Strange Behavior (album)
| Strange Behavior | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 1986 | |||
| Studio | Oasis Recording Studios (North Hollywood, California); Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California); Encore Studios (Burbank, California) | |||
| Genre | Synthpop, new wave | |||
| Length | 39:14 | |||
| Label | Casablanca Records 826691 | |||
| Producer | Richie Zito | |||
| Animotion chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Strange Behavior is an album by Animotion released by Casablanca Records.[2][3] It was the last album to be released by Casablanca before the record label folded.
The single "I Engineer" hit #2 in Germany and #6 in Switzerland in 1986. The single "I Want You" hit #27 in Germany and #84 in the United States. The album went to #21 in Switzerland[4] and reached #71 on the Billboard 200 chart.[5]
Track listing[edit]
- "I Want You" (Rick Neigher, Bill Wadhams) – 4:35
- "I Engineer" (Mike Chapman, Holly Knight, Bernie Taupin) – 4:13
- "Strange Behavior" (Don Kirkpatrick, Randy Sharp) – 3:55
- "Stealing Time" (Sue Shifrin, Wadhams) – 3:54
- "Anxiety" (John Davis, Kirkpatrick, Dennis Morgan) – 4:11
- "Out of Control" (Greg Smith, Louie Stone) – 3:28
- "Stranded" (Smith, Stone) – 3:19
- "The Essence" (Wadhams) – 4:06
- "One Step Ahead" (Smith, Stone) – 3:36
- "Staring Down the Demons" (Kirkpatrick, Sharp) – 4:12
Personnel[edit]
Animotion
- Astrid Plane – vocals
- Bill Wadhams – vocals, keyboards, guitars
- Greg Smith – keyboards, gang vocals
- Don Kirkpatrick – guitars, gang vocals
- Charles Ottavio – bass guitar, gang vocals
- Jim Blair – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
- Gary Chang – synthesizers
- Tad Wadhams – fretless bass
- Mike Baird – drums
Production
- Richie Zito – producer, arrangements
- Animotion – arrangements
- Michael Frondelli – engineer (1)
- David Leonard – engineer (2–10), mixing
- Brian Reeves – engineer (2–10)
- David Concors – additional engineer
- Peggy Leonard – additional engineer
- Howie Weinberg – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City, New York)
- Matthew Rolston – photography
- Bill Levy – art direction
- Vigon/Seireeni – art direction
Chart performance[edit]
The album spent 14 weeks on the U.S. Billboard 200 album charts and reached its peak position of #71 in April 1986.[6]
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Swiss Hitparade | 21 |
| Billboard Top Pop Albums | 71 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | "I Engineer" | US | 76 |
| US Dance | 27 | ||
| AUT | 19 | ||
| GER | 2 | ||
| SWI | 6 | ||
| "I Want You" | US | 84 | |
| GER | 27 |
References[edit]
- ^ Strange Behavior at AllMusic
- ^ Animotion, Strange Behavior Retrieved July 20, 2013
- ^ "The Morning Call, 29 Mar 1986". The Morning Call. 1986-03-29. p. 59. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ Animotion, Strange Behavior Chart Position Retrieved July 20, 2013
- ^ Animotion, Strange Behavior Chart Position Retrieved July 20, 2013
- ^ "Billboard 200: Animotion". Billboard. 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
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