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| Released | 1988 | |||
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| Length | 46:48 (LP) 57:23 (CD) | |||
| Label | WEA | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Smash Hit | 4/10 [1] |
Indigo is the third album by British pop/jazz/soul/dance band Matt Bianco, released in July 1988.
This was Warner Brothers' attempt to launch Matt Bianco in the United States, hence the hiring of Emilio Estefan (Gloria Estefan's husband) as producer. He contributed to three of the tracks on the album, including the first single "Don't Blame It on That Girl". By reaching number 23 in the UK Albums Chart, Indigo became the highest-charting album for the group, and it also includes their highest-charting single, the double A-side "Don't Blame It on That Girl" / "Wap-Bam-Boogie", reaching number 11 in the UK Singles Chart. Indigo follows the path started with the previous album, the eponymous Matt Bianco from 1986, achieving even more success. The album was promoted by three more singles: "Good Times", "Nervous", and "Say It's Not Too Late", none of which had any commercial success, stalling in the lower parts of the charts―"Say It's Not Too Late" did not even enter the UK Top 75, and it would be included as a B-side on "What a Fool Believes", the second single from the fourth studio album by the band, Samba in Your Casa from 1991.
The success of "Wap-Bam-Boogie" pushed the group not only to release a number of remix versions of the hit, at the time and in the following years, but it prompted them towards more of a dance influence in their style which, though disappointing early fans, would gain them new ones; however, maybe for a matter of balance, their next studio album, Samba in Your Casa, would feature a much more Latin pop-oriented sound than their previous albums, though not abandoning the dance rhythms.
All tracks written and arranged by Mark Reilly and Mark Fisher.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Don't Blame It on That Girl" | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Nervous" | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Slide" | 4:16 |
| 4. | "Say It's Not Too Late" | 4:56 |
| 5. | "Wap Bam Boogie" | 7:29 |
| 6. | "Good Times" | 4:21 |
| 7. | "R&B" | 4:49 |
| 8. | "Hanging On" | 4:29 |
| 9. | "Jack of Clubs" | 4:17 |
| 10. | "Indigo" | 4:12 |
| 11. | "Don't Blame It on That Girl" (12" Mix) | 6:10 |
| 12. | "Good Times" (Miami Mix) | 4:25 |
Note
Adapted from the album's liner notes. [2]
Matt Bianco
Other musicians
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) [3] | 96 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [4] | 3 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [5] | 20 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [6] | 22 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7] | 35 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) [8] | 18 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [9] | 16 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [10] | 23 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) [11] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) [12] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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