Animotion (album)

Animotion is the self-titled debut album from Los Angeles synthpop sextet Animotion. It was released in 1984 on Mercury Records and features the group's biggest hit single, "Obsession".

Animotion
Studio album by
Animotion
Released1984
Recorded1983
StudioArtisan Sound Recorders, Bill Schnee Studios, Sound City Studios, The Village Recorder
GenreSynthpop, new wave
Length39:56
LabelMercury
ProducerJohn Ryan
Animotion chronology
Animotion
(1984)		 Strange Behavior
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Later in 1984, the album was released in Canada as The Language of Attraction, omitting the song "Turn Around."[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Bill Wadhams, except where noted.[3]

  1. "Obsession" (Michael Des Barres, Holly Knight) – 5:34
  2. "Let Him Go" – 4:16
  3. "Everything's Leading to You" – 4:42
  4. "Turn Around" – 3:54
  5. "Fun Fun Fun" – 3:44
  6. "Tremble" (Jason Ball) – 4:32
  7. "Holding You" – 4:40
  8. "Run to Me" (Rick Neigher, Wadhams) – 4:13
  9. "Open Door" (Don Kirkpatrick, Wadhams) – 4:05

Personnel

Animotion[4]

  • Paul Antonelli – keyboards
  • Don Kirkpatrick – guitars
  • Frenchy O'Brien – drums, percussion
  • Charles Ottavio – bass
  • Astrid Plane – vocals
  • Bill Wadhams – guitars, vocals

Additional personnel

  • Dennis Belfield – bass[5]
  • Gary Chang – synthesizers[6]
  • Stevie Fryette – guitar[7]
  • Greg Smith – keyboards[8]
  • Jeff Stern – drums[9]

Production

  • Produced by John Ryan[10]
  • Recording engineers: Bob Schaper & Chris Minto, with assistance by Russ Bracher & Tim Dennen
  • Mixed by Bob Schaper
  • Mastered by Greg Fulginiti at Artisan Sound Recorders
  • Track 1 published by Pacific Island Publishing c/o Career Music & Makiki Publishing c/o Arista Music Inc. Tracks 2-5, 7 & 9 published by Big Wad. Track 6 published by Zone R Music/Big Wad. Track 8 published by Big Wad & Vogue Music c/o The Welk Music Group.[11]

Canadian release

The album was released in Canada with the title The Language of Attraction. The song "Turn Around" was not included on this version, and "Run to Me" (track #8 on the original version) was moved up track #4 in its place. By the time of The Language of Attraction 's release, keyboardist Greg Smith was listed as an official bandmember in the credits, while Paul Antonelli is simply listed as an "additional musical contributor."[2]

Chart performance

The album spent 17 weeks on the U.S. Billboard 200 album charts and reached its peak position of #28 in May 1985.[12]

References
  1. Animotion at AllMusic
  2. Animotion - The Language of Attraction @Discogs.com Retrieved 11-21-2015.
  3. Songwriting credits at discogs
  4. Personnel at discogs
  5. Dennis Belfield at discogs
  6. Gary Chang at discogs
  7. Steve Fryette @Discogs.com Retrieved 11-21-2015.
  8. Greg Smith at discogs
  9. http://www.jeffsterndrummer.com/about/
  10. Production information at discogs
  11. Publishing information at discogs; see images
  12. "Billboard 200: Animotion". Billboard. 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
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