Recorded 1981 Length 38:15 | Genre Pop, rock Label Arista
One Way Records | |
Released March 4, 1982 (Original release)
September 19, 1995 (Re-release) Producer Rhett Davies and Roger Bechirian | ||
Huang Chung is the self-titled debut album of the band Huang Chung (later known as Wang Chung). Huang Chung was released on March 4, 1982 on both vinyl and cassette. Included on the album cover is the name of the band in Chinese (黃鐘, literally Yellow Bell) meaning the first note in the Chinese classical music scale. On September 19, 1995, One Way Records re-released the album on CD under license from Arista Records. The album has since been discontinued.
Contents
Huang Chung was supposed to be one of two albums that the band did for Arista Records, but they departed and signed on with Geffen Records afterwards because their manager spotted the band's potential and their upcoming song, "Dance Hall Days", to be a possibly big hit. Meanwhile, after the release, Huang Chung saxophonist David Burnand (a.k.a. Hogg Robinson) left due to "musical differences". No song hit any charts in the U.S.A. or the U.K.
Also, a mastering error is present on the 1995 CD reissue. The track break between "I Never Want to Love You in a Half-Hearted Way" and "Ti Na Na" occurs a fraction of a second before the former track ends. Thus, track 3 begins with what sounds like a glitch, though it is actually the very end of track 2.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Jack Hues, except as noted. Note that Nick Feldman was credited as Nick DeSpig throughout this album.
Credits
Producers:
Recorded at The Gallery, Basing St; and Jam Studios