| Rip It Up | ||||
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| Released | November 1982 | |||
| Studio | Berwick Street Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Post-punk, new wave[1] | |||
| Length | 42:16 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Martin Hayles | |||
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Rip It Up is the second album by Scottish post-punk band Orange Juice, released in 1982.[2][3] It contains their hit song of the same name, which reached the Top 10.[4] The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[5]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [6] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [7] |
| Smash Hits | 8/10[8] |
Trouser Press wrote that the album "explores the first album's ingenuousness in greater depth with thought-provoking results... Though young love remains the theme, tension has replaced cuteness."[9] Neil Tennant of Smash Hits gave the album an 8 out of 10 and wrote that "no one can accuse them of being twee anymore ... a big step forward which they can be proud of and you can enjoy."[8]
Track listing
- "Rip It Up" – 5:19 (Edwyn Collins, David McClymont, Malcolm Ross, Zeke Manyika)
- "A Million Pleading Faces" – 3:14 (Manyika)
- "Mud in Your Eye" – 3:56 (Collins)
- "Turn Away" – 3:19 (Ross)
- "Breakfast Time" – 5:10 (Collins)
- "I Can't Help Myself" – 5:05 (Collins, McClymont)
- "Flesh of My Flesh" – 3:15 (Collins)
- "Louise Louise" – 2:51 (Collins)
- "Hokoyo" – 5:06 (Collins, McClymont, Ross, Manyika, Zop Cormorant)
- "Tenterhook" – 5:01 (Collins)
1998 Reissue Bonus Tracks
- "Tongues Begin to Wag" - 4:14 (Collins, McClymont, Ross, Manyika)
- "Barbecue" - 4:48 (Collins, McClymont, Ross, Manyika)
- "Flesh of My Flesh" (7" version) - 3:16 (Collins)
Personnel
- Orange Juice
- Edwyn Collins – vocals, guitar, violin
- Malcolm Ross – guitar, vocals, synthesizer, piano, organ
- David McClymont – bass, synthesizer, backing vocals
- Zeke Manyika – drums, vocals, percussion, synthesizer
with:
- Dick Morrissey - saxophone
- Martin Drover - flugelhorn
- Martin Hayles - piano, synthesizer
- Mel Gaynor - percussion
- Louise Waddle - handclaps
- Gavyn Wright - violin
- Paul Quinn - vocals
- Danny Cummings - percussion on "Flesh of My Flesh"
- Technical
- Gwyn Mathias - additional engineering
- Orange Juice - sleeve design
- Eric Watson - photography
References
- ^ "The 50 Best New Wave Albums". Paste Magazine. 30 August 2016.
- ^ The Rough Guide to Rock (2nd ed.). Rough Guides Ltd. 1999. p. 714.
- ^ Taylor, Steve (2006). The A to X of Alternative Music. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 171.
- ^ "Orange Juice". Official Charts. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (7 February 2006). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 0-7893-1371-5.
- ^ "Rip It Up Review by Tim Sendra". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ a b Tennant, Neil (28 October – 10 November 1982). "Orange Juice: Rip It Up (Polydor)". Smash Hits: 23.
- ^ "Orange Juice". Trouser Press. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
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