Made in Hong Kong (album)
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| Made in Hong Kong | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | Feb. 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Dance | |||
| Length | 43:05 | |||
| Label | Jupiter Records (Germany), Polydor | |||
| Producer | Jurgen S. Korduletsch | |||
| Claudja Barry chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Made in Hong Kong is Claudja Barry's fifth studio album, released in early 1981. The album marked a change in musical direction, moving away from her disco diva image, and embracing the synthesizer/new-wave-sound of the time. The lead single "Radio Action" was a gold-selling single in Canada and imported copies contributed to it becoming a minor dance hit on Billboard's Disco Charts, where it peaked at No. 57. [2] According to Jürgen Korduletsch, Casablanca Records signed Barry for a US release of the album, but due to the label's collapse, PolyGram never followed through with the release.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Radio Action" |
| 6:47 |
| 2. | "Made In Hongkong" |
| 4:25 |
| 3. | "Don't Talk to the Wind" |
| 4:30 |
| 4. | "Take Me to the River" |
| 4:53 |
| 5. | "Take Me Back" |
| 4:05 |
| 6. | "Love Control" |
| 4:30 |
| 7. | "What'cha Doin' To Me" |
| 4:10 |
| 8. | "Sweet Inspiration" |
| 3:39 |
| 9. | "Girl Crazy" |
| 3:55 |
Outtakes
- A cover of Harry Belafonte's "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" was released as a single in August 1980[3] but only its B-side "Girl Crazy" was eventually included in the album.
- Barry recorded her second duet "The Two of Us" with label-mate Ronnie Jones which was released early 1981. [4]
- "United We Stand" - duet with Ronnie Jones - B-side of "The Two of Us" single in some territories
- A cover of Split Enz' "I Got You" was the B-side of "Radio Action".[5]
Musicians
- Drums: Curt Cress, Todd Canedy
- Percussion: Curt Cress, Jürgen Korduletsch
- Bass: Günther Gebauer, Dave King
- Guitar: Mats Björklund, Jörg Evers
- Keyboards: Kristian Schultze
- Sitar: Al Gromer Khan
- Backing Vocals: Herbert Ihle, Wolfgang Emperhof, Jerry Rix
