Ulterior Motives (The Lost Album)

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Ulterior Motives (The Lost Album)
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Studio album by
Released23 June 2024 [1]
Recorded1980s; 2024 ("Ulterior Motives")
StudioChristopher and Philip Booth's home studio, Encino, California
Genre
Length53:19 (digital), 57:07 (CD)
Label Spooked Music Releasing
Producer Christopher Saint Booth
Singles from Ulterior Motives (The Lost Album)
  1. "Chemistry"
    Released: 6 June 2024

Ulterior Motives (The Lost Album) is a studio album by British-Canadian filmmakers and musicians Christopher Saint Booth and Philip Adrian Booth, released under the name Who's Who? on 23 June 2024. Created in response to the popularity of the lostwave song "Ulterior Motives", the album consists of remastered and rerecorded tracks written by the Saint and Adrian during the 1980s. During an interview with Rolling Stone , the Booth brothers explained that the discovery of "Ulterior Motives" "changed our life", and that it pushed them to rediscover their older albums. [2]

Contents

Background

In 2021, a 17-second low quality snippet of "Ulterior Motives" was uploaded to WatZatSong, a website dedicated to identifying songs. [3] On 28 April 2024, it was found in the 1986 pornographic film Angels of Passion as "Ulterior Motives" by Christopher Saint Booth and Philip Adrian Booth. [2]

Recording

During the 1980s, the Booth brothers lived in California and were heavily involved in music. During this time, they recorded multiple songs. Two songs on the album, "Chemistry" and "Ulterior Motives", were previously featured in the 1986 pornographic film Angels of Passion. [4] "Chemistry" also saw use in the 1987 Disney TV movie Double Agent . [5]

Remastering and re-recording

After "Ulterior Motives" was discovered, the original vocal, synth, and lead guitar tracks recorded by the Booth brothers in 1985 were found to have been lost, which led to a rerecording of the song. [6] The remake of "Ulterior Motives" incorporated the original bass, drum and rhythm guitar tracks, as well as some samples from a rough mixdown of the original in the Booths' possession, which was too deteriorated to release in full. [7]

Throughout the album's production, Christopher showcased the rerecording of "Ulterior Motives" on his Instagram page. [8] [ better source needed ]

Release and promotion

On 23 June 2024, the album was released after the DistroKid preview link was leaked on YouTube. According to Christopher, "Well, we were going to wait but since somebody leaked the preview link on YouTube, here you go." [9] [10] [11] [ better source needed ]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Christopher Saint Booth.

No.TitleLength
1."Chemistry"3:18
2."Your Guy"4:12
3."Ulterior Motives"3:48
4."Man Needs Love"2:48
5."So in Love"5:04
6."You Turn Me On"5:00
7."Rock Me to Sleep"6:43
8."Think I'm Gonna Cry"2:17
9."Potion of Emotion"4:18
10."One Last Look"3:37
11."Nothing Lasts Forever"4:20
12."Language of Love"3:50
13."Lie School"4:04
14."Ulterior Motives (Instrumental) [12] " (CD-exclusive bonus track)3:48
Total length:53:19 (digital)
57:07 (CD)

Notes

Personnel

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