Trivia (album)

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Trivia
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Compilation album by
ReleasedJune 1986
Recorded1982-1985
Genre New wave
Length49:12
Label Passport Records
Producer Todd Rundgren, Utopia
Utopia chronology
POV
(1985)
Trivia
(1986)
Redux '92
(1993)
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Trivia is a compilation album by the rock group Utopia, released in 1986. [2] It consists of tracks from their albums Utopia , Oblivion and POV , as well as two new tracks, "Fix Your Gaze" and "Monument".

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Fix Your Gaze"4:31
2."Hammer in My Heart"4:10
3."Feet Don't Fail Me Now"3:06
4."Bad Little Actress (only on cassette and CD album)"2:50
5."Princess of the Universe"3:29
6."Too Much Water"4:40
7."Crybaby"4:20
8."If I Didn't Try (only on CD album)"4:10
9."Style"4:11
10."Mated"3:55
11."Play This Game"4:11
12."Monument"5:39
Total length:49:12

Personnel

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References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "Trivia - Utopia | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  2. "allmusic ((( Trivia > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-05-12.