Head Music (The Daou album)

Head Music
Studio album by the Daou
Released	1992
Genre	Dance-pop
Label	Columbia
The Daou chronology
Head Music (1992) Zipless solo (1994)

Head Music is a 1992 album by the Daou. The album gained favorable critical reviews for its originality. ^[1] CD Review wrote that "the Daou's debut album embraces dance-oriented Europop more whole-heartedly than any previous English-language release." ^[2] The first single, "Surrender Yourself", spent 11 weeks at the top of the Dance Chart. ^{[3] [4]}

Track listing

1. "Surrender Yourself" – 4:22
2. "Skin Deep" – 4:15
3. "Sympathy Bouquet" – 5:21
4. "Solitaire" – 3:52
5. "Never Ending Winter" – 4:28
6. "Figure in the Sand" – 3:59
7. "Her Universe" – 3:19
8. "What Are You Guilty Of?" – 6:06
9. "The Way" – 3:02

References

1. Keyboard – Volume 18, Issues 7–12 – Page 32 1992 "The Daou, Head Music (Columbia). Although open niches are getting fewer in the edifice of pop music, an original act still pops up now and then — one that fills a space undiscovered by other performers."
2. CD Review Digest: Jazz, popular, etc – Volume 7, Issue 4 – Page 155 1994 – THE DAOU Head Music. Peter Daou (kbds); Mike Caro ... 1638 "The Daou's debut album embraces dance-oriented Europop more whole-heartedly than any previous English-language release.. ..Peter Daou and his band ...
3. Billboard – Jul 7, 2001 – Page 32 Card-carrying members of the club community surely remember the Daou's genre-defying debut, 1992's Head Music (Columbia), and its single "Surrender Yourself," which topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
4. Option – Issues 60–63; Issue 65 – Page 31 1995 -"Vanessa and Peter — working as the Daou, an outfit fleshed out by three other musicians — released the album Head Music on Columbia in 1992. Though jazz and dance music fans embraced the record, the band's label had no idea how to how to market it. The Daous were so sure they'd be dropped that the prospect of leaving became their only consolation. When they found out Columbia wanted another album, they pleaded to be let go. "We were so unhappy there," Vanessa says. "