Actually [2018 Remastered Version]

by Pet Shop Boys

Overview

With their second album, Actually, the Pet Shop Boys perfected their melodic, detached dance-pop. Where most of Please was dominated by the beats, the rhythms on Actually are part of a series of intricate arrangements that create a glamorous but disposable backdrop for Neil Tennant's tales of isolation, boredom, money, and loneliness. Not only are the arrangements more accomplished, but the songs themselves are more striking, incorporating a strong sense of melody, as evidenced by "What Have I Done to Deserve This?," a duet with Dusty Springfield. Tennant's lyrics are clever and direct, chronicling the lives and times of urban, lonely, and bored yuppies of the late '80s. And the fact that dance-pop is considered a disposable medium by most mainstream critics and listeners only increases the reserved emotional undercurrent of Actually, as well as its irony. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	03/02/2018
Label:	Rhino
UPC:	0190295832612
Rank:	4827

Tracks

1. One More Chance
2. What Have I Done to Deserve This?
3. Shopping
4. Rent
5. Hit Music
6. It Couldn't Happen Here
7. It's a Sin
8. I Want to Wake Up
9. Heart
10. King's Cross

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Pet Shop Boys   Primary Artist,Vocals
Dusty Springfield   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Chris Lowe   Primary Artist,Vocals,Keyboards
Neil Tennant   Primary Artist,Vocals
Angelo Badalamenti   Orchestra
Andy Richards   Fairlight,Keyboards
Blue Weaver   Fairlight,Keyboards
J.J. Belle   Guitar
Helena Springs   Vocals
Adrien Cook   Fairlight,Keyboards
J.J. Jeczalik   Keyboards
Gary Maughan   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Allee Willis   Composer
Tony Phillips   Engineer
Stephen Hague   Mixing,Editing,Producer,Remixing,Remix Engineer,Additional Production
Shep Pettibone   Mixing,Producer
Angelo Badalamenti   Arranger,Orchestral Arrangements
Andy Richards   Producer,Programming,Keyboard Programming
Blue Weaver   Programming,Keyboard Programming
Bob Kraushaar   Mixing,Engineer
Bobby Orlando   Composer
Wayne Carson   Composer
Johnny Christopher   Composer
David Jacob   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Mixing Engineer
John Poppo   Mixing
Junior Vasquez   Editing
Pet Shop Boys   Design,Mixing,Producer,Remixing,Remix Engineer,Unknown Contributor Role
Mark James   Composer
Julian Mendelsohn   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Remixing,Remix Engineer
Phil Harding   Mixing,Remixing,Remix Engineer
Chris Lowe   Composer
Helena Springs   Composer,Producer
Dave Meegan   Engineer
Sonny Thompson   Composer
Frankie Knuckles   Mixing,Producer
Ennio Morricone   Composer
Neil Tennant   Composer
David Jacobs   Engineer
Adrien Cook   Programming,Keyboard Programming
Cindy Palmano   Photography
J.J. Jeczalik   Programming,Keyboard Programming
Mike Nielson   Engineer
Gary Maughan   Programming,Keyboard Programming
Mark Farrow   Design
Tim Young   Digital Remastering
Wayne Thompson   Composer
Eric Watson   Photography