Three of a Perfect Pair

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All lyrics are written by Adrian Belew; all music is composed by Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp and Tony Levin, except "The King Crimson Barber Shop", with music & lyrics by Levin.

Three of a Perfect Pair
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Studio album by
King Crimson
Released23 March 1984 (UK)
26 March 1984 (US) [1]
RecordedMay – November 1983
Studio
Genre
Length41:15
1:08:14 (2001 remaster)
Label
Producer King Crimson
King Crimson chronology
Beat
(1982)		Three of a Perfect Pair
(1984)		 The Great Deceiver
(1992)
King Crimson studio chronology
Beat
(1982)		Three of a Perfect Pair
(1984)		 THRAK
(1995)
Side one (The Left Side)
No.TitleLength
1."Three of a Perfect Pair"4:13
2."Model Man"3:49
3."Sleepless"5:24
4."Man with an Open Heart"3:05
5."Nuages (That Which Passes, Passes Like Clouds)" (instrumental)4:47
Total length:21:18
Side two (The Right Side)
No.TitleLength
6."Industry" (instrumental)7:04
7."Dig Me"3:16
8."No Warning" (instrumental)3:29
9."Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part III)" (instrumental)6:05
Total length:19:54
2001 bonus tracks (The Other Side)
No.TitleLength
10."The King Crimson Barber Shop"1:37
11."Industrial Zone A" (instrumental)1:44
12."Industrial Zone B" (instrumental)4:33
13."Sleepless" (Tony Levin mix)7:26
14."Sleepless" (Bob Clearmountain mix)5:24
15."Sleepless" (Dance mix - F. Kevorkian)6:18

Personnel

King Crimson
Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (1984)Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [15] 43
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [16] 58
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [17] 37
UK Albums (OCC) [18] 30
US Billboard 200 [19] 58

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