Interior Design (album)
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| Studio album by Sparks | ||||
| Released | August 1988 | |||
| Recorded | The Pentagon Studio, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Synthpop | |||
| Length | 44:25 | |||
| Label | Fine Art | |||
| Producer | Ron Mael, Russell Mael | |||
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| Singles from Interior Design | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
Interior Design is the 15th album by the American rock band Sparks.
Release
Interior Design did little in the way to reverse the commercial fortunes of the group, and did not appear on the album charts in the US or the UK. The singles "So Important" and "Just Got Back From Heaven" did better, both of which reached the top ten of the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart at #8[2] and #7[2] respectively. "Just Got Back From Heaven" also appeared on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart at #24.[2]
Re-release
CD versions of the album included a number of bonus tracks including three versions of the LPs final track "Madonna", a remix of "So Important" and the short instrumental "The Big Brass Ring".
The album was released in some territories as Just Got Back From Heaven. These versions had altered sleeve art, some of which utilised a picture of the band from the mid-seventies, and were aimed at the budget market in general.
In 2008, Sparks' own record label Lil' Beethoven Records reissued the album in a digipak sleeve retaining the bonus tracks.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.
| Side one | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "So Important" | 4:33 |
| 2. | "Just Got Back From Heaven" | 4:09 |
| 3. | "Lots Of Reasons" | 3:47 |
| 4. | "You've Got a Hold of My Heart" | 4:58 |
| 5. | "Love-O-Rama" | 4:44 |
| Side two | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 6. | "The Toughest Girl in Town" | 4:16 |
| 7. | "Let's Make Love" | 4:45 |
| 8. | "Stop Me if You've Heard this Before" | 3:41 |
| 9. | "A Walk Down Memory Lane" | 4:53 |
| 10. | "Madonna" | 4:39 |
| CD bonus tracks | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 11. | "Madonna" (French Version) | 4:39 |
| 12. | "Madonna" (German Version) | 4:39 |
| 13. | "Madonna" (Spanish Version) | 4:39 |
| 14. | "The Big Brass Ring" | 2:20 |
| 15. | "So Important (Extremely Important Remix)" | 7:02 |
Personnel
- Russell Mael - vocals, production
- Ron Mael - keyboards, production
- Spencer Sircombe - guitar
- Pamela Stonebrooke - background vocals
- John Thomas - keyboards, engineering
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
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