Springtime for the World | ||||
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Released | 25 June 1990 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1989 | |||
Length | 44:58 (LP) 49:24 (MC) 54:02 (CD) | |||
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Producer | Dr. Robert & Hector for Springtime for the World Productions | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | link |
New Musical Express | 7/10 [2] |
Springtime for the World is the fifth album by British band The Blow Monkeys, released in 1990. The work represented the band's ultimate transformation into a dance music act, a direction the band had been gradually moving since their biggest hit single, "It Doesn't Have to Be This Way" (number 5 in the UK Singles Chart in 1987), [3] and the album it was taken from, She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter .
The album's title track, "Springtime for the World", reached number 69 in the UK Singles Chart. [3]
All tracks composed by Dr. Robert (Robert Howard); except where noted
The three songs above were also released on a joint double A-side four-track EP, collectively entitled Springtime for the World, featuring two alternative versions of "If You Love Somebody".
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Album
Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
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UK | 1990 | RCA/BMG/Ariola | CD | PD 74539 |
LP | PL 7459 | |||
MC | PK 74539 |
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Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
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UK | 1990 | RCA/BMG/Ariola | EP | PT 43626 |
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