1983 studio album by Imagination
Scandalous Released 4 November 1983[1] Recorded Summer 1983 Studio Red Bus (London) Genre
Length 43 :43 Label
Producer Jolley & Swain
"Looking at Midnight" Released: 27 May 1983
"New Dimension" Released: 28 October 1983
"This Means War (Shoo Be Doo Da Dabba Doobee)" Released: January 1984
"State of Love" Released: May 1984
Scandalous is the third album by British soul/dance group Imagination , produced by Steve Jolley and Tony Swain and released in November 1983. In the US and Canada, the album was issued under title New Dimension in February 1984.
Scandalous failed to repeat the success of Imagination's previous albums, stalling at No. 25 in the United Kingdom and not producing a top 20 single. It marked the start of a decline in the group's commercial fortunes; subsequent albums were even less successful.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Leee John and Ashley Ingram
Side one Title 1. "New Dimension" 7:18 2. "State of Love" 4:50 3. "Point of No Return" 5:05 4. "When I See the Fire" 4:40
Side two Title 5. "Shoo Be Doo Da Dabba Doobee" 6:24 6. "Wrong in Love" 4:40 7. "Looking at Midnight" 5:50 8. "The Need to Be Free" 4:56 Total length: 43:43
US and Canada release
Side one Title 1. "New Dimension" (Jonathan Fearing Remix) 6:35 2. "State of Love" (Jonathan Fearing Remix) 6:00 3. "Point of No Return" 5:10 4. "When I See the Fire" 4:44
Side two Title 5. "This Means War (Shoo Be Doo Da Dabba Doobee)" 6:27 6. "Wrong in Love" 4:48 7. "Looking at Midnight" 5:52 8. "The Need to Be Free" 4:58 Total length: 44:34
Personnel
Musicians
Technical
Tony Swain – producer, engineer, mixing
Steve Jolley – producer, engineer, mixing
Richard Lengyel – engineer, mixing
Nigel Askew – photography
Chess Creative Services – artwork
Recorded and mixed at Red Bus Studios in Summer 1983
On the US and Canada release, tracks 1 and 2 were remixed by Jonathan Fearing with engineer Carla Bandini at Sigma Sound Studios in 1984
Charts
References
^ Imagination Scandalous World Tour 83/84 Programme, 1983, retrieved 24 February 2021 – via flickr.com
^ "New Dimension – Imagination". AllMusic . Retrieved 24 February 2021 .
^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press .
^ "Albums". Number One . 12 November 1983. p. 34. Retrieved 24 February 2021 – via flickr.com.
^ "Albums". Record Mirror : 17. 12 November 1983. Retrieved 24 February 2021 – via flickr.com.
^ Christgau, Robert. "Imagination". robertchristgau.com . Retrieved 24 February 2021 .
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Imagination – Scandalous" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Imagination – Scandalous" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 24 February 2021.
^ "Imagination | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart . Retrieved 24 February 2021.
^ "Bubbling Under the Top LPs" (PDF) . Billboard . 7 April 1984. p. 72. Retrieved 24 February 2021 .
^ "Imagination Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard .