Thirty Thousand Feet Over China
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| Thirty Thousand Feet Over China | ||||
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| Released | 18 September 1981 | |||
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| Genre | New wave | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Nigel Gray, Pete Wilson, the Passions | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Smash Hits | 8.5/10[2] |
| Trouser Press | favourable[3] |
Thirty Thousand Feet Over China is the second studio album by English post-punk/new wave band the Passions, released 18 September 1981 by Polydor Records.[4] It reached No. 92 in the UK Albums Chart.[5] It contains the group's hit single "I'm in Love with a German Film Star".
All tracks are written by Barbara Gogan, Richard Williams, David Wardill, and Clive Timperley, except "Someone Special" and "Bachelor Girls", written by Gogan, Williams, Timperley, and Claire Bidwell.[6]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "I'm in Love with a German Film Star" | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Someone Special" | 4:07 |
| 3. | "The Swimmer" | 3:32 |
| 4. | "Strange Affair" | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Small Stones" | 5:37 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Runaway" | 3:04 |
| 2. | "The Square" | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Alice's Song" | 3:12 |
| 4. | "Bachelor Girls" | 2:21 |
| 5. | "Skin Deep" | 4:19 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from LP liner notes.[7]
The Passions
- Barbara Gogan – vocals, guitar; piano (5)
- Richard Williams – percussion
- David Agar – bass, vocals; guitar (5), extra percussion (10)
- Clive Timperley – guitars, vocals; piano (2)
Technical
- Nigel Gray – producer (2, 4–10)
- Pete Wilson – producer (1, 3)
- The Passions – producers (3)
- Martin Moss – engineer
- Pete Buhlmann – engineer
- Rob O'Connor – design, art direction
- Jeff Veitch – photography
