Release
by Pet Shop Boys
- Type: Album
- Released: 1 April 2002
- Label: Parlophone
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 45:07
- Community rating: 3.15/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Release is the eighth studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 1 April 2002 by Parlophone/EMI. It was recorded between 2000 and 2001, primarily written and produced by the duo, with the exception of the song "London", which was co-written and produced by Chris Zippel. The album produced three singles: "Home and Dry", "I Get Along", and "London", the latter of which was only released in continental Europe. Release reached number seven on the UK Albums Chart and number three in Germany, and it received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics.
Genres
Descriptors: male vocalist, atmospheric, lgbtq, melodic
Tracklist
- Home and Dry (4:22)
- I Get Along (5:50)
- Birthday Boy (6:27)
- London (3:47)
- E-Mail (3:56)
- The Samurai in Autumn (4:18)
- Love Is a Catastrophe (4:50)
- Here (3:16)
- The Night I Fell in Love (5:05)
- You Choose (3:13)
Credits
- Pet Shop Boys - primary artist, producer, performer
- Miles Leonard - a&r [parlophone a&r]
- Greg Foley - art direction
- Steve Walters - bass guitar
- Visionaire - design
- Tatiana Gaz - design [design associate]
- Jake McCabe - design [production]
- Pete Gleadall - engineer, programmed by
- Johnny Marr - guitar
- Chris Lowe - keyboards, drum programming
- Eric Briner - management [assisted by]
- Lisa Santos - management [assisted by]
- Roxanna Ashton - management [assisted by]
- Tina Chang - management [assisted by]
- Merck Mercuriadis - management [managed by]
- Mitch Clark - management [managed by]
- Sanctuary Artist Management - management [managed for]
- Greg Calbi - mastered by
- Steve Fallone - mastered by [assistant]
- Michael H. Brauer - mixed by
- Philippe Rose - mixed by [assistant at sony music studios]
- Rick Chavarria - mixed by [mix assistant]
- Jody Linscott - percussion
- Dan Forbes - photography by
- Pennie Smith - photography by [portrait]
- Andrew Nichols - recorded by [assistant at sony music studios]
- Neil Tennant - vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Tennant / Lowe - written-by
- The Choir Of Clare College - performer [sample of "in the bleak midwinter"]
- Christina Rossetti - written-by ["in the bleak midwinter"]
- Harold Darke - written-by ["in the bleak midwinter"]
- Little Mike - guitar, bass
- Chris Zippel - keyboards, producer, engineer, written-by, voice [spoken idea]
- Florian Richter - mixed by [premix]
- Kai Diener - mixed by [premix]
- Richard Niles - arranged by [strings], conductor [strings]
- Mike Ross-Trevor - recorded by [strings]