Evolution: the Hits [Japan Bonus Track] by Dead or Alive (CD, 2003) for sale online

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Record LabelAvex Trax (Japan)

UPC4562109402612

eBay Product ID (ePID)12050193906

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FormatCD

Release Year2003

GenreR&B & Soul

ArtistDead or Alive

Release TitleEvolution: the Hits [Japan Bonus Track]

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DistributionMSI Music Distribution

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureUSA

Additional informationDead Or Alive includes: Pete Burns, Steve Coy. Producers include: Zeus B. Held, Aitken & Waterman, Dead Or Alive, Steve Coy, S.A.W. Recorded between 1983 & 2000. Includes liner notes by Pete Burns. Formed Liverpool, England in 1980, Dead or Alive combined glitter rock and the beginnings of goth with elements of suave new romantic styles (i.e., ABC, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet) for a theatrical yet danceable pop experience. The 2003 collection EVOLUTION: THE HITS includes all their U.S. and U.K. chart hits from the 1980s, plus a few tracks from 1991 and '95. Japanese edition with one bonus track. Evolution: The Hits is a good summary of Dead or Alive's most popular material, concentrating on their chart hits. And there were more of those than you might remember -- eight are included that made the U.K. listings, along with four that made the U.S. charts (all of which charted in the U.K., too), including "You Spin Me Around (Like a Record)," "My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor)," "That's the Way (I Like It)," "In Too Deep," and "Something in My House." Popular as some of this stuff might have been, it really epitomizes some of the silliest and most histrionic aspects of those strange days when new wave and the new romantics were being diluted yet further into synth-heavy dance-pop. Three tracks here make their U.S. debut, although these are all from post-'80s releases: "Sex Drive" was released on 1995's Nukleopatra and "Hit & Run Lover" and "Isn't It a Pity" on 1991's Fragile (the latter was only issued in Japan). Also on board are a 2003 remix of "Turn Around Count 2 Ten" and a "metro 7" edit" "You Spin Me Around (Like a Record)," neither of which was strictly necessary unless Epic/Legacy was desperate to pad the running length. Pete Burns contributes the sleeve note. ~ Richie Unterberger

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