| 词条 | X (INXS album) | ||
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| name = X | type = Album | artist = INXS | cover = Inxs X.jpg | alt = | released = 25 September 1990 | recorded = 1989–1990 at Rhinoceros Studio 2, Sydney, Australia | venue = | studio = | genre = Alternative rock, pop rock | length = 41:42 | label = Atlantic US Mercury EU WEA AU | producer = Chris Thomas | prev_title = Kick | prev_year = 1987 | next_title = Welcome to Wherever You Are | next_year = 1992 | misc = {{Singles | name = X | type = studio | single1 = Suicide Blonde | single1date = September 1990 | single2 = Disappear | single2date = 8 December 1990 | single3 = By My Side | single3date = 30 March 1991 | single4 = Bitter Tears | single4date = 13 July 1991 | single5 = The Stairs (The Netherlands only) | single5date = November 1991 }} }} X is Australian rock band INXS's seventh studio album, released in 1990. The follow-up to the massive seller Kick, X scored hits with "Suicide Blonde" and "Disappear" (both Top 10 in the US). Two other singles from X were "Bitter Tears" and "By My Side" but they had less chart success.[2] A fifth single, "The Stairs" was only issued in the Netherlands to coincide with the release of the Live Baby Live album. It was the third consecutive INXS album produced by Chris Thomas. The title, the Roman numeral for "10", represents the band's tenth year since their debut album was released in 1980. X features a sample of blues-harp player Charlie Musselwhite on "Suicide Blonde", and Musselwhite himself playing on "Who Pays the Price" and "On My Way". In 2002, a remastered version of the album was released which included five previously unreleased tracks. The singles "Suicide Blonde" and "Disappear" were used in the 1991 teen movie Mystery Date. BackgroundINXS gained great success with the release of their previous studio album, Kick. The multimillion-selling album received critical acclaim and proved to be the band's biggest selling album by far, having gone platinum multiple times. In 1987 and 1988, INXS toured heavily in support of Kick.[3] During 1989, the band took a break to work on side projects. Vocalist and primary songwriter Michael Hutchence collaborated with Ian 'Ollie' Olsen in the band Max Q,[2] the two having previously worked together on Richard Lowenstein's film Dogs in Space. The remaining members of INXS also got involved in other musical projects, including songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Farriss, who joined singer-songwriter Jenny Morris in the studio to produce her second solo album, Shiver.[5] Bass guitarist Gary Garry Beers collaborated with ARIA award winning Sydney band, Absent Friends during 1989.[1] Beers would first tour with the group, later going on to record tracks for their debut album, Here's Looking Up Your Address.[1] Drummer Jon Farriss would soon join the recording sessions, contributing percussion on one track.[2] Guitarist and saxophonist Kirk Pengilly, along with lead guitarist Tim Farriss, both paired up to help produce an album for local Sydney band, Crash Politics.[3] Upon entering the 1990s, INXS wanted to follow up on Kick, their multimillion-selling international success. In a radio interview shortly after the release of X, Hutchence said, "We had to follow-up (on Kick) otherwise we'd disappear".[4] Recording and productionThe band worked again with producer Chris Thomas at the Rhinoceros studio in Sydney, Australia, with rehearsals beginning in November 1989.[5] Sticking to the formula that was built on Kick, Thomas urged primary songwriters Andrew Farriss and Hutchence to advance their song writing strengths on X.[12] Some songs that appear on X were written years earlier, including "Lately" and "Disappear"; Andrew originally wrote the lyrics for "Lately" during the recording sessions for Listen Like Thieves,[4] while Hutchence and Jon Farriss both wrote the lyrics for "Disappear" when they were living in Hong Kong during 1989.[12][6] Hutchence and Jon also wrote the composition for "Faith in Each Other" and "Deepest Red" (studio outtake) during the sessions for X.[7] Thomas assisted in writing the composition for the album's third single "By My Side", along with Hutchence and Andrew.[7] The song's original demo is titled "Dark of Night" and can be found on the 2002 remaster; Andrew wrote the song for his wife, Shelly.[12] An idea that Andrew suggested to Hutchence and the rest of the band was the sound of a Blues harp.[4] After discovering Blues musician Charlie Musselwhite had been playing shows in town, the band met with him and decided to use his harmonica playing talent on the album.[4] Rather than playing a live recording on "Suicide Blonde", Musselwhite instead lay down harp samples. He does play full harmonica on "Who Pays the Price" and "On My Way". Like their previous two albums done with Thomas, X features a slickness and polish in its production, a quality that would be removed during production of their next album (Welcome to Wherever You Are) and subsequent albums. It would also be the group's last studio album produced by Thomas. Their next collaboration would take place four years later on the recording of both "The Strangest Party (These Are the Times)" and "Deliver Me", which were two new songs that appeared on the band's Greatest Hits compilation released in 1994.[8] Reception{{Album ratings| rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[9] | rev2 = Rolling Stone | rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[10] | rev3 = Q | rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}[11] | rev4 = The Daily Vault | rev4Score = B+[12] }} While reviews for X were generally favourable, with some critics commenting that INXS had stepped up their game, others felt that the album followed too much in the same formula as Kick. Allmusic's Steven McDonald mentions this in the beginning of his review, stating "The seventh album from Australia's INXS basically sticks to the formula set up on Kick, mixing solid remixable dance floor beats with slightly quirky production tricks, Michael Hutchence's rough-edged, bluesy vocals, and some good solid song hooks".[9] In his 1990 review for Rolling Stone, music critic Paul Evans rated the album four stars out of five and felt that the band's seventh studio album helped define the band, saying "Cosmopolitan and canny – the group's professionalism still in service to soulfulness". He added, "X is big-audience rock & roll that feels right for our times".[10] Commercial performanceEven though the album and its singles did not exceed the success of Kick, the album did perform well worldwide, particularly in Europe; In the United Kingdom, the album peaked at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart.[29] In total, it remained in the UK charts for an impressive 44 weeks.[13] The album was certified platinum in January 1991 by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales in excess of 300,000 copies. X proved successful across Europe, reaching number 5 in Switzerland, number 7 in France,[13] number 9 in Germany, number 10 in Sweden and number 13 in Norway. The album quickly received gold accreditations in all these regions, subsequently attaining platinum status in both France and Switzerland. In the band's native Australia, X entered at number 1 on the Australian Albums Chart on 21 October 1990, remaining at the top spot for two weeks. It was present for a total of 34 weeks on the chart. In New Zealand, the album peaked at number 2 on the RIANZ Chart, staying on the chart for 23 weeks. X was certified double platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) for shipments of 140,000 and 15,000 units respectively.[42] In the United States, X peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Top 200 on 20 October 1990. Similar to the United Kingdom, the album spent a total of 43 weeks in the charts. Less than two months after its release, X was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on 13 November 1990 for shipments of 500,000 units. The album would eventually go double platinum on 16 December 1997 for sales of two million copies alone in the United States. X was also certified double platinum in Canada in February 1991 for shipments of 200,000 units. Track listing{{tracklist| collapsed = | headline = | total_length = | all_writing = Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence, except where noted | title1 = Suicide Blonde | writer1 = | length1 = 3:53 | title2 = Disappear | writer2 = J. Farriss, M. Hutchence[7] | length2 = 4:10 | title3 = The Stairs | writer3 = | length3 = 4:56 | title4 = Faith in Each Other | writer4 = J. Farriss, M. Hutchence[7] | length4 = 4:09 | title5 = By My Side | writer5 = A. Farriss, M. Hutchence, C. Thomas[7] | length5 = 3:06 | title6 = Lately | writer6 = | length6 = 3:37 | title7 = Who Pays the Price | writer7 = | length7 = 3:37 | title8 = Know the Difference | writer8 = | length8 = 3:18 | title9 = Bitter Tears | writer9 = | length9 = 3:49 | title10 = On My Way | writer10 = | length10 = 2:56 | title11 = Hear That Sound | writer11 = | length11 = 4:05 }}{{Track listing | collapsed = yes | headline = Bonus tracks on 2002 Remaster | title12 = Waiting to Be Free | writer12 = | length12 = 3:11 | title13 = Deepest Red | writer13 = J. Farriss, M. Hutchence[7] | length13 = 3:24 | title14 = Salvation Jane (Demo) | writer14 = A. Farriss[7] | length14 = 3:22 | title15 = Who Pays the Price (Demo) | writer15 = | length15 = 3:15 | title16 = Dark of Night (Demo) | writer16 = A. Farriss, M. Hutchence, C. Thomas[7] | length16 = 2:29 }} Personnel
Charts and certifications{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}Charts
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References1. ^1 "MTV - Absent Friends Biography" Retrieved 30 January 2017 | title = INXS > Charts & Awards > Billboard singles | publisher = Allmusic (Rovi Corporation) | accessdate =18 May 2010 }}[17][18][19]2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/release/1360713 |title=Absent Friends – Here's Looking Up Your Address |publisher=Discogs |accessdate=30 January 2017}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Crash-Politics-Kiss-My-Mind/release/4666902 |title=Crash Politics – Kiss My Mind |publisher=Discogs |accessdate=30 January 2017}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 INXS promotes X - 1990 Radio Interview. Retrieved 5 February 2016 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/music-popular-and-jazz-biographies/inxs |title=INXS Facts |publisher=Encyclopedia|accessdate=4 February 2017}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://newwavejournal.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/disappear-inxs/|title=Disappear – INXS|publisher=New Wave Journal Music site of an 80's child|date=January 27, 2012|accessdate=5 February 2016}} 7. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 X liner notes. Retrieved 4 February 2017 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/INXS-The-Greatest-Hits/release/1900600 |title=INXS – The Greatest Hits |publisher=Discogs |accessdate=4 February 2017}} 9. ^1 {{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=x-mw0000316019|pure_url=yes}} |title=X - INXS |publisher=www.allmusic.com |accessdate=2010-01-04 }} 10. ^1 {{cite book |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard|editor2-first=Christian |date=2004 |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |page=406 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 }} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://q4music.com |title=Q Magazine | Music news & reviews, music videos, band pictures & interviews |publisher=Q4music.com |date= |accessdate=12 January 2012}} 12. ^{{cite web |url= http://dailyvault.com/toc.php5?review=647|title =X - INXS|last=Thelen |first=Christopher |authorlink=Christopher Thelen|website=The Daily Vault|accessdate=8 December 2018}} 13. ^1 2 "The World's Music Charts - Chart runs of INXS". Retrieved 5 February 2016 14. ^1 {{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}} 15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.infodisc.fr/CDCertif_P.php?debut=450|title=Les Albums Platine :|publisher=Infodisc.fr|language=French|accessdate=14 September 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930191939/http://www.infodisc.fr/CDCertif_P.php?debut=450|archivedate=30 September 2013|df=dmy-all}} 16. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf |title=Gold & Platinum 1987–1998 |publisher=IFPI Sweden |page=11 |language=Swedish |format=PDF |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521214300/http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf |archivedate=21 May 2012 |accessdate=5 April 2017}} 17. ^1 {{cite book | last1 = St John | first1 = Ed | last2 = INXS | authorlink2 = INXS | title = INXS: The Official Inside Story of a Band on the Road | year = 1992 | publisher = Mandarin | location = Port Melbourne, Vic | page = 75 | isbn = 1-86330-207-7 }} 18. ^1 2 {{cite encyclopedia | title = Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop | url = | last = McFarlane | first = Ian | authorlink = Ian McFarlane | publisher = Allen & Unwin | year = 1999 | chapter = Encyclopedia entry for 'INXS' | chapterurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20040930213309/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=950 | isbn = 1-86448-768-2 | accessdate =18 May 2010 }} 19. ^1 2 3 {{cite book | title = INXS: Story to Story: The Official Autobiography | page = 179| last1 = INXS | last2 = Bozza | first2 = Anthony | authorlink2 = Anthony Bozza | year = 2005 | publisher = Atria Books | location = | isbn = 978-0-7432-8404-2 }} Retrieved February 5th, 2016 }}{{INXS}} 3 : INXS albums|1990 albums|Albums produced by Chris Thomas (record producer) |
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