How Men Are

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How Men Are
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Studio album by
Heaven 17
Released24 September 1984 (1984-09-24) [1]
Studio AIR Studios and CBS Studios (London, UK)
Genre Synth-pop
Length38:18
Label Virgin
Producer
Heaven 17 chronology
The Luxury Gap
(1983)		How Men Are
(1984)		 Pleasure One
(1986)
Singles from How Men Are
  1. "Sunset Now"
    Released: 20 August 1984
  2. "This Is Mine"
    Released: 15 October 1984
  3. "...(And That's No Lie)"
    Released: 7 January 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Record Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Smash Hits Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

How Men Are is the third studio album by English synth-pop band Heaven 17, released on 24 September 1984 by Virgin Records. The album peaked at No. 12 in the UK and was certified Silver (60,000 copies sold) by the BPI in October 1984.

Contents

Three singles were released from this album: "Sunset Now" (UK #24), "This Is Mine" (UK #23) in 1984, and an edited remix of "...(And That's No Lie)" (UK #52) in early 1985, which was the first Heaven 17 single to fail to reach the UK Top 40 since "Let Me Go" at the end of 1982.

Although digital sample-based instruments such as the Fairlight CMI and the LinnDrum drum machine were still responsible for most of the album's sounds, How Men Are marked the beginning of an increased usage of acoustic instruments in Heaven 17's music. A small orchestra is employed on three tracks, and two tracks make use of the Phenix Horns Esquire, Earth, Wind & Fire's brass section. Another notable contribution to this album was made by the vocal group Afrodiziak, who sang on four tracks.

In 2006, Heaven 17's first three albums, including How Men Are, were remastered and reissued with bonus tracks.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh, and Martyn Ware, except where noted.

Side one

  1. "Five Minutes to Midnight" – 3:46
  2. "Sunset Now" – 3:35
  3. "This Is Mine" – 3:51
  4. "The Fuse" – 3:05
  5. "Shame Is on the Rocks" – 3:59

Side two

  2. "The Skin I'm In" – 3:46
  3. "Flamedown" – 2:59
  4. "Reputation" (John Wilson, Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh, Martyn Ware) – 3:03
  5. "And That's No Lie" – 10:02
Additional tracks

Personnel

Heaven 17

Session musicians

Production

Charts

Chart performance for How Men Are
Chart (1984)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [5] 28
European Albums ( Music & Media ) [6] 21
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7] 31
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [8] 28
UK Albums (OCC) [9] 12

Certifications

Certifications for How Men Are
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [10] Silver60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

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