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Behavior was a retreat from the deep dance textures of Introspective, as it picked up on the carefully constructed pop of Actually. In fact, Behavior functions as the Pet Shop Boys' bid for mainstream credibility, as much of the album relies more on popcraft than rhythmic variations. Although its a subtle maneuver, it would have been rather disastrous if the results weren't so captivating. Tennant takes this approach seriously, singing the lyrics instead of speaking them. That doesn't necessarily give the album added emotional baggage -- all of the distance and detachment in the duo's music is not a hindrance, it's part of the concept -- but it does result in an ambitious and breathtaking pop album, which manages to include everything from the spiteful "How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?" to the wistful "Being Boring."
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Haydn Bendall, Orchestral Recording Engineer, String Recording Engineer - Harold Faltermeyer, Producer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Bob Kraushaar, Audio Recording Engineer, Vocal Recording Engineer - Julian Mendelsohn, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Vocoder - Brian Reeves, Engineer - Dominic Clarke, Additional Programmer, Woodwinds - J.J. Belle, Guitar
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1990, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Johnny Marr, Guitar - Angelo Badalamenti, Orchestral Arranger, Orchestral Conductor - Haydn Bendall, Orchestral Recording Engineer, String Recording Engineer - Harold Faltermeyer, Producer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Kraushaar, Audio Recording Engineer - Julian Mendelsohn, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Vocoder - Brian Reeves, Engineer - Dominic Clarke, Additional Programmer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1990, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Haydn Bendall, Orchestral Recording Engineer, String Recording Engineer - Harold Faltermeyer, Producer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Bob Kraushaar, Audio Recording Engineer - Julian Mendelsohn, Mixer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Vocoder - Brian Reeves, Engineer - Dominic Clarke, Additional Programmer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1990, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Haydn Bendall, Orchestral Recording Engineer, String Recording Engineer - Harold Faltermeyer, Producer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Kraushaar, Audio Recording Engineer, Vocal Recording Engineer - Julian Mendelsohn, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Vocoder - Brian Reeves, Engineer - Dominic Clarke, Additional Programmer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1990, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Angelo Badalamenti, Orchestral Arranger, Orchestral Conductor - Haydn Bendall, Orchestral Recording Engineer, String Recording Engineer - Harold Faltermeyer, Producer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Bob Kraushaar, Audio Recording Engineer - Julian Mendelsohn, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Vocoder - Brian Reeves, Engineer - Dominic Clarke, Additional Programmer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1990, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Johnny Marr, Guitar - Haydn Bendall, Orchestral Recording Engineer, String Recording Engineer - Harold Faltermeyer, Producer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Writer - Bob Kraushaar, Audio Recording Engineer, Vocal Recording Engineer - Julian Mendelsohn, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Vocoder - Brian Reeves, Engineer - Dominic Clarke, Additional Programmer - Jay Henry, Additional Vocals - The Balanescu Quartet, Strings - Alex Balanescu, String Arranger
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1990, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Haydn Bendall, Orchestral Recording Engineer, String Recording Engineer - Harold Faltermeyer, Producer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Bob Kraushaar, Audio Recording Engineer - Julian Mendelsohn, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Vocoder - Brian Reeves, Engineer - Dominic Clarke, Programmer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1990, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Haydn Bendall, Audio Recording Engineer - Harold Faltermeyer, Producer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Robin Barclay, AssistantEngineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Bob Kraushaar, Engineer - Julian Mendelsohn, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer - Danton Supple, AssistantEngineer - Brian Reeves, Engineer - Dominic Clarke, Additional Programmer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1990, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Haydn Bendall, Audio Recording Engineer - Harold Faltermeyer, Producer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Robin Barclay, AssistantEngineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Bob Kraushaar, Engineer - Julian Mendelsohn, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer - Danton Supple, AssistantEngineer - Brian Reeves, Engineer - Dominic Clarke, Additional Programmer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1990, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Haydn Bendall, Orchestral Recording Engineer, String Recording Engineer - Harold Faltermeyer, Producer, Orchestral Arranger - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Bob Kraushaar, Audio Recording Engineer, Vocal Recording Engineer - Julian Mendelsohn, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Vocoder - Brian Reeves, Engineer - Dominic Clarke, Additional Programmer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1990, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer - Pete Schwier, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Dominic Clarke, Programmer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1990, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Harold Faltermeyer, Producer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Bob Kraushaar, Engineer - Julian Mendelsohn, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Vocoder - Brian Reeves, Engineer - Dominic Clarke, Additional Programmer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1990, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Harold Faltermeyer, Producer, Programmer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Bob Kraushaar, Engineer - Julian Mendelsohn, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Vocoder - Brian Reeves, Engineer - Dominic Clarke, Additional Programmer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1990, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Haydn Bendall, Engineer - Harold Faltermeyer, Producer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Bob Kraushaar, Engineer, Vocal Recording Engineer - Julian Mendelsohn, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Vocoder - Brian Reeves, Engineer - Dominic Clarke, Programmer - J.J. Belle, Guitar
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1990, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Bob Kraushaar, Audio Recording Engineer - Tim Weidner, Engineer - Julian Mendelsohn, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Vocoder - Pete Schwier, Engineer - Gary Maughan, Keyboards - Dominic Clarke, Programmer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1990, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Paul Wright III, Engineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Bob Kraushaar, Engineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Remix, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Vocoder - Juliet Roberts, Additional Vocals - Dominic Clarke, Programmer - David Jacob, Remix
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1990, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Bob Crewe, Writer - Bob Gaudio, Writer - Frankie Valli, Writer - Ren Swan, Engineer - Steve Fitzmaurice, AssistantEngineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Bono, Writer - Tessa Niles, Additional Vocals - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals - Adam Clayton, Writer - Julian Mendelsohn, Producer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocoder - Dominic Clarke, Programmer - Larry Mullen JR., Writer - Larry Mullen, Writer - The Edge, Writer - J. J. Belle, Guitar
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1990, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Harold Faltermeyer, Producer, Orchestral Arranger - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist, MixingEngineer - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Vocoder - David Jacob, MixingEngineer - Mike Jarrett, Orchestral Recording Engineer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1991, 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, Writer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1990, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Paul Wright III, Engineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Vocoder - Brothers In Rhythm, Producer, MixingEngineer - Greg Bone, Guitar - Scott Davidson, Programmer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1991, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Paul Wright III, Engineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Tessa Niles, Vocals - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Carol Kenyon, Vocals - Andy Duncan, Percussion - Pete Gleadall, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Remix, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Vocoder - Brothers In Rhythm, Producer - Greg Bone, Guitar - Ghida De Palma, Vocals - Scott Davidson, Programmer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1991, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Ren Swan, Engineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer - Scott Davidson, Programmer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1991, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Paul Wright III, Engineer - Stephen Hague, Additional Production, Remix - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Tessa Niles, Additional Vocals - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Vocoder - Brothers In Rhythm, Producer - Greg Bone, Guitar - Scott Davidson, Programmer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1991, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Album review
Behavior was a retreat from the deep dance textures of Introspective, as it picked up on the carefully constructed pop of Actually. In fact, Behavior functions as the Pet Shop Boys' bid for mainstream credibility, as much of the album relies more on popcraft than rhythmic variations. Although its a subtle maneuver, it would have been rather disastrous if the results weren't so captivating. Tennant takes this approach seriously, singing the lyrics instead of speaking them. That doesn't necessarily give the album added emotional baggage -- all of the distance and detachment in the duo's music is not a hindrance, it's part of the concept -- but it does result in an ambitious and breathtaking pop album, which manages to include everything from the spiteful "How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?" to the wistful "Being Boring."
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 23 track(s)
- Total length: 02:05:54
- Main artists: Pet Shop Boys
- Label: Rhino - Parlophone
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2001, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
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