Results (album)

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Results
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Studio album by
Liza Minnelli
Released9 October 1989
RecordedMarch–April 1989
StudioLondon
Genre Pop, electronic dance music, [1] new wave
Length45:25
Label Epic
Producer
Liza Minnelli chronology
At Carnegie Hall
(1987)		Results
(1989)		 Stepping Out
(1991)
Singles from Results
  1. "Losing My Mind"
    Released: August 5, 1989
  2. "Don't Drop Bombs"
    Released: September 25, 1989
  3. "So Sorry, I Said"
    Released: November 13, 1989
  4. "Love Pains"
    Released: February 26, 1990

Results is the ninth studio album by Liza Minnelli, released in October 1989. It was produced by Pet Shop Boys and Julian Mendelsohn.

Contents

The album was a success in the United Kingdom, where it reached number 6 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified Gold by BPI (promoted by the lead single, "Losing My Mind", which reached number 6 on the UK Singles Chart).

The album was re-released by Cherry Red Records, in an expanded edition with 4 discs (3 CDs and 1 DVD), on September 25, 2017. [2]

Production and release

In 1988, Minnelli had expressed an interest in doing a pop album, completely in contrast with her normal output when she joined Epic Records. Tom Watkins, the manager of the Pet Shop Boys was in the US offices at Epic around this time, promoting his new band Bros. He heard that Minnelli had just been signed by Epic and suggested that Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe of The Pet Shop Boys could work with her on the album. [3] As it happened, Minnelli had heard their song "Rent" and loved it and was thrilled to hear that they might be interested to work with her. [3] Tennant was already a fan of Minnelli and set about writing some songs specifically for her. In March 1989, Minnelli was on tour in London and recorded the vocals for the album during the day. She was surprised on arriving at the studios to learn that the musical backing had already been recorded, a process she was unfamiliar with. She found working with the duo to be great fun but also challenging, saying that Tennant did not compromise and would push her vocally to ranges lower than she was used to. [3] She was keen to record a cover of "Rent" and also expressed particular satisfaction with the song "So Sorry, I Said", saying that the lyrics were very true to her. In general, she was impressed with the duo's work lyrically, and was very pleased with the finished album. [3]

Of the songs contained, "Losing My Mind" is from the 1971 musical Follies . "Twist in My Sobriety" was originally recorded by Tanita Tikaram, from the 1988 album Ancient Heart . "Love Pains" was originally recorded by Yvonne Elliman, from the 1979 album Yvonne. "Rent" and "Tonight Is Forever" were both originally recorded by Pet Shop Boys from, respectively, the albums Actually (1987) and Please (1986). The Pet Shop Boys demo version of "Losing My Mind" (which had Neil Tennant singing the vocal) was later 'tidied up' and released as a B-side on the Pet Shop Boys single "Jealousy". The bridge to "If There Was Love" features Minnelli reciting Sonnet 94 by William Shakespeare: "They that have power to hurt".

The album title was chosen, at Minnelli's request, by Pet Shop Boys after they heard an offhand comment by their friend Janet Street-Porter regarding some of her clothes ("I call it my results wear 'cause when I wear them I always get results"). [4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Calgary Herald C [6]
Number One Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [7]
Pitchfork 7,4/10 [8]

Results received favorable reviews from music critics. William Ruhlmann from AllMusic considered Results as a "Pet Shop Boys electronic dance disc [album] with Minnelli serving as vocalist". [5]

Commercial performance

The first single released was a decidedly electronic working of the Stephen Sondheim song "Losing My Mind" in August 1989. Minnelli promoted the song on various television shows in Europe and the US. It became a big hit in the UK, peaking at No.6, where she appeared on Top of the Pops that month. [9] The album was released a month later where it also reached No.6 in the UK. Results also reached number 13 in Spain and was certified Gold there. [10] The album was less successful in the United States, peaking only at number 128 on the Billboard 200. Three more singles were released from the album during 1989 and 1990, namely "Don't Drop Bombs", "So Sorry, I Said" and "Love Pains" all of them charted in UK. [9] The album sold 600,000 copies in Europe only. [2]

Track listing

Results – Standard version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Want You Now" Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant 4:41
2."Losing My Mind" Stephen Sondheim 4:11
3."If There Was Love"Lowe, Tennant6:47
4."So Sorry, I Said"Lowe, Tennant3:14
5."Don't Drop Bombs"Lowe, Tennant3:39
6."Twist in My Sobriety" Tanita Tikaram 4:51
7."Rent"Lowe, Tennant3:54
8."Love Pains" Steve Barri, Michael Price, Dan Walsh4:10
9."Tonight Is Forever"Lowe, Tennant5:04
10."I Can't Say Goodnight"Lowe, Tennant4:52
Results – 2005 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Losing My Mind" (Extended Remix)Sondheim7:01
12."Don't Drop Bombs" (Extended Remix)Lowe, Tennant5:53
13."Love Pains" (Steve Hurley's Remix)Barri, Price, Walsh5:34
Visual Results / Results – 2005 re-issue (bonus DVD)
No.TitleLength
1."Losing My Mind" (music video) 
2."Don't Drop Bombs" (music video) 
3."So Sorry, I Said" (music video) 
Results – 2017 Expanded 4-Disc Edition (Disc 2)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Losing My Mind" (7″ Mix)S. Sondheim 
2."Losing My Mind" (Extended Remix)S. Sondheim 
3."Losing My Mind" (Full Length Ultimix)S. Sondheim 
4."Losing My Mind" (Ultimix Dub)S. Sondheim 
5."Losing My Mind" (Almighty Club Mix)S. Sondheim 
6."Losing My Mind" (Almighty Dub)S. Sondheim 
7."Losing My Mind" (Almighty Transensual Mix)S. Sondheim 
8."Love Pains" (Steve Hurley's Radio Edit)S. Barri, M. Price, D. Walsh 
9."Love Pains" (Steve Hurley's Remix)S. Barri, M. Price, D. Walsh 
10."Love Pains" (Deep House Pains)S. Barri, M. Price, D. Walsh 
11."Love Pains" (Deep Dub)S. Barri, M. Price, D. Walsh 
12."Love Pains" (Steve Hurley's Instrumental)S. Barri, M. Price, D. Walsh 
Results – 2017 Expanded 4-Disc Edition (Disc 3)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Drop Bombs" (New 7″ Mix)Lowe, Tennant 
2."Don't Drop Bombs" (Extended Remix)Lowe, Tennant 
3."Don't Drop Bombs" (Disconet Remix)Lowe, Tennant 
4."Don't Drop Bombs" (Exterminator Remix)Lowe, Tennant 
5."Don't Drop Bombs" (Peace And Love Remix)Lowe, Tennant 
6."Don't Drop Bombs" (Dub Mix)Lowe, Tennant 
7."Don't Drop Bombs" (Percapella)Lowe, Tennant 
8."Don't Drop Bombs" (Accapella)Lowe, Tennant 
9."Don't Drop Bombs" (Instrumental)Lowe, Tennant 
Results – 2017 Expanded 4-Disc Edition (Disc 4)
No.TitleLength
1."Losing My Mind" (promo video) 
2."Don't Drop Bombs" (promo video) 
3."So Sorry, I Said" (promo video) 
4."Love Pains" (UK TV appearance) 
5."The Day After That" (promo video) 

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989–1990)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [11] 94
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [12] 92
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [13] 47
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [14] 13
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [15] 23
UK Albums (OCC) [16] 6
US Billboard 200 [17] 128

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [14] Gold50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [18] Gold100,000^
United States—160,000 [19]
Summaries
Europe—600,000 [2]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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