White Feathers

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White Feathers
Kajagoogoo White Feathers.jpg
Studio album by
Released18 April 1983
Recorded1982–1983
Studio
Genre New wave
Length34:53(original 1983 release)
73:12 (2004 CD reissue)
Label EMI (UK)
EMI America (US)
Producer
Kajagoogoo chronology
White Feathers
(1983)
Islands
(1984)
Singles from White Feathers
  1. "Too Shy"
    Released: 10 January 1983
  2. "Ooh to Be Ah"
    Released: 21 March 1983
  3. "Hang on Now"
    Released: 27 May 1983 [1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
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White Feathers is the debut studio album by the English new wave band Kajagoogoo, released on 18 April 1983 by EMI Records. The album contains their most successful single, "Too Shy", a UK No. 1 hit in February 1983, as well as two other UK Top 20 hits: "Ooh to Be Ah" and "Hang on Now". It is the band's only album with Limahl as the lead vocalist.

Contents

Background

White Feathers was produced by Nick Rhodes, of Duran Duran, and Colin Thurston, who was Duran Duran's producer at the time. The sole exception is the self-titled instrumental track "Kajagoogoo", produced by Tim Palmer and the band. This track song was featured as the opening title song in the 1984 John Hughes movie Sixteen Candles .

After the band was featured on the VH1 program Bands Reunited in 2003, renewed interest in Kajagoogoo prompted the band's original label EMI to re-issue White Feathers on CD in the UK for the first time in 2004 (although it had been available on CD in Japan and the U.S. since 1993). Originally containing 10 tracks, the 2004 version of the album contained eight bonus tracks, including four B-sides and four remixes, two of which are of "Too Shy" (both an extended and instrumental version).

Track listing

All tracks are written by Nick Beggs & Limahl, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."White Feathers"Beggs3:28
2."Too Shy" 3:44
3."Lies and Promises" 2:51
4."Magician Man"Limahl3:42
5."Kajagoogoo" (Instrumental)Kajagoogoo3:10
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Ooh to Be Ah"Limahl3:14
7."Ergonomics" 3:12
8."Hang on Now" 3:26
9."This Car Is Fast"Limahl3:32
10."Frayo"Limahl4:15
Total length:34:53
2004 CD bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Too Shy" (Instrumental Mix) 4:01
12."Take Another View"Kajagoogoo4:33
13."Interview Rooms"Beggs3:24
14."Animal Instincts"Beggs2:39
15."Introduction" 5:09
16."Too Shy" (Midnight Mix) 5:27
17."Ooh to Be Ah" (The Construction Mix)Limahl6:37
18."Hang on Now" (Extended Version) 6:19
Total length:73:12

Personnel

Kajagoogoo

Technical

Charts

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