Actually
by Pet Shop Boys
- Type: Album
- Released: 7 September 1987
- Label: Parlophone
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 48:04
- Community rating: 3.65/5 from 11 ratings
Artists on this release: Chris Lowe, Tennant, Neil Tennant
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Actually' solidifies the Pet Shop Boys' mastery of literate, deeply cynical synthpop layered over pristine dance-floor production. The duo pairs lush, orchestral keyboard arrangements with Neil Tennant's deadpan vocal delivery to critique Thatcher-era materialism. The album remains a definitive classic of 1980s electronic pop music.
Genres
Descriptors: theatrical, witty, melodic, synth, dance
Tracklist
- One More Chance (05:31)
- What Have I Done to Deserve This? (with Dusty Springfield) (04:23)
- Shopping (03:37)
- Rent (05:08)
- Hit Music (04:45)
- It Couldn't Happen Here (05:21)
- It's a Sin (04:59)
- I Want to Wake Up (05:10)
- Heart (03:58)
- King's Cross (05:12)
Credits
- Neil Tennant - Member, performer [pet shop boys are]
- Chris Lowe - Member, performer [pet shop boys are]
- Mark Farrow - design [designed by ... at 鈶
- Pet Shop Boys - design [designed by], producer [produced by]
- David Jacob - engineer [engineered by]
- Julian Mendelsohn - engineer [engineered by], producer [produced by]
- Rob Holden - management [management ... with ... at massive]
- Tom Watkins - management [management by ... at massive]
- Cindy Palmano - photography by [cover photograph]
- Eric Watson - photography by [inner sleeve photograph]
- Adrien Cook - programmed by [fairlight and keyboard programming]
- Andy Richards - programmed by [fairlight and keyboard programming]
- Blue Weaver - programmed by [fairlight and keyboard programming]
- Gary Maughan - programmed by [fairlight and keyboard programming]
- J.J. Jeczalik - programmed by [fairlight and keyboard programming]
- Tennant / Lowe - written-by