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Select is the second studio album by English pop singer Kim Wilde, released on 10 May 1982 by RAK Records.
Kim Wilde’s second album didn’t score any hits on the level of the debut’s “Kids in America,” although the dramatic “Cambodia” was a sort of cult favorite in some circles.
That said, it’s a far better album than the patchy debut; the songs, again by brother Rikki Wilde with occasional collaborations by father Marty Wilde, don’t have the bubblegum tinge that colored much of 1981’s Kim Wilde.
The arrangements are more synth-oriented, at times approaching the dark atmospherics of Japan or Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.
The occasionally melodramatic lyrics cover topics like police brutality and paranoia — unsurprisingly, new insights aren’t much in evidence — and even the love songs, like the delicate “View from a Bridge,” aren’t exactly happy.
The overall vibe of this album is so chilly that the one basically upbeat song, “Can You Come Over,” sounds really out of place, but overall, it works.
Wilde sings with a clinical detachment here that suits her voice quite well; whenever Wilde tries to emote musically, the results sound forced and melodramatic, but her icy edge on this album is surprisingly appealing.
The overall vibe of this album is so chilly that the one basically upbeat song, “Can You Come Over,” sounds really out of place, but overall, it works.
Wilde sings with a clinical detachment here that suits her voice quite well; whenever Wilde tries to emote musically, the results sound forced and melodramatic, but her icy edge on this album is surprisingly appealing.
This sequel to Wilde’s debut studio album topped the charts in a host of European countries and reached number 8 in Australia, although it did not surpass the success of its predecessor.
Side A
A1. Ego - 4:11
A2. Words Fell Down - 3:31
A3. Action City - 3:25
A4. View From a Bridge - 3:32
A5. Just a Feeling - 4:12
Side B
B1. Chaos at the Airport - 3:20
B2. Take Me Tonight - 3:56
B3. Can You Come Over - 3:35
B4. Wendy Sadd - 3:49
B5. Cambodia + Reprise - 7:13
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – RAK Records Ltd.
- Record Company – EMI Electrola GmbH
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – RAK Records Ltd.
- Printed By – 4P Nicolaus GmbH
Credits
- Design, Artwork – Cream
- Photography By – Gered Mankowitz
- Producer – Ricky Wilde
- Written-By – Marty Wilde, Ricky Wilde
Notes
Release: 1982
Format: LP, Vinyl
Genre: Pop, New Wave
Label: RAK Records
Catalog# 1C 064-64787
Vinyl: Goed (VG)
Cover: Goed (VG)
Prijs: €10,00
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