Twilight of Idols (Fashion album)

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Twilight of Idols
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Studio album by
Released1984
Recorded Odyssey studios, London
Marcus studios, London
Trigger studios, Paris
Genre
Length42:54
Label De Stijl Records/CBS
Producer Zeus B. Held
Fashion chronology
Fabrique
(1982)
Twilight of Idols
(1984)
Stairway to Nowhere
(2009)
Professional ratings
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Twilight of Idols was Fashion's 1984 album produced by Zeus B. Held and their only to feature singer/songwriter Alan Darby.

The track "Eye Talk" was released as a UK single, reaching No. 69 in February 1984 having been preceded in the charts by Fashion's earlier single releases: "Streetplayer (Mechanik)" and "Love Shadow".

The album was reissued on CD for the first time in March 2009 by Cherry Red Records, featuring 4 bonus tracks.

Track listing

  1. "Eye Talk" (Alan Thomas Darby) – 3:24
  2. "Dreaming" (Darby) – 4:12
  3. "Hit Girl" (Dik Davies, John Mulligan) – 3:49
  4. "Trader" (Darby, A. Robertson) – 4:29
  5. "You in the Night" (Darby, Francis McPadden) – 4:49
  6. "Delirious" (Marlon Recchi) – 3:36
  7. "Hurricane" (Darby) – 4:47
  8. "Too Much Too Soon" (Darby) – 3:41
  9. "Slow Down" (Darby) – 4:12
  10. "Twilight of Idols" (Darby) – 5:55
  11. "Eye Talk (Mutant Version)"* (Darby) – 9:17
  12. "Dreaming (Extended Version)"* (Darby) – 6:50
  13. "White Line Flyer (Extended Version)"* (Darby) – 3:20
  14. "You in the Night (Extended Version)"* (Darby, McPadden) – 5:22

Tracks marked with an asterisk (*) only appear on the CD reissue.

Personnel


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