Rip It Up (Orange Juice album)

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Rip It Up
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Studio album by
Orange Juice
ReleasedNovember 1982
StudioBerwick Street Studios, London
Genre Post-punk, new wave [1]
Length42:16
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
  1. "I Can't Help Myself"
    Released: 1982 (UK & JP)
  2. "A Million Pleading Faces"
    Released: 1982 (UK Promo)
  3. "Rip It Up"
    Released: 1983
  4. "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]

Contents

Music

Rip It Up is considered to be a post-punk release. The title track is described as "one of [the band's] most keyboard-driven new wave-y tunes." The album as a whole is marked by "funk rhythms, angular guitars and catchy melodies." According to Josh Jackson of Paste : "It was New Romanticism with all the softness and glamour removed." [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Great Rock Discography 6/10 [9]
The Line of Best Fit 8/10 [10]
MusicHound Lounge Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Record Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Smash Hits 8/10 [13]
Sounds Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]

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." [15] 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." [13]

In 2016, Josh Jackson of Paste wrote: "For most people, Scottish band Orange Juice was a one-hit wonder known for the UK Top 10 song ["Rip It Up"] which was one of their most keyboard-driven New Wave-y tunes. But for those who bothered to listen beyond the opening title track, Rip It Up was an overlooked post-punk gem." [6]

Track listing

  1. "Rip It Up" – 5:19 (Edwyn Collins)
  2. "A Million Pleading Faces" – 3:14 (Zeke Manyika)
  3. "Mud in Your Eye" – 3:56 (Collins)
  4. "Turn Away" – 3:19 (Malcolm Ross)
  5. "Breakfast Time" – 5:10 (Collins)
  6. "I Can't Help Myself" – 5:05 (Collins, David 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

with:

Technical

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. 1 2 "The 50 Best Post-Punk Albums". Paste. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  7. ↑ Sendra, Tim. "Orange Juice: Rip It Up review". AllMusic . Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  8. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0195313734.
  9. ↑ Strong, Martin C. (2004). "Edwyn Collins". The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Canongate Books. p.  317-318. ISBN   1-84195-615-5.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ Reid, Jim (13 November 1982). "Juice What I Always Wanted". Record Mirror . Vol. 29. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  13. 1 2 Tennant, Neil (28 October – 10 November 1982). "Orange Juice: Rip It Up (Polydor)". Smash Hits . p. 23. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  14. ↑ McCullugh, Dave (13 November 1982). "Orange Juice: Rip It Up (Polydor POLS 1076) *½". Sounds . Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  15. ↑ "Orange Juice". Trouser Press. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
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