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Anywhere | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 6 March 1981 | |||
Recorded | July 1980-81 | |||
Genre | Synthpop | |||
Length | 53:21 | |||
Label | GTO | |||
Producer | Tony Mansfield | |||
New Musik chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Smash Hits | 6½/10 [2] |
Anywhere is the second album from New Musik released on 6 March 1981. The cassette edition of the album contained two extra songs not present on the vinyl copies. A digitally remastered version called Anywhere... Plus was released in 2001. Two singles were released in the United Kingdom, "Luxury" on 30 January 1981 and "While You Wait" on 3 April 1981.
"Areas" has been covered by alternative rock band The Gathering on their 2013 album Afterwords .
All songs written and composed by Tony Mansfield unless noted.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "They All Run After the Carving Knife" | 5:52 |
2. | "Areas" | 4:11 |
3. | "Churches" | 4:54 |
4. | "This World of Walter" | 2:56 |
5. | "Luxury" | 3:48 |
6. | "While You Wait" | 5:08 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Changing Minds" | 4:53 |
2. | "Peace" | 5:14 |
3. | "Design" | 3:44 |
4. | "Traps" | 4:03 |
5. | "Division" | 4:21 |
6. | "Back to Room One" | 4:18 |
Various 1981 cassette releases of the album includes the bonus tracks "Under Attack" (4:04) after "While You Wait," and "And" (4:38) after "Back to Room One." These songs only ever appeared again on a reference CD-R made at Abbey Road in 1997, titled Songs of New Musik, as part of a 27-minute track containing various album and single songs from that era.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "The Office" | Clive Gates | 4:29 |
14. | "From The Village" | 3:32 | |
15. | "Guitars" | 3:31 |
13 is the B-side of the "Luxury" 7" single.
14 and 15 are the B-sides of the "While You Wait" 12" single.
The 2001 Japanese CD release (Epic Records International--EICP 7016) and 2022 UK LP+12" release (Music on Vinyl/Sony Music--MOVLP2867) include "While You Wait (12 Inch Version)" (5:58) as an extra bonus track, after "The Office."
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