X-Periment

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X-Periment
X-Periment (The System).jpg
Studio album by
The System
Released1984
Recorded1983-1984
StudioSorcerer Sound Studios, Soho, N.Y.
GenreElectro, Funk, Soul
LabelMirage/Atlantic (US)
Polydor/PolyGram (UK)
ProducerDavid Frank, Mic Murphy
The System chronology
Sweat
(1983) 		X-Periment
(1984) 		The Pleasure Seekers
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Village VoiceC+[1]

X-Periment is the second studio album by 1984 album by American band the System, which was released on Mirage/Atlantic Records.[2] The album was produced by band members David Frank and Mic Murphy. It entered the Billboard 200 chart in 1984.[3] The album also showed a musical shift to electro music and featured songs such as "Lollipops and Everything" and "Promises Can Break."

Track listing[]

All songs written by Frank and Murphy except where noted.

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Wanna Make You Feel Good"David Frank, Mic Murphy, Paul Pesco4:20
2."Dangerous"Frank, Murphy, Pesco3:14
3."Lollipops and Everything" 3:55
4."Get Jumpin'" 3:46
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Escape" 3:25
2."Promises Can Break"Frank, Murphy, Pesco4:10
3."X-Periment" 5:07
4."Bad Girl" 3:38
5."I Can't Take Losing You" 5:00

Production[]

  • Management: Alive Enterprises, Daniel S. Markus, Shep Gordon
  • Mixing: Michael Brauer, Don Wershba
  • Mastering: Greg Calbi, Michael Brauer
  • Band makeup: Denise Chaplin
  • Cover design: Brian Hagiwara
  • Recorded by Mario Salvati

Personnel[]

  • Paul Pesco - electric guitar
  • Mic Murphy - producer, performer, directed by, electric guitar, vocals
  • David Frank - producer, performer, directed by, synthesizer, digital sounds

Chart positions[]

Chart (1984) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 182

References[]

  1. ^ Christgau, Robert (April 24, 1984). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved September 2, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
  2. ^ ""X-periment" on Discogs". discogs. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b ""Sweat" by The System (chart positions) on Allmusic". Billboard, Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
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