Listen (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Listen
Type = Album
Artist = A Flock of Seagulls


Released = May 1983
Recorded =
Genre = New Wave
Length = 42:02
Label = Zomba Records
Producer = Mike Howlett
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wifyxqy5ld0e link]
Last album = "A Flock of Seagulls"
(1982)
This album = "Listen"
(1983)
Next album = "The Story of a Young Heart"
(1984)

"Listen" was the second album release by the UK synthpop band A Flock of Seagulls, released in 1983. It teamed the musical group with record producer Mike Howlett again, except on the single release "(It's Not Me) Talking" which was produced by Bill Nelson. The record included the UK Top 10 hit "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)". The shape of a person's face on its sleeve cover is in fact the band's drummer, Ali Score.

Track listing

#"Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" – 5:31
#"Nightmares" – 4:37
#"Transfer Affection" – 5:21
#"What Am I Supposed To Do" – 4:13
#"Electrics" – 3:33
#"The Traveller" – 3:26
#"2-30" – 0:59
#"Over the Border" – 5:04
#"The Fall" – 4:30
#"(It's Not Me) Talking" – 5:00

* Note: this is the track listing for the original LP release, with the CD re-issue including the bonus tracks "Committed", "Quicksand", and a live rendition of their hit "I Ran (So Far Away)". The cassette version of this album includes the bonus tracks "Rosenmontag", "Quicksand", and "The Last Flight of Yuri Gagarin". Also, "(It's Not Me) Talking" was released in 1981, three years before "Listen" was released on Bill Nelson's "Cocteau" label.The version of the song used on "Listen" appears to be a re-recorded version, as a consequence, the Cocteau version has yet to see a CD release.

Personnel

* Mike Score - lead vocals, keyboards, guitar
* Paul Reynolds - lead guitar, backing vocals
* Frank Maudsley - bass guitar, backing vocals
* Ali Score - drums

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