Name: Red *
Brand: Edsel Records
SKU: 25525955
Price: 290 USD
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Red *

Rating

Album: Red *
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Tomorrow
2)	T.M.T. Love T.B.M.G.
3)	Matter of Opinion
4)	Victims
5)	For a Friend
6)	Never Can Say Goodbye
7)	Lovers and Friends
8)	Hold on Tight
9)	If I Could Tell You
10)	C Minor
11)	For a Friend [Unplugged Version] - (live)
12)	Never Can Say Goodbye [San Paulo Mix] - (remix)
13)	Romanze for Violin, Piano & Hedgehog
14)	There's More to Love [Jalapeno Mix] - (remix)
15)	Tomorrow [Extended 12" Version]
16)	Zing Went the Strings of My Heart
1)	Never Can Say Goodbye [Shep Pettibone Extended Mix] - (remix)
2)	When the Boy in Your Heart Is the Boy in Your Arms
3)	I Just Want to Let You Know
4)	Scat
5)	Piece of Saxophone
6)	Never Can Say Goodbye [San Paulo Dub Mix] - (remix)
7)	For a Friend [Remix]
8)	Victims - (live)
9)	Don't Leave Me This Way - (live)
10)	Heavens Above - (live)
11)	You Are My World - (live)
12)	So Cold the Night - (live)
13)	For a Friend - (live)
14)	Never Can Say Goodbye - (live)
15)	Hold on Tight - (live)
16)	Spanish Rap (El Amor No Es Solo Un Hombre y Una Mujer)
17)	Never Can Say Goodbye [Instrumental Mix]

Album: Red *
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Tomorrow
2)	T.M.T. Love T.B.M.G.
3)	Matter of Opinion
4)	Victims
5)	For a Friend
6)	Never Can Say Goodbye
7)	Lovers and Friends
8)	Hold on Tight
9)	If I Could Tell You
10)	C Minor
11)	For a Friend [Unplugged Version] - (live)
12)	Never Can Say Goodbye [San Paulo Mix] - (remix)
13)	Romanze for Violin, Piano & Hedgehog
14)	There's More to Love [Jalapeno Mix] - (remix)
15)	Tomorrow [Extended 12" Version]
16)	Zing Went the Strings of My Heart
1)	Never Can Say Goodbye [Shep Pettibone Extended Mix] - (remix)
2)	When the Boy in Your Heart Is the Boy in Your Arms
3)	I Just Want to Let You Know
4)	Scat
5)	Piece of Saxophone
6)	Never Can Say Goodbye [San Paulo Dub Mix] - (remix)
7)	For a Friend [Remix]
8)	Victims - (live)
9)	Don't Leave Me This Way - (live)
10)	Heavens Above - (live)
11)	You Are My World - (live)
12)	So Cold the Night - (live)
13)	For a Friend - (live)
14)	Never Can Say Goodbye - (live)
15)	Hold on Tight - (live)
16)	Spanish Rap (El Amor No Es Solo Un Hombre y Una Mujer)
17)	Never Can Say Goodbye [Instrumental Mix]

Performer Notes

Liner Note Author: Graham Ames.
Opting to have Pet Shop Boys and New Order producer Stephen Hague lend his skills to half of their second record proved to be a smart move for Jimmy Somerville and Richard Coles. Red tops their respectable debut in nearly every aspect. Increasingly melodic, increasingly polished, and increasingly tight, the front-to-back strong album is a defining Euro-dance record of the latter half of the '80s. The re-working this record is based around is Gloria Gaynor's version of "Never Can Say Goodbye," which stands apart from any other recorded rendition thanks to Somerville's distinct vocals. Again, the poppy disco is broken up by the occasional piano workout, and Somerville continues to bounce around with differing lyrical subjects, including the gripping "For a Friend," written for an AIDS victim close to him and Coles. The two other singles from the record, "Tomorrow" and "There's More to Love Than Boy Meets Girl," are stronger than anything on the debut. ~ Andy Kellman

Professional Reviews

Which CD - Performance 6 / Sound 8