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Pet Shop Boys|Release: Further Listening 2001 - 2004  (2017 Remaster)

Release: Further Listening 2001 - 2004 (2017 Remaster)

Pet Shop Boys

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The Pet Shop Boys have never made a bad album, but with Nightlife, they started to seem a little worn out, as if they had explored their sound as far as it would go. But Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe are among the smartest, pop-savvy groups to ever record, so they not only realized they were stagnating, they knew what to do about it, bringing Tennant's Electronic partner and former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr for several songs, and moving the group toward careful, considered, mature pop for their eighth album, Release (another pun-worth title, worthy of Please). For most artists, the adjective "mature" would seem an epithet, but here it's an accurate description for this elegant, eloquent, knowing music -- it's maturation achieved through experience and worldliness, not an exorbitant bank account. On that level, this is about the most mature pop album released this decade, exhibiting a refined sense of craft and a keen sense of purpose, marrying the particular sentiment of a song with the right production. It's hard to call Release an album of its time, since it hardly falls prey to trends, but it's aware of its time -- an album that's proudly out of step with the particulars of hipness, but knows what they constitute, knows what they feel like, knows what modernism means for somebody who's lived their life with the burden of being hip, whose always felt a compulsion to stay on top of things -- and feeling that desire fade as you get older. So, that means that while Release occasionally sings of the new -- synth lines, vocoders, beats, a song designed to respond to Eminem's homophobia (the exquisite "The Night I Fell in Love") -- it's from the vantage of people who have lived through all of this before, and know particulars will pass while the song remains the same. The great thing is, even if this sentiment has been present in previous Pet Shop Boys albums, they have brought the dance-club to the background (partially due to Marr's presence) and have brought the songs to the forefront, resulting in a record that feels like the Pet Shop Boys, even when it doesn't sound like them. And that's a good thing, since it retains their greatest attributes while giving them a new spin, and it makes for the best Pet Shop Boys album in nearly ten years.

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1
Home and Dry (2017 Remaster)
00:04:22

Johnny Marr, Guitar - Michael Brauer, MixingEngineer - Andrew Nicholls, AssistantEngineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Engineer, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, Writer, Drum Programmer - Rick Chavarria, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Jody Linscott, Percussion

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2002, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

2
I Get Along (2017 Remaster)
00:05:51

Johnny Marr, Guitar - Michael Brauer, MixingEngineer - Andrew Nicholls, AssistantEngineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Engineer, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer - Phillippe Rose, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Rick Chavarria, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Steve Walters, Bass Guitar - Jody Linscott, Percussion

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2002, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

3
Birthday Boy (2017 Remaster)
00:06:28

Johnny Marr, Guitar - Michael Brauer, MixingEngineer - Andrew Nicholls, AssistantEngineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Harold Darke, Writer - Christina Rossetti, Writer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Engineer, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer - Phillippe Rose, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Rick Chavarria, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Steve Walters, Bass Guitar - Jody Linscott, Percussion

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2002, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

4
London (2017 Remaster)
00:03:47

Michael Brauer, MixingEngineer - Florian Richter, MixingEngineer - Andrew Nicholls, AssistantEngineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Chris Zippel, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer - Rick Chavarria, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Kai Diener, MixingEngineer - Little Mike, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2002, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

5
E-Mail (2017 Remaster)
00:03:56

Johnny Marr, Guitar - Michael Brauer, MixingEngineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Richard Niles, Conductor, Strings Arranger - Mike Ross, String Recording Engineer - Pete Gleadall, Engineer, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer - Rick Chavarria, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Jody Linscott, Percussion

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2002, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

6
The Samurai in Autumn (2017 Remaster)
00:04:18

Michael Brauer, MixingEngineer - Andrew Nicholls, AssistantEngineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Engineer, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer - Rick Chavarria, Assistant Mixing Engineer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2002, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

7
Love Is a Catastrophe (2017 Remaster)
00:04:51

Johnny Marr, Guitar - Michael Brauer, MixingEngineer - Andrew Nicholls, AssistantEngineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Engineer, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Producer, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer - Phillippe Rose, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Rick Chavarria, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Jody Linscott, Percussion

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2002, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

8
Here (2017 Remaster)
00:03:16

Michael Brauer, MixingEngineer - Andrew Nicholls, AssistantEngineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Engineer, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer - Rick Chavarria, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Jody Linscott, Percussion

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2002, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

9
The Night I Fell in Love (2017 Remaster)
00:05:05

Johnny Marr, Guitar - Michael Brauer, MixingEngineer - Andrew Nicholls, AssistantEngineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Engineer, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer - Rick Chavarria, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Steve Walters, Bass Guitar - Jody Linscott, Percussion

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2002, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

10
You Choose (2017 Remaster)
00:03:13

Johnny Marr, Guitar - Michael Brauer, MixingEngineer - Andrew Nicholls, AssistantEngineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Engineer, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer - Rick Chavarria, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Jody Linscott, Percussion

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2002, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

DISC 2

1
Between Two Islands (2017 Remaster)
00:05:11

T-Boy Ross, Writer - Johnny Marr, Guitar - Michael Brauer, MixingEngineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Leon Ware, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Programmer, Chief Engineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer - Rick Chavarria, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Jody Linscott, Percussion

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2002, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

2
Searching for the Face of Jesus (2017 Remaster)
00:03:27

Johnny Marr, Guitar - Michael Brauer, MixingEngineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer, MasteringEngineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Programmer, Chief Engineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer - Rick Chavarria, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Jody Linscott, Percussion

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2002, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

3
Time on My Hands (2017 Remaster)
00:03:53

Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Bob Kraushaar, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Pete Gleadall, Engineer, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2003, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

4
Motoring (Demo)
00:04:03

Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Programmer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist, MixingEngineer - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

5
Love Life (2017 Remaster)
00:03:46

Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Programmer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist, MixingEngineer - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2010, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

6
Transparent (2017 Remaster)
00:03:53

Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Engineer, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2003, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd

7
Sexy Northerner (2017 Remaster)
00:03:41

Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Programmer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist, MixingEngineer - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2002, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

8
The Night Is a Time to Explore Who You Are (Demo)
00:03:53

Johnny Marr, Guitar - Michael Brauer, MixingEngineer - Andrew Nicholls, AssistantEngineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Programmer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist, MixingEngineer - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer - Phillippe Rose, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Rick Chavarria, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Jody Linscott, Percussion

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

9
Closer to Heaven (Slow Version; 2017 Remaster)
00:06:28

Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Engineer, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist, MixingEngineer - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Goetz Botzenhardt, MixingEngineer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1999, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

10
Run, Girl, Run (Demo)
00:03:50

Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Programmer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist, MixingEngineer - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

11
I Didn't Get Where I Am Today (2017 Remaster)
00:03:37

Johnny Marr, Guitar - Michael Brauer, MixingEngineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Dave Lambert, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Engineer, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer - Rick Chavarria, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Steve Walters, Bass Guitar - Jody Linscott, Percussion

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2004, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

12
Always (2017 Remaster)
00:05:03

Michael Brauer, MixingEngineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Engineer, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer - Rick Chavarria, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Jody Linscott, Percussion

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2002, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

13
Home and Dry (Ambient Mix; 2017 Remaster)
00:05:31

Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Programmer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist, MixingEngineer - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, Writer, Drum Programmer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2002, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

14
Bright Young Things (Demo)
00:04:28

Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Programmer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist, MixingEngineer - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

15
Kazak (Demo)
00:02:49

Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Programmer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, MainArtist, MixingEngineer - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

16
A Powerful Friend (BBC Live Session)
00:03:17

Mark Refoy, Guitar - Tim Young, Digital Remastering Masterer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer - Guy Worth, Producer - Christian Hayes, Guitar - Miti Adhikiri, Producer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2017 BBC

17
If Looks Could Kill (BBC Live Session)
00:04:24

Mark Refoy, Guitar - Tim Young, Digital Remastering Masterer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer - Guy Worth, Producer - Christian Hayes, Guitar - Miti Adhikiri, Producer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2017 BBC

DISC 3

1
Try It (I'm in Love with a Married Man) (2017 Remaster)
00:04:48

Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals - Pete Gleadall, Programmer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Drum Programmer - Bobby Orlando, Writer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2003, 2016 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

2
Here (PSB New Extended Mix; 2017 Remaster)
00:06:18

Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Engineer, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Programmer, Remix, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Producer, Writer, Drum Programmer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2002, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

3
If Looks Could Kill (2017 Remaster)
00:04:11

Mark Refoy, Guitar - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Bob Kraushaar, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Pete Gleadall, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer - Christian Hayes, Guitar

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2003, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

4
A Powerful Friend (2017 Remaster)
00:03:23

Mark Refoy, Guitar - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Bob Kraushaar, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Pete Gleadall, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer - Christian Hayes, Guitar

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2010, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

5
Party Song (2017 Remaster)
00:03:42

Harry Wayne Casey, Writer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Programmer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist, MixingEngineer - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer - Richard Finch, Writer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2006, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

6
No Excuse (Demo)
00:03:35

Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Programmer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist, MixingEngineer - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

7
Blue on Blue (2017 Remaster)
00:03:13

Trevor Horn, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Brass, Outro Vocals, Additional Vocals Producer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Engineer, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer - Neilz, MasteringEngineer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2006, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

8
Jack and Jill Party (Demo)
00:03:43

Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

9
Baby (Demo; 2017 Remaster)
00:03:45

Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Additional Programmer, Chief Engineer, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2012, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

10
Flamboyant [Original Demo] (Demo; Original Demo; 2017 Remaster)
00:04:25

Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Programmer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2004, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

11
Miracles (2017 Remaster)
00:03:56

Stuart Crichton, Additional Keyboards, Additional Production, MixingEngineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Anne Dudley, Conductor, Orchestral Arranger - Pete Craigie, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer - Dan Fresh Stein, Producer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Adam f, Producer, RecordingEngineer - DJ Fresh, Writer - Adam Fenton, Writer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2003, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

12
Flamboyant (7" Mix; 2017 Remaster)
00:03:38

Stuart Crichton, Producer, MixingEngineer - Felix J. Gauder, Producer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Pete Craigie, MixingEngineer - Pete Gleadall, Engineer, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer - Tomcraft, Producer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2004, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

13
Numb (Demo; 2017 Remaster)
00:03:39

Diane Warren, Writer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals - Pete Gleadall, Programmer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist, MixingEngineer - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Drum Programmer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2006, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

14
In Private (feat. Elton John) (2017 Remaster)
00:04:13

Stuart Crichton, Producer, MixingEngineer - Elton John, FeaturedArtist - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Pete Craigie, MixingEngineer - Pete Gleadall, Original Programmer, Original Recording Engineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2006, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd

15
Alone Again, Naturally (feat. Elton John)
00:03:25

Elton John, FeaturedArtist - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals - StarGate, Producer - Pete Gleadall, Additional Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Drum Programmer - Gilbert O' Sullivan, Writer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd

16
Reunion (Electro Mix)
00:04:29

Tor Erik Hermansen, Writer - Mikkel Eriksen, Writer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - StarGate, Producer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd

17
Bright Young Things (2017 Remaster)
00:04:56

Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Chris Zippel, Producer, Programmer, MixingEngineer - Pete Gleadall, Vocal Recording Engineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2006, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd

18
We're the Pet Shop Boys (2017 Remaster)
00:04:56

Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Chris Zippel, Producer, MixingEngineer - Pete Gleadall, Vocal Recording Engineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer - My Robot Friend, Writer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2003, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd

19
It's a Sin (Barfly Version; 2017 Remaster)
00:03:59

Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals - Pete Gleadall, Engineer, Programmer, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist, MixingEngineer - Chris Lowe, Composer, Keyboards, Drum Programmer

© 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1987, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

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The Pet Shop Boys have never made a bad album, but with Nightlife, they started to seem a little worn out, as if they had explored their sound as far as it would go. But Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe are among the smartest, pop-savvy groups to ever record, so they not only realized they were stagnating, they knew what to do about it, bringing Tennant's Electronic partner and former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr for several songs, and moving the group toward careful, considered, mature pop for their eighth album, Release (another pun-worth title, worthy of Please). For most artists, the adjective "mature" would seem an epithet, but here it's an accurate description for this elegant, eloquent, knowing music -- it's maturation achieved through experience and worldliness, not an exorbitant bank account. On that level, this is about the most mature pop album released this decade, exhibiting a refined sense of craft and a keen sense of purpose, marrying the particular sentiment of a song with the right production. It's hard to call Release an album of its time, since it hardly falls prey to trends, but it's aware of its time -- an album that's proudly out of step with the particulars of hipness, but knows what they constitute, knows what they feel like, knows what modernism means for somebody who's lived their life with the burden of being hip, whose always felt a compulsion to stay on top of things -- and feeling that desire fade as you get older. So, that means that while Release occasionally sings of the new -- synth lines, vocoders, beats, a song designed to respond to Eminem's homophobia (the exquisite "The Night I Fell in Love") -- it's from the vantage of people who have lived through all of this before, and know particulars will pass while the song remains the same. The great thing is, even if this sentiment has been present in previous Pet Shop Boys albums, they have brought the dance-club to the background (partially due to Marr's presence) and have brought the songs to the forefront, resulting in a record that feels like the Pet Shop Boys, even when it doesn't sound like them. And that's a good thing, since it retains their greatest attributes while giving them a new spin, and it makes for the best Pet Shop Boys album in nearly ten years.

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