Uprhythm, Downbeat

Uprhythm, Downbeat is the third album from punk rock band The Members. It includes the band's most successful single in the U.S., "Working Girl", and the single "Radio", which was a major chart hit in Australia.[2] Although it was released in 1982 in the United States, the record was unavailable in the band's native Britain until 1983, when it was released as Going West by Albion Records.

Uprhythm, Downbeat
Studio album by
The Members
Released1982
GenrePunk rock
LabelArista
ProducerMartin Rushent, The Members, Dave Allen
The Members chronology
1980 - The Choice Is Yours
(1980)		 Uprhythm, Downbeat
(1982)		 InGrrLand
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

Note: Following is the track listing for the 2006 remastered version of the album. The original album's version of the track "Radio" (titled "Radiodub" on the original) is actually over two minutes longer than the one on this remastered version.

  1. "Working Girl" (Tesco, Carroll)
  2. "The Family" (Carroll)
  3. "The Model" (Ralf Hütter, Karl Bartos, Emil Schult)
  4. "Chairman of the Board" (Tesco, Payne, Carroll)
  5. "Boys Like Us" (Tesco, Lillywhite, Payne, Carroll, Thompson)
  6. "Going West" (Payne)
  7. "Radio"
  8. "Fire (in my Heart)" (Tesco, Lillywhite, Payne, Carroll, Thompson)
  9. "You and Me Against the World" (Tesco, Lillywhite, Payne, Carroll, Thompson)
  10. "We the People" (Tesco, Payne)

2006 CD Bonus Track

  1. "Working Girl" (single version)
  2. "Holiday in Tanganika"
  3. "Every Day is Just a Holiday"
  4. "If You Can't Stand Up"
  5. "At the Arcade"
  6. "Membership"

Personnel
The Members
  • Nicky Tesco - vocals
  • Jean-Marie Carroll - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Nigel Bennett - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Chris Payne - bass, backing vocals
  • Adrian Lillywhite - drums, percussion
  • Steve "Rudi" Thompson - tenor saxophone
  • Simon Lloyd - keyboards, Fairlight programming, trumpet, alto and tenor saxophone

with:

  • Dave Allen - Roland Mc4 and Mc8, Fairlight programming
  • Martin Rushent - Fairlight programming
  • Howard Fitzson - art direction, design
  • Dave Stetson - cover photography

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=27137



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