Revolution Baby

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"Revolution Baby"
Transvision vamp-revolution baby s 1.jpg
1988 re-issue cover
Single by Transvision Vamp
from the album Pop Art
B-side
  • "Vid Kid Vamp" / "Honey Honey"
  • "Long Lonely Weekend"
Released24 August 1987 [1] / September 1988 (reissue) [2]
Recorded1987
Genre Pop, rock
Length4:00
Label MCA Records
TVV 1 / TVV 4
Songwriter(s) Nick Christian Sayer
Producer(s) Duncan Bridgeman
Transvision Vamp singles chronology
"Revolution Baby"
(1987)		"Tell That Girl to Shut Up"
(1988)
Alternative cover
Transvision vamp-revolution baby s1987.jpg
Original 1987 single release

"Revolution Baby" is the debut single by Transvision Vamp and was originally released in August 1987 [1] when it only managed to reach #77 on the UK Singles Chart. After the band's breakthrough in 1988 with the release of "I Want Your Love", "Revolution Baby" was subsequently reissued in September of that year, [2] this time reaching #30 in the UK and #24 in Australia. The sleeve design differed radically between the 1987 and 1988 issues as did the track listings.

Contents

Critical reception

Upon release Chris Twomey of British magazine Record Mirror reviewed single positively and called it "sugar rock in the best bubblegum tradition". He wrote: "More glam than Bolan, sexier than Westworld, and only S S Sputnik surpass them in the tacky imagery league. Transvision Vamp should be good for one hit, at least." [3]

Track listing

7" vinyl (1987) (TVV 1)
  1. "Revolution Baby" – 4:00
  2. "Vid Kid Vamp" – 2:58
12" vinyl (1987) (TVVT 1)
  1. "Revolution Baby" (Electra-Glide Mix) – 6:02
  2. "No It U Lover" – 3:06
  3. "Vid Kid Vamp" – 2:58
7" vinyl (1988) (TVV 4 / TVVPR 4)
  1. "Revolution Baby" – 4:00
  2. "Honey Honey" (Dave Parsons) – 2:37
  3. "Long Lonely Weekend" (Anthony Doughty) – 3:34
12" vinyl (1988) (TVVT 4 / TVVTP 4)
  1. "Revolution Baby" (Electra-Glide Mix) – 6:02
  2. "Honey Honey" – 2:37
  3. "Long Lonely Weekend" – 3:34
CD single (1988) (DTVV 4)
  1. "Revolution Baby" (Electra-Glide Mix) – 6:02
  2. "Honey Honey" – 2:37
  3. "Vid Kid Vamp" – 3:02 *
  4. "Long Lonely Weekend" – 3:34

Charts

Chart performance for "Revolution Baby"
Chart (1988)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [4] 24
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [5] 37
UK Singles (OCC) [6] 30

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References

  1. 1 2 "Index: Transvision Vamp". Record Mirror . 22 August 1987. p. 2. ISSN   0144-5804.
  2. 1 2 "Transvision Vamp – Revolution Baby". Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2017-11-04– via www.45cat.com.
  3. ↑ Chris Twomey (29 August 1987). "Transvision Vamp – "Revolution Baby" (MCA)". Singles Reviews. Record Mirror . London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 18. ISSN   0144-5804. Archived from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024– via Flickr.
  4. ↑ "australian-charts.com – Transvision Vamp – Revolution Baby". australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  5. ↑ "charts.org.nz – Transvision Vamp – Revolution Baby". charts.nz. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  6. ↑ "the tide is turning | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
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