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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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Dead Or Alive, Performer - Michael Percy, Composer - Michael Percy, Lyricist - Peter Burns, Composer - Peter Burns, Lyricist - Steven Coy, Composer - Steven Coy, Lyricist - Timothy Lever, Composer - Timothy Lever, Lyricist - Unknown, Producer
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Dead Or Alive, Performer - H.W. CASEY, Composer - H.W. CASEY, Lyricist - R. Finch, Composer - R. Finch, Lyricist - Zeus B. Held, Producer
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Dead Or Alive, Performer - Dead Or Alive, Re-Mixer - Michael Percy, Composer - Michael Percy, Lyricist - Peter Burns, Composer - Peter Burns, Lyricist - Phil Harding, Re-Mixer - Steven Coy, Composer - Steven Coy, Lyricist - Stock/Aitken/Waterman, Producer - Timothy Lever, Composer - Timothy Lever, Lyricist
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Chris Sheldon, Engineer - Dead Or Alive, Performer - Michael Percy, Composer - Michael Percy, Lyricist - Peter Burns, Composer - Peter Burns, Lyricist - Tim Palmer, Background Vocal - Tim Palmer, Engineer - Tim Palmer, Horns - Tim Palmer, Mixing Engineer - W. Hussey, Composer - W. Hussey, Lyricist - Zeus B. Held, Mixing Engineer - Zeus B. Held, Producer
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Chris Sheldon, Engineer - Dead Or Alive, Performer - Jackie, Background Vocal - Michael Percy, Composer - Michael Percy, Lyricist - Peter Burns, Composer - Peter Burns, Lyricist - Tim Palmer, Engineer - Tim Palmer, Horns - Tim Palmer, Mixing Engineer - W. Hussey, Composer - W. Hussey, Lyricist - Zeus B. Held, Mixing Engineer - Zeus B. Held, Producer
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Chris Sheldon, Engineer - Dead Or Alive, Performer - Dead Or Alive, Producer - Michael Percy, Composer - Michael Percy, Lyricist - Peter Burns, Composer - Peter Burns, Lyricist - Tim Palmer, Engineer - Tim Palmer, Horns - Tim Palmer, Mixing Engineer - Zeus B. Held, Mixing Engineer - Zeus B. Held, Producer
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Dead Or Alive, Performer - Karen Hewitt, Engineer - Mark McGuire, Engineer - Michael Percy, Composer - Michael Percy, Lyricist - Mike Duffy, Engineer - Peter Burns, Composer - Peter Burns, Lyricist - Phil Harding, Mixing Engineer - Steve Coy, Recording Engineer - Steven Coy, Composer - Steven Coy, Lyricist - Stock/Aitken/Waterman, Producer - Timothy Lever, Composer - Timothy Lever, Lyricist
(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Dead Or Alive, Performer - Michael Percy, Composer - Michael Percy, Lyricist - Peter Burns, Composer - Peter Burns, Lyricist - Steven Coy, Composer - Steven Coy, Lyricist - Stock/Aitken/Waterman, Producer - Timothy Lever, Composer - Timothy Lever, Lyricist
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Dead Or Alive, Performer - PERCY, Composer - PERCY, Lyricist - Peter Burns, Composer - Peter Burns, Lyricist - Steve Coy, Producer - Steven Coy, Composer - Steven Coy, Lyricist - Timothy Lever, Composer - Timothy Lever, Lyricist
(P) 1989 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Dead Or Alive, Performer - Michael Percy, Composer - Michael Percy, Lyricist - Peter Burns, Composer - Peter Burns, Lyricist - Steven Coy, Composer - Steven Coy, Lyricist - Stock/Aitken/Waterman, Producer - Timothy Lever, Composer - Timothy Lever, Lyricist
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Dead Or Alive, Performer - Michael Percy, Composer - Michael Percy, Lyricist - Peter Burns, Composer - Peter Burns, Lyricist - Steve Coy, Producer - Steven Coy, Composer - Steven Coy, Lyricist - Timothy Lever, Composer - Timothy Lever, Lyricist
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Dead Or Alive, Performer - Michael Percy, Composer - Michael Percy, Lyricist - Peter Burns, Composer - Peter Burns, Lyricist - Steven Coy, Composer - Steven Coy, Lyricist - Stock/Aitken/Waterman, Producer - Timothy Lever, Composer - Timothy Lever, Lyricist
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Dead Or Alive, Mixing Engineer - Dead Or Alive, Performer - Michael Percy, Composer - Michael Percy, Lyricist - Peter Burns, Composer - Peter Burns, Lyricist - Phil Harding, Mixing Engineer - Steven Coy, Composer - Steven Coy, Lyricist - Stock/Aitken/Waterman, Producer - Timothy Lever, Composer - Timothy Lever, Lyricist
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Dead Or Alive, Performer - Michael Percy, Composer - Michael Percy, Lyricist - Peter Burns, Composer - Peter Burns, Lyricist - S.A.W., Producer - Steven Coy, Composer - Steven Coy, Lyricist - Timothy Lever, Composer - Timothy Lever, Lyricist
(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) 2003 Sony Music Entertaintment UK Limited
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