Strange Behavior (album)
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| Released | February 1986 | |||
| Studio | Oasis Recording Studios (North Hollywood, California); Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California); Encore Studios (Burbank, California) | |||
| Genre | Synthpop, new wave | |||
| Length | 39:14 | |||
| Label | Casablanca Records 826691 | |||
| Producer | Richie Zito | |||
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Strange Behavior is an album by Animotion released by Casablanca Records. It was the last album to be released by Casablanca before the record label folded.
The single "I Engineer" hit #2 in Germany and #6 in Switzerland in 1986. The single "I Want You" hit #27 in Germany and #84 in the United States. The album went to #21 in Switzerland and reached #71 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Track listing
- "I Want You" (Rick Neigher, Bill Wadhams) – 4:35
- "I Engineer" (Mike Chapman, Holly Knight, Bernie Taupin) – 4:13
- "Strange Behavior" (Don Kirkpatrick, Randy Sharp) – 3:55
- "Stealing Time" (Sue Shifrin, Wadhams) – 3:54
- "Anxiety" (John Davis, Kirkpatrick, Dennis Morgan) – 4:11
- "Out of Control" (Greg Smith, Louie Stone) – 3:28
- "Stranded" (Smith, Stone) – 3:19
- "The Essence" (Wadhams) – 4:06
- "One Step Ahead" (Smith, Stone) – 3:36
- "Staring Down the Demons" (Kirkpatrick, Sharp) – 4:12
Personnel
Animotion
- Astrid Plane – vocals
- Bill Wadhams – vocals, keyboards, guitars
- Greg Smith – keyboards, gang vocals
- Don Kirkpatrick – guitars, gang vocals
- Charles Ottavio – bass guitar, gang vocals
- Jim Blair – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
- Gary Chang – synthesizers
- Tad Wadhams – fretless bass
- Mike Baird – drums
Production
- Richie Zito – producer, arrangements
- Animotion – arrangements
- Michael Frondelli – engineer (1)
- David Leonard – engineer (2–10), mixing
- Brian Reeves – engineer (2–10)
- David Concors – additional engineer
- Peggy Leonard – additional engineer
- Howie Weinberg – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City, New York)
- Matthew Rolston – photography
- Bill Levy – art direction
- Vigon/Seireeni – art direction
Chart performance
The album spent 14 weeks on the U.S. Billboard 200 album charts and reached its peak position of #71 in April 1986.
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Swiss Hitparade | 21 |
| Billboard Top Pop Albums | 71 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak position |
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| 1986 | "I Engineer" | US | 76 |
| US Dance | 27 | ||
| AUT | 19 | ||
| GER | 2 | ||
| SWI | 6 | ||
| "I Want You" | US | 84 | |
| GER | 27 |
References
- ^ Strange Behavior at AllMusic
- ^ Animotion, Strange Behavior Retrieved July 20, 2013
- ^ "The Morning Call, 29 Mar 1986". The Morning Call. 1986-03-29. p. 59. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ Animotion, Strange Behavior Chart Position Retrieved July 20, 2013
- ^ Animotion, Strange Behavior Chart Position Retrieved July 20, 2013
- ^ "Billboard 200: Animotion". Billboard. 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
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