Unorthodox Behaviour

Unorthodox Behaviour
Studio album by Brand X
Released	18 June 1976
Recorded	September – October 1975
Studio	Trident Studios, London
Genre	Instrumental jazz fusion progressive rock
Length	41:01
Label	Charisma (UK) Passport (US), Jem Records
Producer	Brand X, Dennis Mackay
Brand X chronology
Unorthodox Behaviour (1976) Moroccan Roll (1977)

Unorthodox Behaviour is the first album by British jazz fusion group Brand X. It peaked at 191 on the Billboard 200 in 1976, the same year it was released. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The album combines jazz fusion with progressive rock. It shows extensive use of improvisation in the extended pieces, which is common in both genres of music. ^[5]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

In a review for AllMusic, Dave Connolly wrote: "Unorthodox Behaviour samples a variety of styles: from melodic to energetic, ethereal to mathematical. Without a standout soloist..., Brand X does run the risk of sounding like a generic fusion jazz outfit, but their compositional skills pick up the slack nicely. Those interested in the band may do well to start with this album." ^[1]

Markus Scharpey of Genesis News stated: "this is a well-done instrumental debut album. You feel that the musicians are very much in tune with each other. It seems that all tracks were developed from jam sessions and structured later... Phil Collins is on top of his drumming game." ^[5]

Track listing

All Tracks written by Phil Collins, John Goodsall, Robin Lumley and Percy Jones.

1. "Nuclear Burn" – 6:23
2. "Euthanasia Waltz" – 5:42
3. "Born Ugly" – 8:18
4. "Smacks of Euphoric Hysteria" – 4:30
5. "Unorthodox Behavior" – 8:29
6. "Running on Three" – 4:38
7. "Touch Wood" – 3:03

Personnel

Credits per insert of original album release on Charisma Records.

• Robin Lumley – electric and acoustic pianos, Moog synthesizer, string synthesizer on "Nuclear Burn", Echoplex on "Smacks of Euphoric Hysteria"
• John Goodsall – electric and acoustic guitars
• Percy Jones – electric and acoustic basses, marimba on "Unorthodox Behaviour"
• Phil Collins – drums, percussion, vibraphone on "Euthanasia Waltz"

with:

• Jack Lancaster – soprano saxophone on "Touch Wood"

Production

• Brand X – producers
• Dennis Mackay – producer, engineer, mixing
• Robin Lumley – mixing
• Geoff Leach – tape operator
• Julian Taylor – tape operator
• Steve Taylor – tape operator
• Hipgnosis – sleeve design
• All songs published by Fuse Music/Warner Brothers Music

Release information

Year	Type	Label	Catalog #	Country
1976	LP	Charisma	CAS 1117	UK
1976	LP	Passport Records	PB 9819	US
1976	LP	Charisma	6369 977	Netherlands
1989	CD	Virgin	CASCD 1117	UK
1998	CD	Caroline Blue Plate	CAROL 1387-2	US
2006	CD	Toshiba EMI Ltd	VJCP-68782	Japan

References

1. Connolly, Dave. "Unorthodox Behaviour". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
2. "Brand X: 'Unorthodox Behaviour'". Guitar Nine. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
3. "Brand X - Unorthodox Behaviour". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
4. "Brand X - Unorthodox Behaviour". Exposé Online. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
5. Scharpey, Markus (July 2019). "Brand X - Unorthodox Behaviour". Genesis News. Retrieved October 9, 2022.