Backstreet Symphony

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Backstreet Symphony
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Studio album by
Released5 March 1990 (1990-03-05)
RecordedAugust–September 1989
Studio Great Linford Manor Studios
(Milton Keynes, England)
Genre Hard rock
Length51:32
Label EMI
Producer Andy Taylor
Thunder studio album chronology
Backstreet Symphony
(1990)
Laughing on Judgement Day
(1992)
Singles from Backstreet Symphony
  1. "She's So Fine"
    Released: 30 October 1989 (1989-10-30)
  2. "Dirty Love"
    Released: 5 February 1990 (1990-02-05)
  3. "Backstreet Symphony"
    Released: 30 April 1990 (1990-04-30)
  4. "Gimme Some Lovin'"
    Released: 2 July 1990 (1990-07-02)
  5. "Love Walked In"
    Released: 11 February 1991 (1991-02-11)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She's So Fine"5:30
2."Dirty Love"Morley5:21
3."Don't Wait for Me"Morley5:32
4."Higher Ground"Morley5:06
5."Until My Dying Day"
  • Morley
  • Taylor
6:32
6."Backstreet Symphony"Morley4:30
7."Love Walked In"Morley6:25
8."An Englishman on Holiday"Morley4:27
9."Girl's Going Out of Her Head"Morley4:18
10."Gimme Some Lovin'" (The Spencer Davis Group cover)3:51
Total length:51:32
CD and cassette versions
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Distant Thunder"Morley4:56
Total length:56:28
1991 Japanese edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Another Shot of Love" (live at Opera on the Green, London, 16 July 1989)Morley3:29
2."Girl's Going Out of Her Head" (live at the Maritime Bar, Southend, 20 November 1989)Morley4:06
3."An Englishman on Holiday" (live at the Maritime Bar, Southend, 20 November 1989)Morley5:09
4."Until My Dying Day" (live at the Town & Country Club, London, 7 March 1990)
  • Morley
  • Taylor
7:02
5."Fired Up" (live at the Town & Country Club, London, 7 March 1990)Morley5:41
6."Dirty Love" (live at the Town & Country Club, London, 7 March 1990)Morley9:01
7."She's So Fine" (live at Monsters of Rock, Donington, 18 August 1990)
  • Morley
  • Taylor
6:29
8."Backstreet Symphony" (live at Monsters of Rock, Donington, 18 August 1990)Morley4:41
9."Higher Ground" (live at Monsters of Rock, Donington, 18 August 1990)Morley5:34
10."Don't Wait for Me" (live at Monsters of Rock, Donington, 18 August 1990)Morley7:26
Total length:58:47
2009 remastered edition disc one bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Dirty Love" (extended version)Morley5:31
13."Fired Up (Untiteled, Flexi-disc, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Single, A3)Jul., 12, 1989"Morley4:10
14."I Wanna Be Her Slave (Gimme Some Lovin',Vinyl, 7", Single, 45 RPM, B side )"
  • Morley
  • Taylor
4:26
15."She's So Fine" (full-length version)
  • Morley
  • Taylor
5:59
Total length:76:34
2009 remastered edition disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Until the Night Is Through (Dance Dance Dance) (Vinyl, 10", Limited Edition, Numbered, Red)"Morley4:06
2."I Can Still Hear the Music ( B side, 'She's so fine", Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single,1990 )"Morley5:04
3."No Way Out of the Wilderness ( B sides," Back Street Symphony", Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, 1990)"Morley5:17
4."An Englishman on Holiday" (live)Morley5:12
5."Girl's Going Out of Her Head" (live)Morley4:09
6."Another Shot of Love" (live)Morley3:32
7."Backstreet Symphony" (live at the Town & Country Club)Morley4:44
8."She's So Fine" (live at the Town & Country Club)
  • Morley
  • Taylor
6:29
9."Until My Dying Day" (live at the Town & Country Club)
  • Morley
  • Taylor
7:26
10."Higher Ground" (live at the Town & Country Club)Morley5:31
11."Don't Wait for Me" (live at the Town & Country Club)Morley8:38
12."Fired Up" (live at the Town & Country Club)Morley5:47
13."Dirty Love" (live at the Town & Country Club)Morley8:56
Total length:74:51

Personnel

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
Europe5 March 1990 EMI Records Compact disc CDEMC 3570
LP record EMC 3570
Cassette TCEMC 3570
United Kingdom5 March 1990EMI Records Picture disc EMCPD 3570
United States9 April 1990 Capitol Records Compact discCDP 7 93614 2
LP recordC1-93614
CassetteCDP 7 93614 4
Canada9 April 1990EMI of CanadaCompact discC2 96649
United States15 April 1991 Geffen Records Compact discGEFD24384
CassetteGEFC24384
Japan24 April 1991 Toshiba EMI Compact discTOCP-6126
Japan21 June 1991Toshiba EMI Double CD TOCP-6729/30
Japan9 October 1991Toshiba EMICompact discTOCP-6966
Japan24 March 1993Toshiba EMICompact discTOCP-7633
Japan23 July 1999Toshiba EMICompact discTOCP-50774
Japan9 March 2004Toshiba EMICompact discTOCP-67581
Europe6 July 2009EMI RecordsDouble CD964 803 2
Japan29 January 2014 Warner Music Japan Compact discWPCR-80062

Chart positions

Chart (1990–1991)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [6] 21
US Billboard 200 [18] 114

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