Actually

by Pet Shop Boys

Actually cover art

'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

  • Synthpop
  • Dance-Pop

Tracklist

  1. One More Chance
  2. What Have I Done to Deserve This? (with Dusty Springfield)
  3. Shopping
  4. Rent
  5. Hit Music
  6. It Couldn't Happen Here
  7. It's a Sin
  8. I Want to Wake Up
  9. Heart
  10. King's Cross