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Outland (Gary Numan album)

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Released
  
March 1991

Length
  
43:25

Outland (1991)
  
Machine + Soul (1992)

Release date
  
March 1991

Recorded
  
Outland Studio, 1990

Producer
  
Gary Numan

Artist
  
Gary Numan

Label
  
I.R.S. Records

Genres
  
New wave, Electropop, Industrial rock, Funk, Pop rock

Similar
  
Gary Numan albums, Electropop albums

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Outland is the thirteenth studio album by electropop pioneer Gary Numan, released in 1991. It was Numan's second and last studio album to be released by IRS Records. It reached Number 39 on the UK charts. The songs "Heart" and "My World Storm" were released as singles; "Heart" charted at Number 43, while "My World Storm" eventually became a US-only promo single after a planned UK release was shelved due to the inner turmoil at the label around the release of the album. The latter however reached Number 46 on the US dance chart.

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Overview

Musically, Outland maintained previous albums' synth-pop/dance-funk style, which would continue until the artist's 1994 industrial album Sacrifice. The electro-jazz stylings of Outland are reminiscent of Numan's 1989 collaboration album with Bill Sharpe, Automatic, although its dystopian lyrics are more typical of Numan's solo work. Outland could almost be described as a concept album, as its songs share common themes and (in the case of the tracks "Confession" and "From Russia Infected") common musical and lyrical motifs. Indeed, Outland features more overt references to science-fiction than any other album Numan has released. The album features many vocal samples from notable sci-fi/action movies of the 1980s, including Blade Runner, The Terminator, Aliens and Predator (the title of Outland itself may be a reference to the 1981 science fiction film of the same name). The instrumental interludes on Outland add to the album's cinematic atmosphere. Of the album, Numan recalled:

Track listing

All songs written by Gary Numan.

All timings are approximate and will vary slightly with different equipment.

1991 IRS CD release (EIRSACD 1039)

  1. "(Interval 1)" – 1:13
  2. "Soul Protection" – 3:36
  3. "Confession" – 4:17
  4. "My World Storm" – 3:43
  5. "Dream Killer" – 4:22
  6. "Dark Sunday" – 4:02
  7. "Outland" – 4:05
  8. "Heart" – 4:06
  9. "(Interval 2)" – 0:19
  10. "From Russia Infected" – 4:30
  11. "(Interval 3)" – 0:39
  12. "Devotion" – 4:13
  13. "Whisper" – 4:20

1999 EMI reissue (7243 5 21405 2 7)

  1. "(Interval 1)" – 1:13
  2. "Soul Protection" – 3:36
  3. "Confession" – 4:17
  4. "My World Storm" – 3:43
  5. "Dream Killer" – 4:22
  6. "Dark Sunday" – 4:02
  7. "Outland" – 4:05
  8. "Heart" – 4:06
  9. "(Interval 2)" – 0:19
  10. "From Russia Infected" – 4:30
  11. "(Interval 3)" – 0:39
  12. "Devotion" – 4:13
  13. "Whisper" – 4:20
  14. "Shame" - 4:48
  15. "Icehouse" - 3:19
  16. "Tread Careful" - 4:14
  17. "My World Storm (US Promo Mix)" - 5:45
  18. "My World Storm (Alternative Mix)" - 3:41

Personnel

  • Gary Numan – vocals, keyboards, bass, drum programming, percussion programming, acoustic guitar (track 5)
  • Keith Beauvais – guitar
  • Mike Smith – drums, keyboards, acoustic guitar (track 13), slide guitar (track 7), guitar (track 8), bass (track 8), bongos (track 8)
  • Dick Morrissey – saxophone (track 5)
  • Time Whitehead (musician)|Tim Whitehead – saxophone (tracks 6 and 8)
  • Russell Bell – guitar (track 7)
  • Nick Beggs – bass (track 8)
  • Paul Harvey (musician)|Paul Harvey – rhythm guitar (track 12), slide guitar (track 12)
  • Cathi Ogden – backing vocals

    • Songs

    1(Interval 1)1:14
    2Soul Protection3:36
    3Confession4:17

    References

    Outland (Gary Numan album) Wikipedia
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