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Evolution: The Hits is a good summary of Dead or Alive's most popular material, concentrating on their chart hits. And there were more of those than you might remember -- eight are included that made the U.K. listings, along with four that made the U.S. charts (all of which charted in the U.K., too), including "You Spin Me Around (Like a Record)," "My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor)," "That's the Way (I Like It)," "In Too Deep," and "Something in My House." Popular as some of this stuff might have been, it really epitomizes some of the silliest and most histrionic aspects of those strange days when new wave and the new romantics were being diluted yet further into synth-heavy dance-pop. Three tracks here make their U.S. debut, although these are all from post-'80s releases: "Sex Drive" was released on 1995's Nukleopatra and "Hit & Run Lover" and "Isn't It a Pity" on 1991's Fragile (the latter was only issued in Japan). Also on board are a 2003 remix of "Turn Around Count 2 Ten" and a "metro 7" edit" "You Spin Me Around (Like a Record)," neither of which was strictly necessary unless Epic/Legacy was desperate to pad the running length. Pete Burns contributes the sleeve note.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Timothy Lever, Composer - Timothy Lever, Lyricist - Peter Burns, Composer - Peter Burns, Lyricist - Unknown, Producer - Steven Coy, Composer - Steven Coy, Lyricist - Michael Percy, Composer - Michael Percy, Lyricist - Dead Or Alive, Performer
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Zeus B. Held, Producer - R. Finch, Lyricist - R. Finch, Composer - H.W. CASEY, Composer - H.W. CASEY, Lyricist - Dead Or Alive, Performer
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Timothy Lever, Composer - Timothy Lever, Lyricist - Stock/Aitken/Waterman, Producer - Peter Burns, Composer - Peter Burns, Lyricist - Phil Harding, Re-Mixer - Steven Coy, Composer - Steven Coy, Lyricist - Michael Percy, Composer - Michael Percy, Lyricist - Dead Or Alive, Performer - Dead Or Alive, Re-Mixer
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Zeus B. Held, Producer - Zeus B. Held, Mixing Engineer - Chris Sheldon, Engineer - Peter Burns, Composer - Peter Burns, Lyricist - W. Hussey, Composer - W. Hussey, Lyricist - Tim Palmer, Engineer - Tim Palmer, Background Vocal - Tim Palmer, Mixing Engineer - Tim Palmer, Horns - Michael Percy, Composer - Michael Percy, Lyricist - Dead Or Alive, Performer
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Zeus B. Held, Producer - Zeus B. Held, Mixing Engineer - Jackie, Background Vocal - Chris Sheldon, Engineer - Peter Burns, Composer - Peter Burns, Lyricist - W. Hussey, Composer - W. Hussey, Lyricist - Tim Palmer, Engineer - Tim Palmer, Horns - Tim Palmer, Mixing Engineer - Michael Percy, Composer - Michael Percy, Lyricist - Dead Or Alive, Performer
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Zeus B. Held, Producer - Zeus B. Held, Mixing Engineer - Michael Percy, Composer - Michael Percy, Lyricist - Chris Sheldon, Engineer - Peter Burns, Composer - Peter Burns, Lyricist - Tim Palmer, Engineer - Tim Palmer, Mixing Engineer - Tim Palmer, Horns - Dead Or Alive, Producer - Dead Or Alive, Performer
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Dead Or Alive, Performer - Mike Duffy, Engineer - Peter Burns, Composer - Peter Burns, Lyricist - Mark McGuire, Engineer - Steve Coy, Recording Engineer - Timothy Lever, Composer - Timothy Lever, Lyricist - Phil Harding, Mixing Engineer - Michael Percy, Composer - Michael Percy, Lyricist - Steven Coy, Composer - Steven Coy, Lyricist - Karen Hewitt, Engineer - Stock/Aitken/Waterman, Producer
(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Timothy Lever, Composer - Timothy Lever, Lyricist - Stock/Aitken/Waterman, Producer - Peter Burns, Composer - Peter Burns, Lyricist - Steven Coy, Composer - Steven Coy, Lyricist - Michael Percy, Composer - Michael Percy, Lyricist - Dead Or Alive, Performer
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
PERCY, Lyricist - PERCY, Composer - Timothy Lever, Composer - Timothy Lever, Lyricist - Steve Coy, Producer - Peter Burns, Composer - Peter Burns, Lyricist - Steven Coy, Composer - Steven Coy, Lyricist - Dead Or Alive, Performer
(P) 1989 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Timothy Lever, Composer - Timothy Lever, Lyricist - Stock/Aitken/Waterman, Producer - Peter Burns, Composer - Peter Burns, Lyricist - Steven Coy, Composer - Steven Coy, Lyricist - Michael Percy, Composer - Michael Percy, Lyricist - Dead Or Alive, Performer
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Timothy Lever, Composer - Timothy Lever, Lyricist - Steve Coy, Producer - Peter Burns, Composer - Peter Burns, Lyricist - Steven Coy, Composer - Steven Coy, Lyricist - Michael Percy, Composer - Michael Percy, Lyricist - Dead Or Alive, Performer
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Timothy Lever, Composer - Timothy Lever, Lyricist - Stock/Aitken/Waterman, Producer - Peter Burns, Composer - Peter Burns, Lyricist - Steven Coy, Composer - Steven Coy, Lyricist - Michael Percy, Composer - Michael Percy, Lyricist - Dead Or Alive, Performer
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Timothy Lever, Composer - Timothy Lever, Lyricist - Stock/Aitken/Waterman, Producer - Peter Burns, Composer - Peter Burns, Lyricist - Phil Harding, Mixing Engineer - Steven Coy, Composer - Steven Coy, Lyricist - Michael Percy, Composer - Michael Percy, Lyricist - Dead Or Alive, Performer - Dead Or Alive, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Timothy Lever, Composer - Timothy Lever, Lyricist - Peter Burns, Composer - Peter Burns, Lyricist - Steven Coy, Composer - Steven Coy, Lyricist - S.A.W., Producer - Michael Percy, Composer - Michael Percy, Lyricist - Dead Or Alive, Performer
(P) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Album review
Evolution: The Hits is a good summary of Dead or Alive's most popular material, concentrating on their chart hits. And there were more of those than you might remember -- eight are included that made the U.K. listings, along with four that made the U.S. charts (all of which charted in the U.K., too), including "You Spin Me Around (Like a Record)," "My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor)," "That's the Way (I Like It)," "In Too Deep," and "Something in My House." Popular as some of this stuff might have been, it really epitomizes some of the silliest and most histrionic aspects of those strange days when new wave and the new romantics were being diluted yet further into synth-heavy dance-pop. Three tracks here make their U.S. debut, although these are all from post-'80s releases: "Sex Drive" was released on 1995's Nukleopatra and "Hit & Run Lover" and "Isn't It a Pity" on 1991's Fragile (the latter was only issued in Japan). Also on board are a 2003 remix of "Turn Around Count 2 Ten" and a "metro 7" edit" "You Spin Me Around (Like a Record)," neither of which was strictly necessary unless Epic/Legacy was desperate to pad the running length. Pete Burns contributes the sleeve note.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:18:45
- Main artists: Dead Or Alive
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1995, 2000, 2003 Steve Coy Productions Ltd., (P) 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2003 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
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