Shuttered Room

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Shuttered Room
The Fixx - Shuttered Room.jpg
Studio album by
the Fixx
Released14 May 1982 (1982-05-14) [1] [2] [3]
Recorded1981–1982
Genre Synth pop [4]
Length38:45
Label MCA
Producer Rupert Hine
The Fixx chronology
Shuttered Room
(1982)		 Reach the Beach
(1983)
Singles from Shuttered Room
  1. "Lost Planes"
    Released: 17 April 1981 (1981-04-17) [5] [6]
  2. "Some People"
    Released: 22 January 1982 (1982-01-22) [7] [8]
  3. "Stand or Fall"
    Released: 26 March 1982 (1982-03-26) [9] [10] [11]
  4. "Red Skies"
    Released: 11 June 1982 (1982-06-11) [12] [13] [14]
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Shuttered Room is the debut studio album by the British band the Fixx, released by MCA Records in the UK on 14 May 1982, followed by a US release in August 1982. [15]

Contents

It contains the group's debut single (in the United States), "Stand or Fall", which hit the Top 10 of Billboard's Album Rock Tracks as well as No. 79 on the Hot 100. Its follow-up US single was "Red Skies". Both songs were aided by popular MTV music videos.

Track listing

Shuttered Room has been released in a number of different configurations. Though the front cover artwork remains consistent across the releases, the tracks, track order, and even the credits can vary from release to release.

Original UK track listing (MCA Records FX 1001)

The UK version differs from the US (and later CD) release in a number of respects, including the fact that all the songs are credited to Curnin/West-Oram/Woods/Greenall/Barrett, with lyrics attributed to Cy Curnin only.

Side 1
  1. "Some People" – 3:01
  2. "Stand or Fall" – 4:00
  3. "Cameras in Paris" – 3:52
  4. "Shuttered Room" – 2:47
  5. "The Fool" – 5:21
Side 2
  1. "Lost Planes" – 3:23
  2. "I Live" – 4:53
  3. "Sinking Island" – 3:16
  4. "Time in a Glass" – 3:32
  5. "Red Skies" – 4:20

US track listing

On the US LP and subsequent CD version, "Sinking Island" and "Time in a Glass" are replaced by "I Found You" and "The Strain", both of which were previously released as UK B-side tracks (of the "Some People" and "Stand or Fall" singles, respectively), and the track order is resequenced. All songs are credited as being written by Charlie Barrett, Cy Curnin, Rupert Greenall, and Jamie West-Oram, except where noted.

Side 1
  1. "I Found You" – 3:38
  2. "Some People" – 3:00
  3. "Stand or Fall" – 4:00
  4. "The Strain" (Barrett, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Adam Woods) – 3:33
  5. "Red Skies" – 4:19
Side 2
  1. "Lost Planes" – 3:20
  2. "Cameras in Paris" – 3:57
  3. "I Live" (Barrett, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Woods) – 4:52
  4. "Shuttered Room" (Barrett, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Woods) – 2:46
  5. "The Fool" – 5:20

A reissued CD version added two tracks, (including "Sinking Island", although this is the 'Special Extended Dance Mix' originally released as the B-side on the "Red Skies" 12" single, and a 1994 remix of "Stand or Fall"):

  1. "Sinking Island" [*] (Barrett, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Woods) – 4:33
  2. "Stand or Fall" (Extended Mix) [*] (Barrett, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Woods) – 4:48

1996 European CD reissue (Repertoire REP 4598-WY)

The 1996 European CD compiles all the tracks from the various issues onto one CD.

  1. "Sinking Island" (Special Extended Dance Mix) – 4:32
  2. "I Found You" – 3:38
  3. "Some People" – 3:00
  4. "Stand or Fall" – 4:00
  5. "Red Skies" – 4:20
  6. "Lost Planes" – 3:20
  7. "Cameras in Paris" – 3:57
  8. "I Live" – 4:53
  9. "Shuttered Room" – 2:46
  10. "The Fool" – 5:21
  11. "Time in a Glass" – 3:27
  12. "The Strain" – 3:33
  13. "Stand or Fall" (Extended Mix) – 4:52

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1982–83)Peak
position
The Billboard 200 133
Australia Kent Music Report 77 [16]

Singles – Billboard (United States)

YearSingleChartPosition
1982"Stand or Fall" Mainstream Rock 7
1982"Stand or Fall" Billboard Hot 100 76
1983"Red Skies"Mainstream Rock13
1983"Red Skies"Billboard Hot 100101

References

  1. ↑ "News - Merchandising" (PDF). Record Business . Vol. 5, no. 6. London, UK: Record Business Publications Ltd. 10 May 1982. p. 4. ISSN   0144-0691 . Retrieved 6 January 2026– via World Radio History.
  2. ↑ "Newsbeat - They do shoot horses". Record Mirror . Vol. 29, no. 19. London, UK: Spotlight Publications Ltd. 8 May 1982. p. 8. ISSN   0144-5804 . Retrieved 6 January 2026– via Flickr. ... their first album, 'The Shuttered Room', due out on May 14 ...
  3. ↑ "Record News". New Musical Express . Vol. 31, no. 20. London, UK: IPC Magazines. 15 May 1982. p. 42. ISSN   0028-6362 . Retrieved 6 January 2026– via Flickr.
  4. 1 2 Shuttered Room at AllMusic
  5. ↑ "New Singles" (PDF). Record Business . Vol. 4, no. 4. London, UK: Record Business Publications Ltd. 13 April 1981. p. 16. ISSN   0144-0691 . Retrieved 6 January 2026– via World Radio History.
  6. ↑ "New Singles" (PDF). Music & Video Week . London, UK: Morgan Grampian Publications/Music Week Ltd. 18 April 1981. p. 40. ISSN   0144-5782 . Retrieved 6 January 2026– via World Radio History.
  7. ↑ "New Singles" (PDF). Record Business . Vol. 4, no. 42. London, UK: Record Business Publications Ltd. 18 January 1982. p. 18. ISSN   0144-0691 . Retrieved 6 January 2026– via World Radio History.
  8. ↑ "Turn On - Releases". Record Mirror . Vol. 29, no. 4. London, UK: Spotlight Publications Ltd. 23 January 1982. p. 23. ISSN   0144-5804 . Retrieved 6 January 2026– via Flickr.
  9. ↑ "Tour News - Dolly Mixture, The Fixx On The Trail". New Musical Express . Vol. 31, no. 12. London, UK: IPC Magazines. 20 March 1982. p. 31. ISSN   0028-6362 . Retrieved 6 January 2026– via Flickr.
  10. ↑ "New Singles" (PDF). Record Business . Vol. 4, no. 51. London, UK: Record Business Publications Ltd. 22 March 1982. p. 18. ISSN   0144-0691 . Retrieved 6 January 2026– via World Radio History.
  11. ↑ "Turn On - Tours". Record Mirror . Vol. 29, no. 13. London, UK: Spotlight Publications Ltd. 27 March 1982. p. 26. ISSN   0144-5804 . Retrieved 6 January 2026– via Flickr.
  12. ↑ "Record News". New Musical Express . Vol. 31, no. 23. London, UK: IPC Magazines. 5 June 1982. p. 36. ISSN   0028-6362 . Retrieved 6 January 2026– via Flickr.
  13. ↑ "New Singles" (PDF). Record Business . Vol. 5, no. 9. London, UK: Record Business Publications Ltd. 7 June 1982. p. 18. ISSN   0144-0691 . Retrieved 6 January 2026– via World Radio History.
  14. ↑ "Linx shoot the moon in June" (PDF). Melody Maker . Vol. 57, no. 24. London, UK: IPC Magazines Ltd. 12 June 1982. p. 4. ISSN   0025-9012 . Retrieved 6 January 2026– via World Radio History.
  15. ↑ "New LP/Tape Releases" (PDF). Billboard . Vol. 94, no. 33. New York, US: Billboard Publications Inc. 21 August 1982. p. 16. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 22 January 2026– via World Radio History.
  16. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 113. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
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