/5 stars[2]

Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat is the 13th album by the American rock band Sparks. Released in 1984, it was not very well received and failed to capitalise on the commercial success of their 1983 album In Outer Space. The album developed the light synthpop sound of In Outer Space but with slightly darker lyrics revolving around Ron Mael's favourite subject matter: relationships.

Release

Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat did not chart in the US in spite of the popularity of their 1983 album In Outer Space. In UK, where the group hadn't charted since 1979, the album was also unsuccessful.

Three singles were lifted from the album. The lead single; "With All My Might" reached #104 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles and made the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart; where it peaked at #28.[3] The other two singles were "Pretending To Be Drunk" and "Progress", which were extended, remixed and released as club promos.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ron Mael and Russell Mael. 

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Pulling Rabbits Out Of A Hat"   4:07
2. "Love Scenes"   4:20
3. "Pretending To Be Drunk"   3:38
4. "Progress"   4:43
5. "With All My Might"   4:06
Side two
No. Title Length
6. "Sparks In The Dark (Part One)"   0:28
7. "Everybody Move"   2:58
8. "A Song That Sings Itself"   4:29
9. "Sisters"   3:53
10. "Kiss Me Quick"   4:07
11. "Sparks In The Dark (Part Two)"   2:58

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Sparks - Pulling Rabbits Out Of A Hat
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Allmusic review
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.


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