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How Men Are

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Track listing
Personnel
Chart performance
References
External links

{{Infobox album
| name = How Men Are
| type = Studio album
| artist = Heaven 17
| cover = Heaven_17_how_men_are.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1984|9}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Synth-pop
| length = {{duration|m=38|s=18}}
| label = Virgin
| producer = {{flatlist|

B.E.F.
Greg Walsh

}}
| prev_title = The Luxury Gap
| prev_year = 1983
| next_title = Pleasure One
| next_year = 1986
| misc = {{Singles
| name = How Men Are
| type = Studio album
| single1 = Sunset Now
| single1date = August 1984
| single2 = This Is Mine
| single2date = October 1984
| single3 = ...(And That's No Lie)
| single3date = January 1985
}}
}}{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Smash Hits
| rev1score = {{Rating|8|10}}^[1]
| rev2 = AllMusic
| rev2score = {{rating|4.5|5}}^[2]

}}

How Men Are is the third studio album by the English synthpop band Heaven 17. It was originally released in September 1984, on the label Virgin. The album peaked at No. 12 in the UK and was certified Silver (60,000 copies sold) by the BPI in October 1984.

Three singles were released from this album: "Sunset Now" (UK#24), "This Is Mine" (UK#23) in 1984, and an edited remix of "...(And That's No Lie)" (UK#52) in early 1985, which was the first Heaven 17 single to fail to reach the UK Top 40 since "Let Me Go" at the end of 1982.

Although digital sample-based instruments such as the Fairlight CMI and the Linn LM-1 drum machine were still responsible for most of the album's sounds, How Men Are marked the beginning of an increased usage of acoustic instruments in Heaven 17's music. A small orchestra is employed on three tracks, and two tracks make use of the Phenix Horns Esquire, Earth, Wind & Fire's famous brass section. Another notable contribution to this album was made by the vocal group Afrodiziak, who sang on four tracks.

In 2006, Heaven 17's first three albums were remastered and reissued with bonus tracks.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh, and Martyn Ware, except where noted.

"Five Minutes to Midnight" – 3:46
"Sunset Now" – 3:35
"This Is Mine" – 3:51
"The Fuse" – 3:05
"Shame Is on the Rocks" – 3:59
"The Skin I'm In" – 3:46
"Flamedown" – 2:59
"Reputation" (John Wilson, Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh, Martyn Ware) – 3:03
"...(And That's No Lie)" – 10:02

Additional tracks

2006 remastered CD bonus tracks

"This Is Mine (Cinemix)" – 8:43
"...(And That's No Lie) (Re-mixed to Enhance Danceability)" – 6:17
"Counterforce II" – 3:08
"Sunset Now (Extended Version)" – 5:21

All bonus tracks originally appeared on various formats of the singles taken from the album and had never appeared on CD before. "Counterforce II" was originally a B-side from the "Sunset Now" 12-inch single, and was also released under the title "Chase Runner" on the Electric Dreams soundtrack.

Personnel

Heaven 17

Glenn Gregory – lead and background vocals
Martyn Ware – LinnDrum programming; Roland System 100 bass; backing vocals
Ian Craig Marsh – Fairlight CMI programming; Roland System 100; backing vocals

Session musicians

Greg Walsh – Fairlight CMI programming; Roland System 100 bass
Nick Plytas – Roland System 100 simulated classical guitar; piano
Ray Russell – guitar
John Wilson – guitar
Mo Foster – fretless bass guitar
Phenix Horns Esquire – horns
Michael Harris – flugelhorn
David Cullen – orchestral arrangements
Afrodiziak – backing vocals

Production team

B.E.F. – producers
Greg Walsh – producer; engineer
Jeremy Allom – engineer
Ray Smith – cover paintings; photography; cover concept

Chart performance

Chart (1984)	Peak position	Total weeks
German Albums Chart^[3]	31	6
Swedish Albums Chart^[4]	28	2
UK Albums Chart^[5]	12	11

References

1. ^"{{cite magazine |last1= Rimmer|first1= Dave|last2= |first2= |title= Album Reviews|magazine= Smash Hits|volume= 6|issue= 19|page=25|publisher= EMAP Metro|date=27 September 1984}}
2. ^[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r9152|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://charts-surfer.de/ |title=Charts-Surfer |publisher=Charts-surfer.de |date= |accessdate=2012-01-06}}
4. ^{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://www.swedishcharts.com/ |title=Swedish Charts Portal |publisher=swedishcharts.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-06 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516223726/http://www.swedishcharts.com/ |archivedate=2016-05-16 |df= }}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.chartstats.com/ |title=UK Singles & Albums Chart Archive |publisher=Chart Stats |date= |accessdate=2012-01-06 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5hGWCuqaE?url=http://www.chartstats.com/ |archivedate=2009-06-03 |df= }}

External links

{{Discogs master|type=album|62932|name=How Men Are}}

3 : 1984 albums|Heaven 17 albums|Virgin Records albums

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