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Winning Combinations features five hits apiece from the Fixx and the Call, two of the '80s most consistent and often-overlooked new wave outfits. The collection starts out strong with three of the Fixx's -- and the '80s -- best singles, "One Thing Leads to Another," "Are We Ourselves," and "Secret Separation," all of which capture the angular immediacy of the band's definitive work. "Shut It Out" reflects the less-effective hard rock direction the Fixx pursued, but "Don't Be Scared" comes closer to the mark. Neither of these songs, however, really rank among the Fixx's best; it's too bad that this album didn't include "Saved by Zero," "Sunshine in the Shade," "The Sign of Fire," "Red Skies," or any of their other greatest hits instead. The Call's contributions include two of their biggest singles, "The Walls Came Down" and "Let the Day Begin"; while "You Run," "Scene Beyond Dreams," and "What's Happened to You" aren't some of the band's first-rate songs, they're enjoyable enough. Even though the Call and the Fixx's heydays were a few years apart, the groups' alternately shimmering and biting guitars and sharp songwriting complement each other well, which makes this Winning Combinations actually live up to its title. Of course, this collection doesn't feature enough from either band to do the Fixx or the Call's body of work justice, but it does offer a few of the biggest hits from each, which may be enough for the most casual fans.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
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Rupert Hine, Producer - Cy Curnin, ComposerLyricist - Adam Woods, ComposerLyricist - Alfred Agius, ComposerLyricist - The Fixx, MainArtist - Peter John Greenall, ComposerLyricist - James Fletcher West-Oram, ComposerLyricist - Stephen W. Taylor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rupert Hine, Producer - Cy Curnin, ComposerLyricist - The Fixx, MainArtist - Peter John Greenall, ComposerLyricist - Adam Terence Woods, ComposerLyricist - James Fletcher West-Oram, ComposerLyricist - Dan K. Brown, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1984 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rupert Hine, Producer - Cy Curnin, ComposerLyricist - The Fixx, MainArtist - Jeanette Therese Obstoj, ComposerLyricist - Peter John Greenall, ComposerLyricist - Adam Terence Woods, ComposerLyricist - James Fletcher West-Oram, ComposerLyricist - Stephen W. Taylor, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan K. Brown, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1986 Geffen Records
WILLIAM WITTMAN, Producer - Tony Peluso, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Cy Curnin, ComposerLyricist - JOHN AGNELLO, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Fixx, MainArtist - Peter John Greenall, ComposerLyricist - Adam Terence Woods, ComposerLyricist - James Fletcher West-Oram, ComposerLyricist - Dan K. Brown, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hugh Padgham, Producer - Cy Curnin, ComposerLyricist - The Fixx, MainArtist - Peter John Greenall, ComposerLyricist - Adam Terence Woods, ComposerLyricist - James Fletcher West-Oram, ComposerLyricist - Dan K. Brown, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1987 Geffen Records
Michael Been, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Call, MainArtist - JIM GOODWIN, Producer
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael Been, Producer, ComposerLyricist - JIM SCOTT, Producer, Co-Producer - The Call, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1990 Geffen Records
Michael Been, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Call, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1984 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Michael Been, Producer, ComposerLyricist - JIM SCOTT, Producer, Co-Producer - The Call, Producer, MainArtist - JIM GOODWIN, Producer
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael Been, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Call, MainArtist
℗ 1983 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Album review
Winning Combinations features five hits apiece from the Fixx and the Call, two of the '80s most consistent and often-overlooked new wave outfits. The collection starts out strong with three of the Fixx's -- and the '80s -- best singles, "One Thing Leads to Another," "Are We Ourselves," and "Secret Separation," all of which capture the angular immediacy of the band's definitive work. "Shut It Out" reflects the less-effective hard rock direction the Fixx pursued, but "Don't Be Scared" comes closer to the mark. Neither of these songs, however, really rank among the Fixx's best; it's too bad that this album didn't include "Saved by Zero," "Sunshine in the Shade," "The Sign of Fire," "Red Skies," or any of their other greatest hits instead. The Call's contributions include two of their biggest singles, "The Walls Came Down" and "Let the Day Begin"; while "You Run," "Scene Beyond Dreams," and "What's Happened to You" aren't some of the band's first-rate songs, they're enjoyable enough. Even though the Call and the Fixx's heydays were a few years apart, the groups' alternately shimmering and biting guitars and sharp songwriting complement each other well, which makes this Winning Combinations actually live up to its title. Of course, this collection doesn't feature enough from either band to do the Fixx or the Call's body of work justice, but it does offer a few of the biggest hits from each, which may be enough for the most casual fans.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:25
- Main artists: The Fixx The Call
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music Enterprises
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2003 Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2003 Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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