Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms, Some People Think It’s Fun to Entertain

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3‐panel fold‐out digipak with 14‐page booklet.

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Disc One
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Seven Sports for All engineer and producer: Steve Levine bass: George McFarlane guitar and synthesizer: Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) percussion and synthesizer: Dave Reilly (China Crisis) synthesizer and lead vocals: Gary Daly phonographic copyright (℗) by: Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) recorded at: Strawberry Studios South in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom recording of: Seven Sports for All lyricist: Gary Daly composer: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) and Dave Reilly (China Crisis) publisher: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.		3:18
2	No More Blue Horizons (Fool, Fool, Fool) assistant engineer: Steve Cooksey engineer and producer: Peter Walsh (UK producer) bass: Andy Pask guitar and percussion: Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) percussion: Dave Reilly (China Crisis) synthesizer: Gary Daly and Peter Walsh (UK producer) trumpet: Frank Walsh lead vocals: Gary Daly phonographic copyright (℗) by: Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) recorded at: Red Bus Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom recording of: No More Blue Horizons lyricist: Gary Daly composer: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) and Dave Reilly (China Crisis) publisher: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.		3:49
3	Feel to Be Driven Away engineer and producer: Steve Levine electric piano [Chord Organ] and other vocals [Harmonies]: Peter Walsh (UK producer) guitar: Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) percussion: Dave Reilly (China Crisis) synthesizer and lead vocals: Gary Daly phonographic copyright (℗) by: Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) recorded at: Strawberry Studios South in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom recording of: Feel to Be Driven Away lyricist: Gary Daly composer: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) and Dave Reilly (China Crisis) publisher: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.		2:56
4	Some People I Know to Lead Fantastic Lives assistant engineer: Steve Cooksey engineer and producer: Peter Walsh (UK producer) electric piano [Chord Organ] and other vocals [Harmonies]: Peter Walsh (UK producer) guitar: Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) percussion: Dave Reilly (China Crisis) synthesizer and lead vocals: Gary Daly phonographic copyright (℗) by: Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) recorded at: Red Bus Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom recording of: Some People I Know to Lead Fantastic Lives lyricist: Gary Daly composer: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) and Dave Reilly (China Crisis) publisher: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.		3:49
5	Christian assistant engineer: Steve Cooksey engineer and producer: Peter Walsh (UK producer) acoustic guitar and electric guitar: Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) electric piano [Chord Organ]: Peter Walsh (UK producer) fretless bass: Andy Pask keyboard, synthesizer and lead vocals: Gary Daly percussion: Dave Reilly (China Crisis) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) recorded at: Red Bus Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom recording of: Christian lyricist: Gary Daly composer: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) and Dave Reilly (China Crisis) publisher: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.		5:37
6	African and White engineer: Geoff Higgins producer: Jeremy Lewis (Liverpool producer) bass and lead vocals: Gary Daly guitar and keyboard: Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) percussion: Dave Reilly (China Crisis) remixer: Steve Levine phonographic copyright (℗) by: Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) recorded at: Amazon Studios (defunct studios in Liverpool, became Parr Street Studios) in Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom recording of: African and White lyricist: Gary Daly composer: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) and Dave Reilly (China Crisis) publisher: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.	3	3:47
7	Are We a Worker engineer: Gil Norton (British record producer) producer: China Crisis and Gil Norton (British record producer) guitar: Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) percussion: Dave Reilly (China Crisis) synthesizer: Gary Daly and Mike Timoney vocals: Gary Daly and Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) recorded at: Amazon Studios (defunct studios in Liverpool, became Parr Street Studios) in Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom recording of: Are We a Worker composer: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) and Dave Reilly (China Crisis) publisher: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.		3:31
8	Red Sails engineer: Gil Norton (British record producer) producer: China Crisis and Gil Norton (British record producer) guitar, percussion and synthesizer: Gary Daly guitar and percussion: Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) vocals: Gary Daly and Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) recorded at: Amazon Studios (defunct studios in Liverpool, became Parr Street Studios) in Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom recording of: Red Sails composer: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) and Dave Reilly (China Crisis) publisher: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.		4:43
9	You Never See It engineer: Gil Norton (British record producer) producer: China Crisis and Gil Norton (British record producer) guitar and lead vocals: Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) keyboard: Gary Daly percussion: Dave Reilly (China Crisis) synthesizer: Gary Daly and Dave Reilly (China Crisis) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) recorded at: Amazon Studios (defunct studios in Liverpool, became Parr Street Studios) in Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom recording of: You Never See It composer: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) and Dave Reilly (China Crisis) publisher: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.		2:57
10	Temptation’s Big Blue Eyes engineer: Gil Norton (British record producer) producer: China Crisis and Gil Norton (British record producer) bass and synthesizer: Gary Daly guitar: Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) percussion: Dave Reilly (China Crisis) vocals: Gary Daly and Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) recorded at: Amazon Studios (defunct studios in Liverpool, became Parr Street Studios) in Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom recording of: Temptation’s Big Blue Eyes composer: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) and Dave Reilly (China Crisis) publisher: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.		3:26
11	Jean Walks in Fresh Fields engineer: Gil Norton (British record producer) producer: China Crisis and Gil Norton (British record producer) percussion and synthesizer: Gary Daly phonographic copyright (℗) by: Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) recorded at: Amazon Studios (defunct studios in Liverpool, became Parr Street Studios) in Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom recording of: Jean Walks in Fresh Fields composer: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) and Dave Reilly (China Crisis) publisher: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.		1:51

▼ CD 2: Disc Two
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Paula and Patricia (demo)		2:21
2	Lowlands (demo)		3:02
3	African and White (demo) recording of: African and White lyricist: Gary Daly composer: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) and Dave Reilly (China Crisis) publisher: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.		4:50
4	African and White (original extended version) recording of: African and White lyricist: Gary Daly composer: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) and Dave Reilly (China Crisis) publisher: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.		5:01
5	No More Blue Horizons (Fool, Fool, Fool) (extended mix) recording of: No More Blue Horizons lyricist: Gary Daly composer: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) and Dave Reilly (China Crisis) publisher: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.		5:05
6	No Ordinary Lover recording of: No Ordinary Lover writer: China Crisis		3:03
7	Watching Over Burning Fields producer: Eddy (China Crisis), Gary and Gil Norton (British record producer) recording of: Watching Over Burning Fields writer: China Crisis		6:21
8	Scream Down at Me producer: Jeremy Lewis (Liverpool producer) recorded at and mixed at: Amazon, Liverpool (defunct studios in Liverpool, became Parr Street Studios) in Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom recording of: Scream Down at Me writer: Daley, Lundon (China Crisis) and Reilly (China Crisis)		3:16
9	Greenacre Bay producer: Bascombe, Eddie (China Crisis), Garry and Lewis (Liverpool producer) recording of: Greenacre Bay composer: Eddie (China Crisis) and Garry		4:17
10	Performing Seals producer: Eddie (China Crisis) and Gil Norton (British record producer) recording of: Performing Seals composer: Eddie (China Crisis) and Garry		2:47
11	Cucumber Garden recording of: Cucumber Garden writer: Daley, Lundon (China Crisis) and Reilly (China Crisis)		6:56
12	Seven Sports for All (BBC Radio John Peel Session, 01.04.1982) producer: John Owen Williams (English A&R executive, producer, songwriter...) recorded at: Maida Vale Studio 4 in Paddington, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1982-03-22) recording of: Seven Sports for All lyricist: Gary Daly composer: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) and Dave Reilly (China Crisis) publisher: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.		2:55
13	This Occupation (BBC Radio John Peel Session, 01.04.1982) producer: John Owen Williams (English A&R executive, producer, songwriter...) recorded at: Maida Vale Studio 4 in Paddington, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1982-03-22) recording of: This Occupation composer: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) and Dave Reilly (China Crisis)		2:24
14	Be Suspicious (BBC Radio John Peel Session, 01.04.1982) producer: John Owen Williams (English A&R executive, producer, songwriter...) recorded at: Maida Vale Studio 4 in Paddington, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1982-03-22) recording of: Be Suspicious composer: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) and Dave Reilly (China Crisis)		3:29
15	Some People I Know to Lead Fantastic Lives (BBC Radio John Peel Session, 01.04.1982) producer: John Owen Williams (English A&R executive, producer, songwriter...) recorded at: Maida Vale Studio 4 in Paddington, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1982-03-22) recording of: Some People I Know to Lead Fantastic Lives lyricist: Gary Daly composer: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) and Dave Reilly (China Crisis) publisher: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.		2:47

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/10867618 [info]

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associated singles/EPs:	African and White Christian

Wikipedia:	en: Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms, Some People Think It's Fun to Entertain [info]
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Wikidata:	Q5275392 [info]

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Barcode:: 600753759516
Format:: 2×CD
Length:: 1:38:18

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Type:: Album
Packaging:: Digipak
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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Caroline International
CAROLR065CD

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Europe
2017-09-15

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