Up (ABC album)
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| Up | ||||
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| Released | 16 October 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1988–1989 | |||
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| Genre | House[1][2] | |||
| Length | 44:41 | |||
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| Singles from Up | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| New Musical Express | 7/10[5] |
| Record Mirror | [6] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 2/10[2] |
Up is the fifth studio album by the English pop band ABC, released in October 1989. This time experimenting with house music, it was ABC's first album not to make the top 40 in the UK. However, they scored a minor UK hit with the single "One Better World", an ode to love, peace and tolerance. "The Real Thing" was also released as a single. Up was the band's final album released on the PolyGram label.
In 2005, a digitally remastered CD of the album was released with five bonus tracks.
All tracks are written by Martin Fry and Mark White, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Never More Than Now" |
| 6:02 |
| 2. | "The Real Thing" | 4:52 | |
| 3. | "One Better World" | 5:45 | |
| 4. | "Where Is the Heaven?" | 6:25 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | "The Greatest Love of All" | 5:33 |
| 6. | "North" | 5:39 |
| 7. | "I'm in Love With You" | 4:33 |
| 8. | "Paper Thin" | 5:52 |
| Total length: | 44:41 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "One Better World" (Pickering-Park Mix) | 4:23 |
| 10. | "The Greatest Love of All" (Kraushaar Mix) | 5:50 |
| 11. | "Never More Than Now" (Kraushaar Mix) | 5:56 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "One Better World" (Pickering Park Mix) | 6:33 |
| 10. | "One Better World" (Percapella Mix) | 4:00 |
| 11. | "The Real Thing" (Frankie Knuckles Due Mix) | 5:18 |
| 12. | "The Greatest Love of All" (May Day Mix) | 6:06 |
| 13. | "Paper Thin" (1986 Demo) | 6:23 |
Personnel
ABC
- Martin Fry – vocals
- Mark White – keyboards, programming
Additional personnel
- Dave Clayton – keyboards
- Ritchie Close – keyboards
- Mike Pickering – keyboards, programming and DJ (9)
- Rob Dean – guitars
- Maurice Michael – guitars, backing vocals
- Danny Cummings – drums, percussion
- David Palmer – drums, percussion
- Phil Smith – saxophones
- Graeme Park – DJ (9)
- Alan Carvell – backing vocals
- Lorenza Johnson – backing vocals
Production
- Martin Fry – producer
- Mark White – producer
- Blaze – additional production (3, 9)
- Mark Stent – engineer (1, 3–11)
- Bob Kraushaar – mixing (1, 2, 4–8), engineer (2), remixing (10, 11)
- Julian Mendelsohn – mixing (3)
- Graeme Park – remixing (9)
- Mike Pickering – remixing (9)
- Tim Burrell – assistant engineer
- Ian Cooper – mastering at Townhouse Studios (London, UK)
- ABC – sleeve design
- Design KB – sleeve design
- Paul Cox – photography
- Bennett Freed – management