Sports Car (album)
| Sports Car | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 1980 | |||
| Recorded | February 1980 | |||
| Studio | The Manor, Shipton-on-Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 38:05 | |||
| Label | Rocket | |||
| Producer | Paul Muggleton, Mike Paxman, Judie Tzuke | |||
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| Singles from Sports Car | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Smash Hits | 7½/10[1] |
Sports Car is the second album by the British singer-songwriter Judie Tzuke, released in 1980. The album peaked at no.7 in the UK,[2] Tzuke's only Top Ten record and highest ever chart position. It was certified Silver in 1981 by the British Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 60,000 copies.[3]
Initially released on vinyl album and cassette by The Rocket Record Company, Sports Car was reissued on CD in 2000 by Tzuke's own record company, Big Moon Records.
Track listing[edit]
All tracks composed by Judie Tzuke and Mike Paxman, except "Rain on the Hills" by Tzuke, Paxman and Paul Muggleton
- Side one
- "Sports Car" – 5:42
- "Nightline" – 3:30
- "Chinatown" – 4:41
- "Understanding" – 3:40
- Side two
- "The Choices You've Made" – 4:08
- "The Rise of Heart" – 4:50
- "Living on the Coast" – 4:51
- "Molly" – 3:04
- "Rain on the Hills" – 3:30
Personnel[edit]
- Band members
- Judie Tzuke – vocals, producer
- Mike Paxman – guitar, producer
- Bob Noble – keyboards
- John "Rhino" Edwards – bass
- Jeff Rich – drums
- Paul Muggleton – backing vocals, arrangements, producer
- Production
- Paul Hart – arrangements on tracks 3, 5, 7 and 8
- Steve Taylor – engineer, mixing
- Steve Prestage, Alan Douglas, Nick Thomas, Richard Manwaring – assistant engineers
- Chalkie Davies – cover photography
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 67 |
| United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) | 7 |
References[edit]
- ^ Cranna, Ian. "Albums". Smash Hits (15–28 May 1980): 31.
- ^ "Judie Tzuke Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "BPI Awards Database: Search for Judie Tzuke". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 313. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
