Mosaic (Wang Chung album)
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| Released | 14 October 1986 | |||
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| Genre | Dance-pop[1] | |||
| Length | 40:06 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Producer | Peter Wolf | |||
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| AllMusic | [1] |
Mosaic is the fourth studio album by the English new wave band Wang Chung, released on 14 October 1986 by Geffen Records. The album was commercially successful, producing three US Top 40 songs: "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" (peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100), "Let's Go!" (No. 9 on the Hot 100), and "Hypnotize Me" (No. 36 on the Hot 100). Mosaic earned a Gold certification by the RIAA and peaked at No. 41 on the Billboard 200 album charts.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Wang Chung, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" |
| 4:47 |
| 2. | "Hypnotize Me" | 4:42 | |
| 3. | "The Flat Horizon" | 4:49 | |
| 4. | "Betrayal" |
| 4:40 |
| Total length: | 18:58 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Let's Go!" | 4:30 | |
| 2. | "Eyes of the Girl" | 4:50 | |
| 3. | "A Fool and His Money" |
| 4:44 |
| 4. | "The World in Which We Live" | 7:04 | |
| Total length: | 21:08 | ||
Personnel
Wang Chung
- Jack Hues – lead vocal, guitar, keyboards
- Nick Feldman – additional lead vocal (5), vocals, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards
Additional musicians
- Peter Wolf – drums, keyboards, Synclavier, choral voices
- Harry Sokal – soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones
- Otmar Klein – alto and tenor saxophones
- Hannes Kottek – trumpet
- Herbert Graf – baritone sax
- Dann Huff – additional guitar (2)
- Siedah Garrett – vocals; voice of woman (3)
- Julia Waters – vocals
- Ina Wolf – vocals
- Oren Waters – vocals
- Phil Perry – vocals
- Joe Pizzulo – vocals
- Michael McDonald – vocals; voice of man (7)
- Phillip Ingram – vocals
- Kevin Dorsey – vocals
Technical
- Peter Wolf – producer, arranger
- Brian Malouf – engineer, mixing
- Peter Müller – engineer
- Norman Moore – art direction, design
- Simon Fowler – photography
- Tim Alban – assistant engineer
- Marvin Wolf – assistant engineer
- Jim Dineen – mixing assistant
- Steve Ford – mixing assistant (2)
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
Chart performance
Weekly charts
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 94 |
| US Billboard 200 | 41 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1987) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 | 81 |
Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
|---|---|---|
| RIAA – USA | Gold | 2 October 1997 |
References
- ^ a b Mosaic at AllMusic
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. p. 332. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.