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Featuring a mere six tracks, most of them well over six minutes in length, Introspective was a move back to the clubs for the Pet Shop Boys. Over the course of the album, they incorporated various dance techniques that were currently in vogue, including Latin rhythms and house textures. The title isn't entirely an arch joke, however. Like Actually, Introspective was an exploration of distant, disaffected yuppies, which naturally resulted in a good deal of self-analyzation. Melodically, the essential song structures were as strong and multi-layered as the previous album, yet that was hard to hear beneath the varying rhythmic textures that composed the bulk of each track. Nevertheless, the mixes are more compelling than the remixes on Disco, and the songs include several of their best numbers, including "Left to My Own Devices" and "Domino Dancing," as well as the reconstruction of "Always on My Mind" and a cover of Blaze's club classic, "It's Alright."
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Trevor Horn, Producer - Stephen Lipson, Producer, Engineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Composer, Vocals - Richard Niles, Conductor, Arranger - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Composer, Keyboards, Vocals - Sally Bradshaw, Additional Vocals
© 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1988, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Josh Milan, Solo Piano - John Poppo, MixingEngineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - David Jacob, Engineer - Mike Nielson, Engineer - Frankie Knuckles, Additional Producer, MixingEngineer
© 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1988, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Ed Calle, Brass - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Mike Couzzi, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist, AssociateProducer - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Vocals - Henri Belolo, Composer - Jacques Morali, Composer - Ceaser Sogbe, AssistantEngineer - Rick 'Billy Bob' Alonso, Mixer - The Voice In Fashion, Backing Vocals - Mike Bakst, Additional Keyboards, Score Editor - Fro Sossa, Additional Keyboards - Tony Conception, Solo Trumpet, Brass - Dana Tebor, Brass - Kenneth William Faulk, Brass - Nestor Gomez, Guitar - Victor Willis, Composer - Lewis Martinee, Producer, Brass Arranger, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer
© 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1988, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Blue Weaver, Programmer - David Jacob, Producer, Engineer
© 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1988, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Phil Harding, Producer - Wayne Thompson, Writer - Mark James, Writer - Andy Richards, Programmer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Julian Mendelsohn, Producer, Engineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Johnny Christopher, Writer - David Jacob, Producer - Ian Curnow, Producer - Gary Maugham, Programmer
© 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1988, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Trevor Horn, Producer - Stephen Lipson, Producer, Engineer - Paul Lee, Additional Vocals - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals - Derek Green , Additional Vocals - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards - Marshall Jefferson, Writer - Gee Morris, Additional Vocals - Paris Brightledge, Writer - Sterling Void, Writer - Judy Bennett, Additional Vocals - Yvonne White, Additional Vocals - Sharon Blackwell, Additional Vocals - Dee Ricketts, Additional Vocals - Herbie Joseph, Additional Vocals - Iris Sutherland, Additional Vocals - Mario Friendo, Additional Vocals - Michael Hoyte, Additional Vocals - Bobby Carr, Additional Vocals
© 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1988, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
DISC 2
Steve Lipson, Guitar - Shirley Lewis, Vocals - Mark 'Spike' Stent, Engineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Blue Weaver, Hammond Organ, Programmer - Dee Lewis, Additional Vocals
© 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Robert De La Garza, Engineer
© 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Vocals - Henri Belolo, Composer - Jacques Morali, Composer - Victor Willis, Composer - Robert De La Garza, Engineer
© 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1988, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Ed Calle, Brass - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Mike Couzzi, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist, AssociateProducer - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Vocals - Henri Belolo, Composer - Jacques Morali, Composer - Ceaser Sogbe, AssistantEngineer - Mike Bakst, Additional Keyboards, Score Editor - Fro Sossa, Additional Keyboards - Tony Conception, Brass - Dana Tebor, Brass - Kenneth William Faulk, Brass - Nestor Gomez, Guitar - Victor Willis, Composer - Lewis Martinee, Producer, Brass Arranger, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Robert De La Garza, Engineer - Rick ''Billy Bob'' Alonso, MixingEngineer
© 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1988, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Trevor Horn, Producer, Writer - Stephen Lipson, Writer - Steve Lipson, Producer, Engineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Danton Supple, Engineer
© 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Kurt Weill, Writer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals - Bertolt Brecht, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Vocals - Richard Coles, Additional Keyboards - Jonathon Ruffle, Producer
© 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2001, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - David Jacob, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Chris Newman, Programmer
© 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Stephen Sondheim, Writer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards - David Jacob, MixingEngineer - ROY SPONG, Engineer - Chris Newman, Additional Programmer
© 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - ROY SPONG, Engineer - Chris Newman, Programmer
© 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2001, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Adrian Hall, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer
© 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2001, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Trevor Horn, Producer - Stephen Lipson, Producer, Engineer - Bruce Woolley, Additional Vocals - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Composer, Vocals - Richard Niles, Conductor, Orchestral Arranger - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Composer, Keyboards, Vocals - Danton Supple, AssistantEngineer - Sally Bradshaw, Additional Vocals
© 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1988, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Trevor Horn, Producer - Stephen Lipson, Producer, Engineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Tessa Niles, Additional Vocals - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals - Julian Mendelsohn, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Vocals - Marshall Jefferson, Writer - Sally Bradshaw, Additional Vocals - Paris Brightledge, Writer - Sterling Void, Writer
© 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Paul Wright III, Engineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Pete Schwier, Engineer
© 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Steve Fitzmaurice, AssistantEngineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Tessa Niles, Additional Vocals - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals - George De Angelis, Keyboards Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Vocals - Pete Schwier, Engineer - Marshall Jefferson, Writer - Sally Bradshaw, Additional Vocals - Paris Brightledge, Writer - Sterling Void, Writer
© 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Danton Supple, Engineer
© 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
Featuring a mere six tracks, most of them well over six minutes in length, Introspective was a move back to the clubs for the Pet Shop Boys. Over the course of the album, they incorporated various dance techniques that were currently in vogue, including Latin rhythms and house textures. The title isn't entirely an arch joke, however. Like Actually, Introspective was an exploration of distant, disaffected yuppies, which naturally resulted in a good deal of self-analyzation. Melodically, the essential song structures were as strong and multi-layered as the previous album, yet that was hard to hear beneath the varying rhythmic textures that composed the bulk of each track. Nevertheless, the mixes are more compelling than the remixes on Disco, and the songs include several of their best numbers, including "Left to My Own Devices" and "Domino Dancing," as well as the reconstruction of "Always on My Mind" and a cover of Blaze's club classic, "It's Alright."
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:58:28
- Main artists: Pet Shop Boys
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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