Parade (Spandau Ballet album)

Parade is the fourth studio album by Spandau Ballet, released on 22 June 1984 by Chrysalis Records. The album contained two UK Top 10 hits, "Only When You Leave" (#3, also a minor US hit), and "I'll Fly for You" (#9).[2]

Parade
Studio album by
Spandau Ballet
Released22 June 1984
RecordedJanuary–February 1984
Length40:09
LabelChrysalis
ProducerJolley & Swain
Spandau Ballet chronology
True
(1983)		 Parade
(1984)		 The Singles Collection
(1985)
Singles from Parade
  1. "Only When You Leave"
    Released: 28 May 1984
  2. "I'll Fly for You"
    Released: June 1984
  3. "Highly Strung"
    Released: September 1984
  4. "Round and Round"
    Released: November 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gary Kemp.

No.TitleLength
1."Only When You Leave"5:12
2."Highly Strung"4:11
3."I'll Fly for You"5:37
4."Nature of the Beast"5:15
5."Revenge for Love"4:23
6."Always in the Back of My Mind"4:30
7."With the Pride"5:32
8."Round and Round"5:30

Personnel

Spandau Ballet

Additional musician

  • Jess Bailey – keyboards

Production
  • Spandau Ballet – producers
  • Steve Jolley – producer
  • Tony Swain – producer, engineer
  • Richard Lengyel – assistant engineer
  • David Band – design, illustration
  • Gary Kemp – design
  • Eric Watson – band photography
  • John Shaw – sleeve photography
  • Steve Dagger – management
  • Recorded at Musicland Studios and Union Studios (Munich, Germany).

Charts
Chart (1984/5) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 4
Canada 21
New Zealand (RIANZ) 8
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)[2] 2
US Billboard 200[4] 50

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)[5] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[6] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Griffith, JT. "Spandau Ballet: Parade" at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  2. "Spandau Ballet - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 286. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. "Parade > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  5. "Dutch album certifications – Spandau Ballet – Parade" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 20 September 2019. Enter Parade in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  6. "New Zealand album certifications – Spandau Ballet – Parade". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  7. "British album certifications – Spandau Ballet – Parade". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 September 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Parade in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.


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