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If Japan's Tin Drum album of 1981 sought to redefine the similarities between Oriental melodic structure and Occidental music, then Wang Chung's Points on the Curve pushed the boundaries further toward the mainstream ("Even If You Dream," "Don't Be My Enemy"). It is baffling, then, that such an album should prove a more substantial hit in the States, where "True Love" was memorably adapted as a score to an incestuous rape scene on Miami Vice. Several tracks lend themselves fervently to film; the underlying menace of "Wait" reared its head in To Live and Die in L.A.. Far from the commercial tones of "Dance Hall Days," the song for which they are best known in the U.K., is the dramatic landscape of "Devoted Friends," a stark memo to a companion. Since the album's original release in 1984, it has seen many reissues with as many running orders, and although the sound is a little dated, its craftmanship still holds true.
© Kelvin Hayes /TiVo
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Wang Chung, MainArtist - Chris Hughes, Producer - Ross Cullum, Producer - Nick Feldman, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jack Hues, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Darren Costin, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1983 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mel Collins, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Wang Chung, MainArtist - Chris Hughes, Producer - Ross Cullum, Producer - Nick Feldman, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jack Hues, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Darren Costin, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1983 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wang Chung, MainArtist - Chris Hughes, Producer - Ross Cullum, Producer - Nick Feldman, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jack Hues, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Darren Costin, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1984 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wang Chung, MainArtist - Chris Hughes, Producer - Ross Cullum, Producer - Nick Feldman, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jack Hues, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Darren Costin, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1984 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wang Chung, MainArtist - Chris Hughes, Producer - Ross Cullum, Producer - Nick Feldman, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Hues, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Darren Costin, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1984 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mel Collins, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Wang Chung, MainArtist - Chris Hughes, Producer - Ross Cullum, Producer - Nick Feldman, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jack Hues, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Darren Costin, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1983 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wang Chung, MainArtist - Chris Hughes, Producer - Ross Cullum, Producer - Nick Feldman, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Hues, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Darren Costin, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Burnard, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1984 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mel Collins, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Wang Chung, MainArtist - Chris Hughes, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ross Cullum, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Feldman, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jack Hues, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Darren Costin, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Allan Ryder, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1983 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wang Chung, MainArtist - Chris Hughes, Producer - Ross Cullum, Producer - Nick Feldman, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Hues, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Darren Costin, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1984 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wang Chung, MainArtist - Chris Hughes, Producer - Ross Cullum, Producer - Nick Feldman, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jack Hues, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Darren Costin, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1984 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
If Japan's Tin Drum album of 1981 sought to redefine the similarities between Oriental melodic structure and Occidental music, then Wang Chung's Points on the Curve pushed the boundaries further toward the mainstream ("Even If You Dream," "Don't Be My Enemy"). It is baffling, then, that such an album should prove a more substantial hit in the States, where "True Love" was memorably adapted as a score to an incestuous rape scene on Miami Vice. Several tracks lend themselves fervently to film; the underlying menace of "Wait" reared its head in To Live and Die in L.A.. Far from the commercial tones of "Dance Hall Days," the song for which they are best known in the U.K., is the dramatic landscape of "Devoted Friends," a stark memo to a companion. Since the album's original release in 1984, it has seen many reissues with as many running orders, and although the sound is a little dated, its craftmanship still holds true.
© Kelvin Hayes /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:07
- Main artists: Wang Chung
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1984 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1984 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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