Mosaic (Wang Chung album)

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Released October 14, 1986 Length 40:06 Release date 14 October 1986 Label Geffen Records		Recorded 1986 Artist Wang Chung Producer Peter Wolf

Mosaic (1986) The Warmer Side of Cool (1989) Genres New wave, Rock music, Pop music, Pop rock Similar Wang Chung albums, Rock music albums

Mosaic is Wang Chung's fourth album and third on Geffen Records. Released in 1986, Mosaic was commercially successful due to three singles: "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" (reached a high of #2 on the Billboard Hot 100), "Let's Go!" (#9 on the Hot 100) and "Hypnotize Me" (#36 on the Hot 100). Mosaic earned a Gold rating by the RIAA, and hit #41 on the Billboard 200 album charts.

Cover art

The album cover features horizontal photographs of singer/guitarist Jack Hues and bassist Nick Feldman, with a mosaic effect applied to the pictures. The resulting graphic is a literal representation of the album's title. An alternate version shows Jack on the front cover with the track listing of side one, while the reverse is upside down and shows Nick with the track listing of side two.

Track listing

All songs produced and arranged by Wang Chung and Peter Wolf; all songs written by Wang Chung, unless noted otherwise.

Cassette/LP

Side One

Side Two

Chart performance

Year end charts

U.S.A.: #81 (1987)

Personnel

Lead vocals: Jack Hues, Nick Feldman (on "Let's Go!")

Additional vocals: Nick Feldman, Kevin Dorsey, Siedah Garrett, Phil Perry, Joe Pizzulo, Michael McDonald, Julia Waters, Oren Waters and Ina Wolf

Guitars: Jack Hues, Nick Feldman and Dann Huff (on "Hypnotize Me")

Bass Guitars: Nick Feldman

Drums: Peter Wolf

Horns: Herbert Graf (baritone sax), Otmar Klein (alto and tenor sax), Hannes Kottek (trumpet) and Harry Sokal (soprano, alto and tenor sax)

Keyboards: Jack Hues, Nick Feldman, Peter Wolf

Synclavier: Peter Wolf

Overseen by Machmud, corrected by Al

Choral Voices: Peter Wolf

Overseen by Machmud, corrected by Al

Engineered by Brian Malouf and Peter Muller

Assisted by Tim Alban, Jim Dineen, Steve Ford and Marvin Wolf

Recorded at Videosonics, London; Sound Mill Studios, Vienna

Mixed at CAN-AM Recorders, Tarzana, California; Mama Jo's, North Hollywood, California ("Hypnotize Me" only)

Mixed by Paul Gomersall, Martyn "Max" Heyes and Tim Weidener

Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood

CDD Pre-Mastering by WCI Record Group

Photography by Simon Fowler

Art Direction and Design by Norman Moore

John Kalodner : John Kalodner

Management: David Massey for Domino Directions, Ltd.

Thanks to Tim, Stephanie, Dennis and Linda, Tina Rivett, Karen Gordon, as well as all at Hapstead West, London. To Peter, Ingrid, Andre Heller, Café Diglas and Café Ball in Vienna. To Jim, Tim and Kerry in Tarzana, California. Also to the Marriott Brothers and all at the Warner Center Marriott Hotel, Woodland Hills, California

Special thanks to David Massey, Ed Rosenblatt, Peter Reichardt, Ken Kraus, Michael and Terry Lippman, Elaine Black, Larry Cummins, New England Digital, Monster Cable, A.K.G., Bosendorfer, Hofex, keep going, call that going? Call that on?

Songs

1Everybody Have Fun Tonight4:47
2Hypnotize Me4:42
3The Flat Horizon4:49

References

Mosaic (Wang Chung album) Wikipedia

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