1985 studio album by ABC
How to Be a ... Zillionaire! album by English pop band ABC . It was originally released in October 1985, on the labels Neutron, Mercury and Vertigo . The album peaked at No. 28 on the UK Albums Chart and at No. 30 on the Billboard 200[ 13] [ 14] (How to Be A) Millionaire " (UK singles chart : No. 49; Billboard Hot 100Be Near Me " (UK: No. 26; US: No. 9), "Vanity Kills " (UK: No. 74; US: No. 91), and "Ocean Blue ", (UK: No. 54). It is the group's only album to feature founder members Martin Fry and Mark White flanked by new members Eden and David Yarritu , the latter two credited merely as "performers" with effectively no or limited musical contribution to the album. The four-piece was also presented in a cartoon form for the album's artwork and promotional videos , and wore outrageous costumes and played false instruments for "live" promotional performances.
In 2005, a digitally remastered CD of the album was released with eight bonus tracks.
Track listing
Side two Title 6. "A to Z" 2:49 7. "(How to Be A) Millionaire " 3:34 8. "Tower of London" 3:36 9. "So Hip It Hurts" 4:17 10. "Between You and Me" 3:16 Total length: 37:52
Additional tracks on initial CD pressing Title 11. "Fear of the World" (In CinemaScope) 4:40 12. "Be Near Me" (Munich Disco mix) 5:27 13. "(How to Be a) Zillionaire" (Bond Street mix of "(How to Be a) Millionaire") 6:05 14. "Vanity Kills" (The Abigail's Party mix) 5:08
Additional tracks on 2005 version Title 11. "(How to Be a) Trillionaire" (Harajuku mix of "(How to Be a) Millionaire") 3:38 12. "What's Your Destination?" (B-side to UK version of "Be Near Me" single) 3:38 13. "Vanity Kills" (USA remix) 5:40 14. "Vanity Kills" (The Abigail's Party mix) 5:08 15. "Ocean Blue" (Pacific Mix) 3:40 16. "Judy's Jewels" (B-side to "Vanity Kills" single) 2:03 17. "Fear of the World" (in CinemaScope) 4:40 18. "Tower of London" (instrumental version) 3:38
Personnel
Credits adapted from the original album liner notes.
ABC
Additional personnel
Gary Moberley – Fairlight CMI programming
Don Snow – acoustic piano, Yamaha DX7 , synthesizersSkip McDonald – guitars on "Tower of London"David Williams – guitars on "(How to Be a) Millionaire"Brad Lang – bass guitar
Keith LeBlanc – drums, rhythm beatbox programmingDavid Palmer – hi-hat
Chris Whitten – additional drums on "15 Storey Halo"Guy Barker – trumpet on "Vanity Kills"Alan Carvell – backing vocals
Jackie Challenor – backing vocals
Lorenza Johnson – backing vocals
Mae McKenna – backing vocals
P. P. Arnold – tertiary backing vocals on "Ocean Blue"Production
Mark White – producer
Martin Fry – producer
Martyn Webster – chief engineer
Julian Mendelsohn – mixing, second engineerPaul Corkett – assistant engineerMike Drake – assistant engineer
Charles Harrowell – assistant engineer
Heff Moraes – assistant engineer
Dietmar Schillinger – assistant engineer
Mark Stent – assistant engineer
Paul Wright – assistant engineer
Ian Cooper – analogue mastering engineer
Daryl Easlea – digital pre-mastering, album sequencing
Gary Moore – digital mastering engineer
Nick Knight – photographyKeith Breeden at Design KB – art directionAlan Best – animation artTed Hall – animation art
Peter Care – dialogue and photo modelling director
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
^ Strickland, Andy (28 September 1985). "Index: That's Rich". Record Mirror ISSN 0144-5804 . ^ a b Lewis, Justin (2003). "ABC". In Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). London: Rough Guides . pp. 2– 3. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0 ^ "Music Week" (PDF) . p. 28.^ "Music Week" (PDF) . p. 34.^ "ABC singles" .^ "ABC singles" .^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . "How to Be a... Zillionaire! – ABC" . AllMusic . Retrieved 1 October 2011 .^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7 ^ Morton, Roger (12 October 1985). "Albums". Record Mirror ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "ABC". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide Simon & Schuster . p. 2 . ISBN 0-7432-0169-8 ^ Mills, Simon (25 September 1985). "ABC: How to Be a... Zillionaire! ". Smash Hits 7 (19): 59. ^ Christgau, Robert (3 December 1985). "Christgau's Consumer Guide" . The Village Voice . Retrieved 1 October 2011 .^ "ABC" . Official Charts Company.^ "How to Be a...Zillionaire! Charts & Awards Billboard Singles" at AllMusic . Retrieved 1 October 2011.^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0604" . RPM Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved 21 August 2021.^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF) . Eurotipsheet OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.^ "Offiziellecharts.de – ABC – How to Be a... Zillionaire!" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 26 March 2021.^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 21 August 2021.^ "ABC Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard ^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1986" . Billboard . Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021 .
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