Rip It Up (Orange Juice album)

Rip It Up
Studio album by Orange Juice
Released	November 1982
Studio	Berwick Street Studios, London
Genre	Post-punk, new wave [1]
Length	42:16
Label	Polydor
Producer	Martin Hayles
Orange Juice chronology
You Can't Hide Your Love Forever (1982) Rip It Up (1982) Texas Fever (1984)
Singles from Rip It Up
"I Can't Help Myself" Released: 1982 (UK & JP) "A Million Pleading Faces" Released: 1982 (UK Promo) "Rip It Up" Released: 1983 "Flesh of My Flesh" Released: 1983 (UK & IE)

Rip It Up is the second album by Scottish post-punk band Orange Juice, released in 1982. ^{[2] [3]} It contains their hit song of the same name, which reached the Top 10. ^[4] The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . ^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[7]
The Great Rock Discography	6/10 [8]
The Line of Best Fit	8/10 [9]
MusicHound Lounge	[10]
Record Mirror	[11]
Smash Hits	8/10 [12]
Sounds	[13]

Trouser Press wrote that the album "explores the first album's ingenuousness in greater depth with thought-provoking results... Though young love remains the theme, tension has replaced cuteness." ^[14] Neil Tennant of Smash Hits gave the album an 8 out of 10 and wrote that "no one can accuse them of being twee anymore ... a big step forward which they can be proud of and you can enjoy." ^[12]

Track listing

1. "Rip It Up" – 5:19 (Edwyn Collins, David McClymont, Malcolm Ross, Zeke Manyika)
2. "A Million Pleading Faces" – 3:14 (Manyika)
3. "Mud in Your Eye" – 3:56 (Collins)
4. "Turn Away" – 3:19 (Ross)
5. "Breakfast Time" – 5:10 (Collins)
6. "I Can't Help Myself" – 5:05 (Collins, McClymont)
7. "Flesh of My Flesh" – 3:15 (Collins)
8. "Louise Louise" – 2:51 (Collins)
9. "Hokoyo" – 5:06 (Collins, McClymont, Ross, Manyika, Zop Cormorant)
10. "Tenterhook" – 5:01 (Collins)

1998 Reissue Bonus Tracks

1. "Tongues Begin to Wag" - 4:14 (Collins, McClymont, Ross, Manyika)
2. "Barbecue" - 4:48 (Collins, McClymont, Ross, Manyika)
3. "Flesh of My Flesh" (7" version) - 3:16 (Collins)

Personnel

Orange Juice

• Edwyn Collins – vocals, guitar, violin
• Malcolm Ross – guitar, vocals, synthesizer, piano, organ
• David McClymont – bass, synthesizer, backing vocals
• Zeke Manyika – drums, vocals, percussion, synthesizer

with:

• Dick Morrissey - saxophone
• Martin Drover - flugelhorn
• Martin Hayles - piano, synthesizer
• Mel Gaynor - percussion
• Louise Waddle - handclaps
• Gavyn Wright - violin
• Paul Quinn - vocals
• Danny Cummings - percussion on "Flesh of My Flesh"

Technical

• Gwyn Mathias - additional engineering
• Orange Juice - sleeve design
• Eric Watson - photography

References

1. "The 50 Best New Wave Albums". Paste Magazine. 30 August 2016.
2. The Rough Guide to Rock (2nd ed.). Rough Guides Ltd. 1999. p. 714.
3. Taylor, Steve (2006). The A to X of Alternative Music. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 171.
4. "Orange Juice". Official Charts. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
5. Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (7 February 2006). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN   0-7893-1371-5.
6. Sendra, Tim. "Orange Juice: Rip It Up review". AllMusic . Retrieved 13 July 2023.
7. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0195313734.
8. Strong, Martin C. (2004). "Edwyn Collins". The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Canongate Books. p.  317-318. ISBN   1-84195-615-5.
9. Scott, Hayley (11 March 2014). "Orange Juice – You Can't Hide Your Love Forever/Rip It Up/Texas Fever/The Orange Juice[Reissues]". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 14 September 2024.
10. Knopper, Steve, ed. (1998). "Edwyn Collins/Orange Juice". MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide to Martini Music and Easy Listening. Visible Ink Press. p.  101-102. ISBN   1-57859-048-5.
11. Reid, Jim (13 November 1982). "Juice What I Always Wanted". Record Mirror . Vol. 29. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
12. Tennant, Neil (28 October – 10 November 1982). "Orange Juice: Rip It Up (Polydor)". Smash Hits . p. 23. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
13. McCullugh, Dave (13 November 1982). "Orange Juice: Rip It Up (Polydor POLS 1076) *½". Sounds . Retrieved 14 September 2024.
14. "Orange Juice". Trouser Press. Retrieved 13 July 2023.