Introspective

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Contents 1 Release Details 2 Tracks 3 Chart Details 4 Summary 5 Background 6 Trivia

[edit] Release Details

• September 1988

[edit] Tracks

1. 8:10 Left To My Own Devices
2. 6:15 I Want A Dog
3. 7:41 Domino Dancing (disco mix)
4. 7:23 I'm Not Scared
5. 9:05 Always On My Mind/In My House
6. 9:24 It's Alright

[edit] Chart Details

• UK: #2
• USA: #34
• Denmark: #2
• Netherlands: #11
• Norway: #14

[edit] Summary

'Introspective' was the third studio album released by the band.

[edit] Background

The idea they had for this was to write (or use) songs that were the extremely long, and them edit them down for the radio. This was of course the opposite of what everyone else was doing at the time, which was to write four-minute songs and then expand them for single releases. "The idea also was to have an album where every track was a single. And in fact five out of the six of them were, because 'I'm Not Scared' was a single for Patsy Kensit, or rather for her group Eighth Wonder."

This album marked the first time they worked with producer Trevor Horn on two tracks 'Left To My Own Devices' and 'It's Alright' which were the second and third singles from the release, and with Latin band Exposé's producer Lewis A. Martinée on 'Domino Dancing' which was the first single. They also revived two other previously released tracks: 'I Want A Dog', the b-side to 'Rent' remixed in a new style by Frankie Knuckles, and the #1 hit 'Always On My Mind' remixed and rewritten with a rap at the end of it. The last track, 'It's Alright' was a cover version of a house track written by Sterling Void.

'Introspective' was released worldwide in all formats. There are limited 3-disc record sets, with one track per side which have enlarge centre labels that are quite valuable now. In fact, an extremely rare 10 copy edition of the 3xLP pressed in clear vinyl is worth well over £700 (US $1,306) at the time of this writing.

[edit] Trivia

• The title for this was going to be 'Bounce' since someone observed the songs had bouncy baselines. There was also an unused song called 'Bounce' written at the time.
• The name of the dog Neil & Chris are holding in the inner photographs is Booblies. Booblies also appeared with the band on the British children's show 'Going Live' where it attacked one of the puppets.
• The total playing time listed on the back of the album is incorrect: It should be 48:03, when it actually reads 50:03. Neil admits this was his mistake.