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词条 Very (Pet Shop Boys album)
释义

  1. History

  2. Packaging

  3. Legacy

  4. Track listing

  5. Personnel

  6. Charts

     Weekly charts  Year-end charts 

  7. Certifications

  8. Notes

  9. References

  10. External links

{{EngvarB|date=September 2013}}{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}{{Infobox album
| name = Very
| type = studio
| artist = Pet Shop Boys
| cover = Pet Shop Boys - Very.png
| released = {{start date|1993|9|27|df=yes}}
| recorded = 1992–1994
| studio = * Sarm West (London)
  • Angel (London){{efn|Orchestra}}
  • The Power Station (New York City){{efn|Choir on "Go West"}}

| genre = {{hlist|Synth-pop|dance-pop|techno}}
| length = {{duration|m=53|s=17}}
| label = Parlophone
| producer = {{hlist|Pet Shop Boys|Stephen Hague|Brothers in Rhythm}}
| prev_title = The Complete Singles Collection
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = Disco 2
| next_year = 1994
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Very
| type = studio
| single1 = Can You Forgive Her?
| single1date = 31 May 1993
| single2 = Go West
| single2date = 6 September 1993
| single3 = I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing
| single3date = 29 November 1993
| single4 = Liberation
| single4date = 4 April 1994
| single5 = Yesterday, When I Was Mad
| single5date = 29 August 1994
}}{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}[1]
| rev2 = Chicago Tribune
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|4}}[2]
| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev3Score = A−[3]
| rev4 = Los Angeles Times
| rev4score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}[4]
| rev5 = NME
| rev5Score = 9/10[5]
| rev6 = Q
| rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[6]
| rev7 = Rolling Stone
| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}[7]
| rev8 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
| rev8Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}[8]
| rev9 = Select
| rev9Score = 5/5[9]
| rev10 = The Village Voice
| rev10score = A[10]
}}

Very is the fifth studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys. It was released on 27 September 1993 by Parlophone, nearly three years after the duo's previous studio album, Behaviour, and following the compilation album The Complete Singles Collection. Very exhibits one of many turning points the Pet Shop Boys would make to their music, shifting from the subdued electronic pop of Behaviour to richly instrumented dance arrangements. The content and lyrics led to Very being called their "coming-out" album, since it was during this time that Neil Tennant had publicly discussed his long-rumoured homosexuality.

History

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After the Performance Tour of 1991, Pet Shop Boys elected to take a break, releasing their compilation The Complete Singles Collection that November. With that compilation many fans{{who|date=June 2018}} thought the duo were splitting since they released no new music in 1992. However, in 1993, Pet Shop Boys came back together and reinvented their image. This therefore, by many critics, is considered their "upper" album, as many viewed Behaviour as a "downer album"{{cn|date=June 2018}}.

A limited edition of Very was also released as a double album titled Very Relentless. The second disc, Relentless, is a six-track dance album containing tracks that are more experimental and instrumental. There were plans to expand upon Relentless in 1994 by releasing the six tracks along with others, making a full dance album, but this evolved into Disco 2. The six tracks on Relentless have not been released elsewhere since (though "Forever in Love" is found on Very/Further Listening 1992–1994 in a remixed edited form as track 2).

The album was reissued in 1996 as a mid-price release, this time in a standard jewel case with a new sleeve showing an image of the original case.

Very was re-released on 3 July 2001 (as were most of the group's studio albums up to that point) titled Very/Further Listening 1992–1994. The re-released version was digitally remastered and came with a second disc featuring B-sides and previously unreleased material. The unreleased songs were recorded during the Very recording sessions, but Tennant and Lowe decided not to include them on the album originally.

On 9 February 2009, the album was re-released yet again, still remastered, under the title Very: Remastered, but this time containing only the 12 original tracks. Following the 2009 re-release, the 2001 two-disc remastered version was deleted and remains out-of-print to date. It can only be purchased second-hand or MP3 digital download. Some of the B-sides are also on Alternative, their 1995 album of B-sides.

Packaging

The original release of Very was packaged in a unique orange jewel case with raised bumps (sometimes unofficially described as the Lego case), designed by Daniel Weil of Pentagram in London.[11] Very Relentless was similarly unique, with the two CDs housed in card sleeves (Very in orange and Relentless in pink) with both of these housed in a translucent rubber case with raised bumps.

Legacy

In June 2000, Q magazine placed Very at number 91 on its list of The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever.[12] The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[13]

Track listing

All songs written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, except where noted.

  1. "Can You Forgive Her?" – 3:53
  2. "I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing" – 3:03
  3. "Liberation" – 4:05
  4. "A Different Point of View" – 3:26
  5. "Dreaming of the Queen" – 4:19
  6. "Yesterday, When I Was Mad" – 3:55
  7. "The Theatre" – 5:10
  8. "One and One Make Five" – 3:30
  9. "To Speak Is a Sin" – 4:45
  10. "Young Offender" – 4:50
  11. "One in a Million" – 3:52
  12. "Go West" (written by Belolo/Morali/Willis) – 8:22 (The song "Go West" ends at 5:07. After 2 minutes of silence, begins the hidden track "Postscript (I Believe in Ecstasy)" sung by Chris Lowe.)
Relentless bonus disc[14]
  1. "My Head Is Spinning" – 6:33
  2. "Forever in Love" – 6:19
  3. "KDX 125" – 6:25
  4. "We Came from Outer Space" – 5:24
  5. "The Man Who Has Everything" – 6:01
  6. "One Thing Leads to Another" – 6:24
Further Listening 1992–1994 bonus disc[14]
  1. "Go West" (1992 12" Mix) – 9:12 *
  2. "Forever in Love" (Original Version) – 5:44 *
  3. "Confidential" (Demo for Tina) – 4:47
  4. "Hey, Headmaster" – 3:06
  5. "Shameless" – 5:04
  6. "Too Many People" – 4:25
  7. "I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing" (7" Version) – 4:45 **
  8. "Violence" (Haçienda version) – 5:00
  9. "Falling" (Demo for Kylie) – 4:38 *
  10. "Decadence" – 3:55
  11. "If Love Were All" (written by Noël Coward) – 3:00
  12. "Absolutely Fabulous" (Single Version) – 3:46
  13. "Euroboy" – 4:30
  14. "Some Speculation" – 6:34
  15. "Yesterday, When I Was Mad" (Single Version) – 4:01
  16. "Girls and Boys" (Live in Rio) (written by Albarn/Coxon/James/Rowntree) – 4:55

(*) Previously unreleased.
(**) Not the version featured on PopArt.

Personnel

  • Neil Tennant
  • Chris Lowe
Additional
  • Pete Gleadall – programming
  • J.J. Belle – guitar on tracks 3 and 12
  • Frank Ricotti – percussion on track 5
  • Phil Todd, Snake Davis, John Barclay, John Thirkell and Mark Nightingale – brass on track 12
  • Anne Dudley – orchestra arrangement and direction on tracks 3, 5 and 7
  • Richard Niles – brass-, choir- and additional keyboard arrangement on track 12
  • Sylvia Mason-James – additional vocals on tracks 7, 11 and 12
  • Dainton Connell – additional vocals on track 8
  • Carol Kenyon – additional vocals on tracks 9 and 10
  • Katie Kissoon and Tessa Niles – additional vocals on track 10
  • Joanna Wyatt, Thomas Rogers, Laurie Smith, Hody Smith, Nigel Francis, Francis Hatson, Lee Harris, Lucy Clark, Marie-Claire Peterson and Victoria Ferher – choir on track 7
  • Scott Altman, James Bassi, Hugh Berberich, Rodne Brown, Maurizio Corbino, Martin Doner, Dan Egan, James Gandre, Paul Houghtaling, Michael Hume, Robert Kuehn, Drew Martin, Joseph Nelson Neal, Mark Rehnstrom, Steven Tachell and Frank Nemhauser. With thanks to Graeme Perkins and Jaqueline Pierce – choir on track 12

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1993)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (IFPI)[15] 5
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[16] 6
European Albums (Music & Media)[17] 1
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[18] 1
French Albums (SNEP)[19] 19
Irish Albums (IRMA)[16] 7
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[20] 8
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[21] 14
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[22] 7
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[17] 6
Very Relentless{{album chart|Sweden|17|artist=Pet Shop Boys|album=Very / Relentless|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 July 2018|refname="SWE Relentless"}}
Chart (1993)Peak
position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[16] 7
European Albums (Music & Media)[23] 31
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Year-end charts

Chart (1993)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[24] 47
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[25] 59
European Albums (Music & Media)[26] 23
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[27] 24
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 37
UK Albums (OCC)[29] 29
Chart (1994)Position
European Albums (Music & Media)[30] 37
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[31] 36
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 35
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Certifications

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Notes

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References

1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/very-mw0000009778 |title=Very – Pet Shop Boys |website=AllMusic |accessdate=24 September 2015 |first=Stephen Thomas |last=Erlewine |authorlink=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}
2. ^{{cite news |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1993-11-18/features/9311180202_1_star-pet-shop-boys-aids-era |title=Gay Worldview |work=Chicago Tribune |date=18 November 1993 |accessdate=24 October 2015 |first=Greg |last=Kot |authorlink=Greg Kot}}
3. ^{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/1993/10/08/very |title=Very |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=8 October 1993 |accessdate=24 September 2015 |first=Greg |last=Sandow |authorlink=Greg Sandow}}
4. ^{{cite news |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1993-10-31/entertainment/ca-51490_1_pet-shop-boys |title=Pet Shop Boys, 'Very,' ERG |work=Los Angeles Times |date=31 October 1993 |accessdate=17 October 2015 |first=Dennis |last=Hunt}}
5. ^{{cite magazine |title=Pet Shop Boys: Very |magazine=NME |date=25 September 1993 |page=36}}
6. ^{{cite magazine |title=Pet Shop Boys: Very |magazine=Q |issue=86 |date=November 1993 |page=131}}
7. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/petshopboys/albums/album/234409/review/5943307/very |title=Pet Shop Boys: Very |work=Rolling Stone |date=25 November 1993 |accessdate=29 August 2007 |last=Considine |first=J. D. |authorlink=J. D. Considine |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301071046/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/petshopboys/albums/album/234409/review/5943307/very |archivedate=1 March 2009}}
8. ^{{cite book |chapter=Pet Shop Boys |last=Hull |first=Tom |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |publisher=Simon & Schuster |edition=4th |year=2004 |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |pages=630–31}}
9. ^{{cite magazine |title=Spacemen 2 |magazine=Select |issue=41 |date=November 1993 |last=Maconie |first=Stuart |authorlink=Stuart Maconie |page=87}}
10. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv1093-93.php |title=Consumer Guide |work=The Village Voice |date=19 October 1993 |accessdate=24 September 2015 |first=Robert |last=Christgau |authorlink=Robert Christgau}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.objectplastic.com/2009/04/pet-shop-boys-very-compact-disc-case.html |title=Pet Shop Boys "Very" compact disc case - Daniel Weil - Pentagram Design, United Kingdom - 1993 |publisher=joeclark.org |date=9 April 2009 |accessdate=15 March 2016}}
12. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qlists.html#fuckme |title=The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever |publisher=Rocklist.net |accessdate=27 September 2011}}
13. ^{{cite book|author1=Robert Dimery|author2=Michael Lydon|title=1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition|accessdate= |date=23 March 2010|publisher=Universe|isbn=978-0-7893-2074-2}}
14. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.psb-discography.com/verypic.htm |title=Very |publisher=psb-discography.com |accessdate=1 October 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015040947/http://psb-discography.com/verypic.htm |archivedate=15 October 2007 |df= }}
15. ^{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-11-27.pdf |title=Hits of the World |magazine=Billboard |volume=105 |issue=48 |date=27 November 1993 |page=91 |issn=0006-2510 |accessdate=9 June 2018 |via=American Radio History}}
16. ^1 2 {{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-10-23.pdf |title=Top 10 Sales in Europe |magazine=Music & Media |volume=10 |issue=43 |date=23 October 1993 |page=24 |oclc=29800226 |accessdate=26 July 2018 |via=American Radio History}}
17. ^1 {{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-11-06.pdf |title=Hits of the World |magazine=Billboard |volume=105 |issue=45 |date=6 November 1993 |page=51 |issn=0006-2510 |accessdate=9 June 2018 |via=American Radio History}}
18. ^{{cite book |last=Pennanen |first=Timo |year=2006 |title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 |language=Finnish |edition=1st |location=Helsinki |publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava |page=233 |isbn=978-951-1-21053-5}}
19. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.infodisc.fr/Album_Liste_Selection2.php?Lettre=P |title=Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste |website=InfoDisc |language=French |accessdate=9 June 2018}} Select "PET SHOP BOYS" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".
20. ^{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-10-30.pdf |title=Top 10 Sales in Europe |magazine=Music & Media |volume=10 |issue=44 |date=30 October 1993 |page=18 |oclc=29800226 |accessdate=26 July 2018 |via=American Radio History}}
21. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/265409/1/ |title=ベリー/ペット・ショップ・ボーイズ |trans-title=Very / Pet Shop Boys |website=Oricon |language=Japanese |accessdate=26 September 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025005421/http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/265409/1/ |archivedate=25 October 2012}}
22. ^{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-11-20.pdf |title=Top 10 Sales in Europe |magazine=Music & Media |volume=10 |issue=47 |date=20 November 1993 |page=20 |oclc=29800226 |accessdate=26 July 2018 |via=American Radio History}}
23. ^{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-10-23.pdf |title=European Top 100 Albums |magazine=Music & Media |volume=10 |issue=43 |date=23 October 1993 |page=22 |oclc=29800226 |accessdate=26 July 2018 |via=American Radio History}}
24. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50albums-1993.htm |title=ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Albums 1993 |website=Australian Recording Industry Association |accessdate=27 September 2011}}
25. ^{{cite magazine |url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2332&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2332.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2332 |title=The RPM Top 100 Albums of 1993 |magazine=RPM |volume=58 |issue=23 |date=18 December 1993 |issn=0315-5994 |accessdate=9 June 2018 |via=Library and Archives Canada}}
26. ^{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-12-18.pdf |title=1993 Year-End Sales Charts |magazine=Music & Media |volume=10 |issue=51/52 |date=18 December 1993 |page=15 |oclc=29800226 |accessdate=26 July 2018 |via=American Radio History}}
27. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1993 |title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1993 |website=Offizielle Deutsche Charts |language=German |accessdate=9 June 2018}}
28. ^{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/1993 |title=Swiss Year-End Charts 1993 |website=swisscharts.com |accessdate=9 June 2018}}
29. ^{{cite magazine |title=Top 100 Albums 1993 |magazine=Music Week |page=25 |date=15 January 1994 |issn=0265-1548}}
30. ^{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-12-24.pdf |title=1994 in Review: Sales Charts |magazine=Music & Media |volume=11 |issue=52 |date=24 December 1999 |page=12 |oclc=29800226 |accessdate=26 July 2018 |via=American Radio History}}
31. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1994 |title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1994 |website=Offizielle Deutsche Charts |language=German |accessdate=9 June 2018}}
32. ^{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/1994 |title=Swiss Year-End Charts 1994 |website=swisscharts.com |accessdate=9 June 2018}}
33. ^{{cite book |last=Salaverrie |first=Fernando |date=September 2005 |url=http://www.mediafire.com/file/vqzno2c0fe48zam/Spanish+Certifications+for+1991-1995.pdf |title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |language=Spanish |edition=1st |location=Madrid |publisher=Fundación Autor/SGAE |page=935 |isbn=84-8048-639-2 |accessdate=9 June 2018}}

External links

  • 1993 interview with Daniel Weil, designer of the Very package.
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