Pop Art (album)

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Pop Art
TransvisionVamp-PopArt.jpg
Studio album by
Transvision Vamp
Released3 October 1988[1]
Recorded1988
GenrePop rock
Length42:20
LabelMCA
Producer
Transvision Vamp chronology
Pop Art
(1988) 		Velveteen
(1989)
Singles from Pop Art
  1. "Revolution Baby"
    Released: 1987
  2. "Tell That Girl to Shut Up"
    Released: 1988
  3. "I Want Your Love"
    Released: 1988
  4. "Revolution Baby"
    Released: 1988 (re-issue)
  5. "Sister Moon"
    Released: 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2.5/5 stars[3]

Pop Art is the debut album by English alternative rock band Transvision Vamp. It was released in October 1988 and features the band's first top ten hit "I Want Your Love".[4] The album reached No. 4 in the UK,[4] and peaked at No. 13 in Australia,[5] where it was the 25th highest-selling album of 1989.[6]

Track listing[]

All tracks written by Nick Sayer, except where noted.[2]

Pop Art track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Trash City"5:09
2."I Want Your Love"3:29
3."Sister Moon"4:23
4."Psychosonic Cindy"3:47
5."Revolution Baby"4:53
6."Tell That Girl to Shut Up" (Holly Beth Vincent)3:06
7."Wild Star"3:23
8."Hanging Out with Halo Jones"4:37
9."Andy Warhol's Dead"3:50
10."Sex Kick"5:42

Personnel[]

Transvision Vamp

Additional musicians

  • Matthew Seligman – bass
  • Phil Smith – saxophone
  • D. Manic B'Man – keyboards and programming
  • Adam Peters – electric and acoustic cellos
  • Nick Marsh, China Blue, Carol and Karen – backing vocals

Production

  • Duncan Bridgeman – production
  • Zeus B. Held – mixing and additional production
  • Adam Mosely – recording engineer
  • Philip Bagenal – mix engineer[2]

Charts[]

Chart performance for Pop Art
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 13
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 50
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 25
Swiss Albums (Swiss Hitparade)[9] 20
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 4
US Billboard 200[10] 115

Certifications[]

Certifications for Pop Art
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] Platinum 70,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[1] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for Transvision Vamp (from bpi.co.uk)". Imgur.com. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Pop Art (Media notes). Transvision Vamp. MCA Records. 1988.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ AllMusic review
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Official Charts > Transvision Vamp". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "australian-charts.com > Transvision Vamp – Pop Art (album)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "The ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart – 1989 (1–60) (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 1)". Imgur.com. Retrieved 19 May 2016. N.B. The triangle symbol indicates platinum certification.
  7. ^ "charts.nz > Transvision Vamp – Pop Art (album)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  8. ^ "swedishcharts.com > Transvision Vamp – Pop Art (album)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  9. ^ "hitparade.ch > Transvision Vamp – Pop Art" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Billboard 200: The week of October 22, 1988". Billboard. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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