Introducing Sparks

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All tracks are written by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.

Introducing Sparks
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1977
Recorded1977
Studio Larrabee Sound, Los Angeles
Genre Pop rock [1]
Length35:58
Label Columbia (US), CBS (UK)
Producer
Sparks chronology
Big Beat
(1976)
Introducing Sparks
(1977)
Nº 1 in Heaven
(1979)
Rear cover
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Side one
No.TitleLength
1."A Big Surprise"3:42
2."Occupation"5:17
3."Ladies"3:06
4."I'm Not"3:26
5."Forever Young"3:27
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Goofing Off"4:26
7."Girls on the Brain"3:41
8."Over the Summer"3:50
9."Those Mysteries"5:03
Total length:35:58
Imperial Records (Japan) bonus tracks (2009)
No.TitleLength
10."Breathe" (Unreleased Demo)3:14
11."Fact or Fiction" (Unreleased Demo)3:26
12."Those Mysteries" (Demo Version)3:40
Total length:46:18

Personnel

Sparks

Backing vocalists
Additional musicians

Production

Notes

  1. The AllMusic review has since been updated from a rating of two stars out of five.

References

  1. "'We have a hostility to being boring': Sparks, still flying in their 70s". TheGuardian.com . July 16, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Thompson, Dave. "Introducing Sparks - Sparks". AllMusic . Archived from the original on November 27, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  3. Easlea, Daryl (November 13, 2007). "Introducing Sparks - Sparks". Record Collector Magazine. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  4. 1 2 Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 13, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  5. Smith, Will (September 27, 1977). "New Sounds". Omaha World-Herald. p. 7.
  6. "Introducing Sparks". AllSparks.com. Retrieved August 10, 2021.