Return to Central

Return To Central
Studio album by Bis
Released	September 2001
Studio	Apollo, Glasgow, Scotland
Genre	Electropop, synthpop, indie pop, new wave, post-Britpop
Length	61:34
Label	spinART
Producer	Bis, Jason Famous
Bis chronology
Play Some Real Songs: the Live Album (2001) Return To Central (2001) Plastique Nouveau (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Blender	[1]
Robert Christgau	link

Return to Central is the third studio album by the Scottish pop group Bis. It was released in 2001 and includes the single "The End Starts Today".

The hair of the girl on the cover was different depending on the region of the release. The UK and United States versions had red covers, while Australia's was blue, Japan's was purple, other parts of Europe's were green.

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Bis, except for "Love Will Tear Us Apart" written by Curtis, Hook, Morris, Sumner.

1. "What You're Afraid Of" – 7:11
2. "Silver Spoon" – 4:16
3. "Black Pepper" – 0:54
4. "The End Starts Today" – 5:06
5. "Protection" – 4:36
6. "Two Million" – 6:35
7. "Chicago" – 5:55
8. "Metal Box" – 0:57
9. "We're Complicated" – 5:11
10. "Robotic" – 4:27
11. "A Portrait From Space" – 4:32

Notes

• The above is the USA CD release, it differs from the USA Vinyl-LP release. The Vinyl-LP version adds the songs "Make It Through" and "Robotic (Just Last Week) (Syndrum Mix)" to the end of the track order.
• The UK and Australian CD and Vinyl-LP releases add the songs "Make It Through" and "Don't Let The Rain Come Down" to the end. The UK version also features the Joy Division cover "Love Will Tear Us Apart" as hidden track number 14.
• The Japanese release adds the songs "Protection (HR-16 Version)", "The European (12" Version)" & "Love Will Tear Us Apart").

Personnel

• Bis – producer (all tracks)
• Jason Famous – producer (all tracks except "Make It Through" and "Love Will Tear Us Apart")
• Johnny Brady – bass ("The End Starts Today")
• Stuart Braithwaite – additional vocals ("Robotic")
• Jayne Duncan – photography
• Manda – art

References

1. Collis, Clark. "Bis Return to Central". Blender . Archived from the original on 20 August 2004. Retrieved 7 December 2021.