Duran Duran (1993 album)

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Duran Duran
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Upper left: the Le Bons, centre: the Bateses (Rhodes), upper right: the Taylors, lower right: the Cuccurullos.
Studio album by
Duran Duran
Released15 February 1993 (1993-02-15) [1]
Recorded1991–1992
Studio
Genre
Length63:34
Label Parlophone
Producer
Duran Duran chronology
Liberty
(1990)		Duran Duran
(1993)		 Thank You
(1995)
Singles from Duran Duran
  1. "Ordinary World"
    Released: December 1992 (US)
  2. "Come Undone"
    Released: 29 March 1993 (UK)
  3. "Too Much Information"
    Released: 23 August 1993 (UK) [2]
  4. "Drowning Man (remix)"
    Released: August 1993 (US)
  5. "Femme Fatale"
    Released: 1993 (France)
  6. "None of the Above"
    Released: 1994 (Japan)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Calgary Herald C [4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Entertainment Weekly D [6]
Music Week Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Philadelphia Inquirer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Select U+25A0.svgU+25A0.svgU+25A1.svgU+25A1.svgU+25A1.svg [11]

Duran Duran (commonly known as The Wedding Album [12] ) is the seventh studio album and the second self-titled album by English rock band Duran Duran. It was released on 15 February 1993 by Parlophone.

Contents

After dwindling commercial success in the early 1990s, Duran Duran returned to the UK top five and US top 10 with this album, which has been certified Gold in the UK and Platinum in the US. The singles "Ordinary World" and "Come Undone" reached the US top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100.

The cover art by Nick Egan features wedding photos from the parents of the four band members. [13]

Release

The album was Duran Duran's first in three years. Manager Tommy Manzi later told HitQuarters it was the industry that were unenthusiastic about the return of the band rather than the music consumer. [14] Manzi said that industry insiders "laughed at" Left Bank while they worked on reviving the careers of not only Duran Duran but also Meat Loaf because they would rather focus on "the next hip band" than perceived "old" acts. [14] As it happened, the album reached No. 4 in the UK Albums Chart, their highest charting album since 1983's Seven and the Ragged Tiger .

In the UK, three singles from the album reached the Top 40 including "Ordinary World" (#6), "Come Undone" (#13) and "Too Much Information" (#35). Four singles taken from the album charted in the US: "Ordinary World" (#3), "Come Undone" (#7), "Too Much Information" and "Drowning Man".[ citation needed ]

Title

While officially titled Duran Duran worldwide, the general belief that the alternative name was first adopted by fans post-release—due to the use of the members' parents' wedding photos on the cover and to differentiate it from the band's 1981 album—is incorrect. Instead, the name was originally used on two different UK promo cassettes prior to release – one calling it The Wedding and the other The Wedding Album.

While this name was officially dropped before release—with, for example, the UK & US TV adverts calling it simply Duran Duran—the commercially released UK vinyl and cassette versions still titled it Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) on the LP centre labels and the tape itself, though this was almost certainly in error.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Duran Duran, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Too Much Information"4:56
2."Ordinary World"5:39
3."Love Voodoo"4:58
4."Drowning Man"5:15
5."Shotgun"0:54
6."Come Undone"4:38
7."Breath After Breath" (Duran Duran, Milton Nascimento)4:58
8."UMF"5:33
9."Femme Fatale" (Lou Reed)4:21
10."None of the Above"5:19
11."Shelter"4:25
12."To Whom It May Concern" (lyrics by Nick Rhodes)4:24
13."Sin of the City"7:14
Japan bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Time for Temptation" (alternate version)3:46
2."Stop Dead" (edit)3:52
Bonus disc (UK tour edition)
No.TitleLength
1."Falling Angel"4:35
2."Stop Dead"4:31
3."Time for Temptation"4:09
4."Come Undone" (12" mix – Comin' Together)7:21
5."Ordinary World" (acoustic version)5:07
6."Too Much Information" (David Richards 12" mix)4:14

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes. [15]

Duran Duran
Additional personnel
Production

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Duran Duran
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [36] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [37] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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