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| Released | August 20, 2002 [1] | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop, industrial rock, trip hop | |||
| Length | 53:44 | |||
| Label | iMUSIC | |||
| Producer | Mitchell Sigman (tracks 1-3, 5-7, 9-10), Peter Rafelson (tracks 4, 8, 11) Chris Olivas (track 10) | |||
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Voyeur is the fifth studio album from the American new wave band Berlin, released in 2002 by iMUSIC. [2] It was the band's first studio album since 1986's Count Three & Pray, with singer Terri Nunn as the only original member of the new line-up.
Following the release of Count Three & Pray, the original Berlin split in 1987, but was revived by Nunn with a new line-up in 1998. [3] With the arrival of new member Mitchell Sigman in 2000, [4] Berlin began recording Voyeur in 2001. Originally, Nunn had planned to independently release an EP of new material, however the band then signed with iMUSIC who requested a full album. Speaking of the album's sound to Billboard , iMUSIC vice chairman commented: "It does not sound like an early-80s band trying to make a comeback. We heard the music and [believed] it was relevant and contemporary." [5] [6]
Voyeur was released in August 2002. To promote the album, iMUSIC focused on using the internet to "re-establish links with longtime fans while cultivating a new audience". Berlin embarked on a press and radio tour in September, followed by a series of live concert dates. [5] In 2003, "With a Touch" was released as a promotional single in the US. [7] In mid-2003, Voyeur reached No. 33 on the CMJ New Music Report's RPM Chart, based on the airplay it had gained. [8]
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| Source | Rating |
| Billboard | favorable [9] |
| Curve | favorable [10] |
| PopMatters | favorable [11] |
Upon release, Billboard described the album as a "continuation of its 1980s synth-hewn, new-wave beginnings" and a "welcome return", adding: "The group picks up its dance roots and signature vocals throughout Voyeur, particularly on such tracks as "Blink of an Eye" and "Drug"." [9] Will Harris of PopMatters commented Voyeur "could well be the best work they've ever produced". He added: "The dance influences remain on Voyeur; in fact, the first two tracks, "Blink of an Eye" and "Shiny", are both potential floor-fillers." [11] Curve described the album as "a mutation of Nunn's "No More Words" — steady pop vocals, a deeper edge to catch up with the times, and a multitude of layers: plugged-in guitar, dance-mix sequences and thick harmonies." [10]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Blink of an Eye" | Roger Gisborne, Mitchell Sigman | 4:15 |
| 2. | "Shiny" | Gisborne, Sigman, Terri Nunn | 4:42 |
| 3. | "Lost My Mind" | Nunn, Sigman | 4:15 |
| 4. | "The World is Waiting" | Nunn, Peter Rafelson | 4:51 |
| 5. | "Drug" | Nunn, Sigman, Smith, Peterson | 4:49 |
| 6. | "Sacred and Profane" | Nunn, Sigman, Billy Corgan | 4:03 |
| 7. | "All I Ever Need" | Nunn, Sigman | 3:38 |
| 8. | "With a Touch" | Nunn, Rafelson | 4:35 |
| 9. | "To a King" | Nunn, Chris Olivas, Sigman | 4:36 |
| 10. | "Stranger on the Bus" | Nunn, Sigman, Rafelson | 4:19 |
| 11. | "Stronger than Steel" (includes the hidden track "Pleasure Victim (Acoustic - Live)", written by John Crawford) | Nunn, Sigman, Rafelson | 9:41 |
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