Strange Cruise (album)

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Strange Cruise
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1986
Recorded1985-1986
GenrePop rock
LabelEMI
ProducerMike Hedges, Simon Hanhart,
Singles from Strange Cruise
  1. "Rebel Blue Rocker"
    Released: February 1986
  2. "The Beat Goes On"
    Released: 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic1.5/5 stars[1]

Strange Cruise is the eponymously titled album by the short-lived British band Strange Cruise released on EMI. Released in 1986, it was the band's only album.

Background[]

After Visage disbanded in 1985, vocalist Steve Strange put a new band together the same year. The recording of the album took place in late 1985 in Germany, in a studio near Nuremberg.[2] Mike Hedges produced the album, with contributions from Simon Hanhart and .

The album was a commercial disappointment, failing to enter the chart. Two singles taken off the album, "Rebel Blue Rocker" and a cover of Sonny & Cher's "The Beat Goes On", were also unsuccessful. There was also a B-side called Silver Screen Queen.

Track listing[]

All tracks written by Steve Strange and Steve Barnacle, except from "The Beat Goes On", written by Sonny Bono, and "12 Miles High", written by Steve New.[3]

  1. "Hit and Run" – 3:06
  2. "The Beat Goes On" – 3:26
  3. "Rebel Blue Rocker" – 3:15
  4. "Communication (Breaking Down the Walls)" – 4:00
  5. "This Old Town" – 3:15
  6. "Animal Call" – 2:54
  7. "Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" – 3:44
  8. "Love Addiction" – 2:55
  9. "12 Miles High" – 2:50
  10. "Where Were Their Hearts" – 3:44

Personnel[]

Additional Musicians[]

  • Gary Barnacle - saxophone
  • Pete Thoms - trombone
  • Luke Tunney - trumpet
  • Martin Ditcham - percussion

References[]

  1. ^ Dan LeRoy. "Strange Cruise - Strange Cruise : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
  2. ^ Strange, Steve (2002). Blitzed! The Autobiography of Steve Strange. London: Orion Publishing Group. p. 118. ISBN 0-75284-936-0.
  3. ^ "Strange Cruise - Strange Cruise (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
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