Is There More to Life Than Dancing? (partially mixed, remastered)

~ Release by Noël (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

New remaster of the 1979 album from Nöel, celebrating its 45th anniversary. Includes a second disc of previously unreleased tracks featuring 'guide vocal' demos by Ron and Russell Mael. Includes a full colour booklet featuring liner notes from Noël, written in January 2024. The booklet credits state that 'Dancing Is Dangerous (Instrumental)' was the B side of the 12" single 'Dancing Is Dangerous'. However, none of the commercially released singles of 'Dancing Is Dangerous' featured an instrumental version of the track, so this may actually be previously unreleased.

Note: on this release, the artist is billed as Noël, not Nöel as previously (see Is There More To Life Than Dancing?).

6-panel digipak with enclosed 12-page booklet.

Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): LBRCD121CD1 13 A00
Mastering SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI L553
Mould SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI 94K3
Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): LBRCD121CD2 13 A00
Mastering SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI L553
Mould SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI 94K4

Annotation last modified on 2024-12-06 21:54 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Dancing Is Dangerous
engineer:
Bob Stone (engineer, studio technician, producer, songwriter)
producer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
vocal:
Noël (American female singer (1979-1982))
9:43
2Is There More to Life Than Dancing?
engineer:
Bob Stone (engineer, studio technician, producer, songwriter)
producer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
vocal:
Noël (American female singer (1979-1982))
8:06
3The Night They Invented Love
engineer:
Bob Stone (engineer, studio technician, producer, songwriter)
producer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
vocal:
Noël (American female singer (1979-1982))
9:16
4Au revoir
engineer:
Bob Stone (engineer, studio technician, producer, songwriter)
producer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
vocal:
Noël (American female singer (1979-1982))
3:08
5I Want a Man
engineer:
Bob Stone (engineer, studio technician, producer, songwriter)
producer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
vocal:
Noël (American female singer (1979-1982))
4:56
2▶CD: Bonus Tracks

Credits

Release

photography:Jack Lorenz (photographer) (task: photographs)
liner notes:Noël (American female singer (1979-1982))
engineer:Bob Stone (engineer, studio technician, producer, songwriter) (task: engineered)
programming:Gary Chang
remastering:Bill Inglot (archival music producer/remastering engineer)
Dave Schultz
percussion:Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
saxophone:Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi‐instrumentalist and composer)
synthesizer:Ron Mael
writer:Ron Mael
Russell Mael
background vocals:Julia Waters
Maxine Waters
Oren Waters
design:Rachel Gutek
Julie Vlasak
artwork:Malcolm Garrette (British sleeve artist & designer) (task: commercial art)
publisher:BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited (not for release label use! see annotation)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Lil' Beethoven Records
produced for:Sparks Productions (production company for the band Sparks)
recorded at:Larrabee Sound Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
remastered at:d2 Mastering in Los Angeles, California, United States
glass mastered at:Sony DADC (optical disc manufacturing company)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/30704101 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Dancing Is Dangerous by Noel (American female singer (1979-1982))
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/88160 [info]