| X-Periment | ||||
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| Released | 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1983–1984 | |||
| Studio | Sorcerer Sound Studios, Soho, N.Y. | |||
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| Label | Mirage/Atlantic (US) Polydor/PolyGram (UK) | |||
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X-Periment is the second studio album by American band the System, released in 1984. [2] The album was produced by band members David Frank and Mic Murphy. It entered the Billboard pop albums chart in 1984. [3]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Village Voice | C+ [4] |
The New York Times wrote that "there are all sorts of tricky sound effects and noise elements, provided by the inventive synthesizer player David Frank, but these effects never get in the way of the songs, which range from solid to memorable." [1] The Philadelphia Daily News deemed the album "industrial strength but of prefabricated quality." [5]
All songs written by Frank and Murphy except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Wanna Make You Feel Good" | David Frank, Mic Murphy, Paul Pesco | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Dangerous" | Frank, Murphy, Pesco | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Lollipops and Everything" | 3:55 | |
| 4. | "Get Jumpin'" | 3:46 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Escape" | 3:25 | |
| 2. | "Promises Can Break" | Frank, Murphy, Pesco | 4:10 |
| 3. | "X-Periment" | 5:07 | |
| 4. | "Bad Girl" | 3:38 | |
| 5. | "I Can't Take Losing You" | 5:00 |
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LPs & Tape [3] | 182 |
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