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A collection of immaculately crafted and seamlessly produced synthesized dance-pop, the Pet Shop Boys' debut album, Please, sketches out the basic elements of the duo's sound. At first listen, most of the songs come off as mere excuses for the dancefloor, driven by cold, melodic keyboard riffs and pulsing drum machines. However, the songcraft that the beats support is surprisingly strong, featuring catchy melodies that appear slight because of Neil Tennant's thin voice. Tennant's lyrics were still in their formative stages, with half of the record failing to transcend the formulaic constraints of dance-pop. The songs that do break free -- the intentionally crass "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)," the lulling "Suburbia," and the hypnotic "West End Girls" -- are not only classic dance singles, they're classic pop singles.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Stephen Hague, Producer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Synthesizer - David Jacob, Engineer - Bobby Orlando, Writer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Stephen Hague, Producer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Composer, Guitar, Lead Vocals - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Composer, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Synthesizer - Helena Springs, Additional Vocals - David Jacob, Engineer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Stephen Hague, Producer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Composer, Guitar, Lead Vocals - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Composer, Electric Piano, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Synthesizer - David Jacob, Engineer - Nicholas Froome, Producer - Ron Dean Miller, Engineer, Overdubs Vocals, OverdubEngineer - JJ Jeczalik, Producer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Stephen Hague, Composer, Producer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Composer, Guitar, Vocals - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Composer, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Synthesizer - David Jacob, Engineer - Andy Mackay, Saxophone
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Stephen Hague, Producer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - David Jacob, Engineer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Stephen Hague, Producer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Composer, Guitar, Lead Vocals - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Composer, Electric Piano, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Synthesizer - David Jacob, Engineer - Nicholas Froome, Producer - Ron Dean Miller, Engineer, Overdubs Vocals, OverdubEngineer - JJ Jeczalik, Producer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Stephen Hague, Producer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - David Jacob, Engineer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Stephen Hague, Producer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Helena Springs, Additional Vocals - David Jacob, Engineer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Stephen Hague, Producer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, Original Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Electric Piano, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Blue Weaver, Original Producer - David Jacob, Engineer - Ron Dean Miller, Producer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Stephen Hague, Producer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Electric Piano, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - David Jacob, Engineer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Stephen Hague, Producer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - David Jacob, Engineer - Ron Dean Miller, Producer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Electric Piano, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Bobby Orlando, Producer - Frank Roszak, MixingEngineer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1985, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Composer, Guitar, Lead Vocals - Pet Shop Boys, Remix, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Composer, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Synthesizer - Blue Weaver, Programmer - Nicholas Froome, Producer, Remix - JJ Jeczalik, Producer, Remix
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Phil Harding, Producer, Engineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Blue Weaver, Programmer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1985, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Composer, Guitar, Lead Vocals - Pet Shop Boys, Remix, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Composer, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Synthesizer - Blue Weaver, Programmer - J Jeczalik, Producer, Remix - Nicholas Froome, Producer, Remix
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1985, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tim Young, Digital Remastering Masterer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - The Latin Rascals, Editor - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Ron Dean Miller, Producer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Stephen Hague, Producer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Composer, Guitar, Lead Vocals - Pet Shop Boys, Remix, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Composer, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Synthesizer - David Jacob, Engineer - Frank Roszak, Remix
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1985, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Electric Piano, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Steven Spiro, Producer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1985, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Stephen Hague, Composer, Producer, Remix - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Composer, Guitar, Lead Vocals - Pet Shop Boys, Vocals, Remix, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Composer, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Synthesizer - David Jacob, Engineer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - John Etchells, Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Writer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Shep Pettibone, MixingEngineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Rob Paustian, MixingEngineer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1985, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Andy Richards, Programmer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Julian Mendelsohn, Producer, Engineer, Remix - Pet Shop Boys, Remix, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Remix, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - David Jacob, Engineer, Remix - Adrien Cook, Programmer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Remix, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - David Jacob, Engineer, Remix
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
A collection of immaculately crafted and seamlessly produced synthesized dance-pop, the Pet Shop Boys' debut album, Please, sketches out the basic elements of the duo's sound. At first listen, most of the songs come off as mere excuses for the dancefloor, driven by cold, melodic keyboard riffs and pulsing drum machines. However, the songcraft that the beats support is surprisingly strong, featuring catchy melodies that appear slight because of Neil Tennant's thin voice. Tennant's lyrics were still in their formative stages, with half of the record failing to transcend the formulaic constraints of dance-pop. The songs that do break free -- the intentionally crass "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)," the lulling "Suburbia," and the hypnotic "West End Girls" -- are not only classic dance singles, they're classic pop singles.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 01:59:40
- Main artists: Pet Shop Boys
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2001, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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