Dare

by The Human League

Dare cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 16 October 1981
  • Label: Virgin
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 40:53
  • Community rating: 3.66/5 from 7 ratings

Artists on this release: Ian Burden, Jo Callis, Susanne Sulley, Roy Budd, Joanne Catherall

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Following a massive lineup change, Philip Oakey reinvented The Human League into an unstoppable, chart-dominating commercial force. 'Dare' entirely eschews traditional guitars for cutting-edge analog synthesizers, delivering an incredibly melodic, highly energetic array of futuristic dance-pop anthems, including the era-defining synth-pop smash 'Don't You Want Me'.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, rhythmic, repetitive, electronic, synth, synthesizers, dance, infectious, sleek

Tracklist

  1. The Things That Dreams Are Made Of (4:17)
  2. Open Your Heart (3:56)
  3. The Sound Of The Crowd (4:06)
  4. Darkness (3:58)
  5. Do Or Die (5:25)
  6. Get Carter (1:02)
  7. I Am The Law (4:08)
  8. Seconds (4:58)
  9. Love Action (I Believe In Love) (5:01)
  10. Don't You Want Me (3:56)

Credits

  • The Human League - primary artist, producer
  • Philip Adrian Wright - design [cover design by], synthesizer [occasional], other [slides], words by, written-by
  • Philip Oakey - design [cover design by], vocals, synthesizer, written-by, words by
  • David M. Allen - engineer [assistant engineer], programmed by [assisted by]
  • Ken Ansell - layout, coordinator [co-ordination]
  • Tunenoise - management
  • Brian Aris - photography by
  • Martin Rushent - producer, programmed by [roland microcomposer and linn drum computer]
  • Ian Burden - synthesizer, words by, written-by
  • Jo Callis - synthesizer, written-by
  • Joanne Catherall - vocals
  • Susanne Sulley - vocals
  • Roy Budd - written-by

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