Description
ABC – Skyscraping / Blatant Audio CD 1997 / 74321 45653 2
UPC 743214565322
Product Details:
- Label: Blatant – 74321 45653 2
- Format: CD, Album
- Country: Europe
- Released: 1997
- Genre: Electronic, Rock
- Style: Synth-pop, Pop Rock
Overview
Skyscraping by ABC is an album that beautifully blends electronic beats with pop rock, presenting a smooth fusion of synth-pop and classic rock elements. Released in 1997, the album highlights the band's evolution into a more modern sound while retaining their signature melodic flair. Lead vocalist Martin Fry delivers his signature smooth, charismatic performance, accompanied by lush backing vocals from artists such as Carol Kenyon and Glenn Gregory. The album is rich in texture, with tracks that mix atmospheric synths, catchy rhythms, and thoughtful lyrics. Skyscraping features songs that reflect themes of love, longing, and existential exploration, making it a standout record in the band's discography.
Track Listing
- Stranger Things – 5:18
- Ask A Thousand Times – 5:13
- Skyscraping – 4:20
- Who Can I Turn To? – 3:48
- Rolling Sevens – 4:31
- Only The Best Will Do – 4:19
- Love Is Its Own Reward – 4:08
- Light Years – 6:40
- Seven Day Weekend – 3:31
- Heaven Knows – 3:59
- Faraway – 5:20
Key Credits
- Backing Vocals [Back-up Vocals]: Carol Kenyon (tracks: 2, 5, 10), Glenn Gregory (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 6, 9, 10), Juliet Roberts (tracks: 3, 4, 11), Paul "Tubbs" Williams (tracks: 3, 4, 11)
- Booking Agent: David Levy
- Cello: Dinah Beamish (tracks: 1, 3, 4)
- Engineer [Assistant Engineers]: Adrian Harrow, Claire Tomlinson, Connagh Maclean
- Guitar, Keyboards, Drum Programming: Keith Lowndes
- Keyboards [Additional Keyboards]: Glenn Gregory (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 10)
- Lead Vocals: Martin Fry
- Management: Simon Hicks
- Mastered By: Simon Heyworth
- Mixed By: Danton Supple (tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 7, 10, 11), Paul Rabiger (tracks: 5, 8, 9)
- Piano [Additional Piano]: Paul Rabiger (tracks: 2)
- Producer: Glenn Gregory, Keith Lowndes, Martin Fry
- Recorded By: Danton Supple (tracks: 1, 3, 7, 11), Paul Rabiger (tracks: 2, 4 to 6, 8 to 10)
- Saxophone: Paul Rabiger (tracks: 2, 4, 8), Phil "Snake" Davies (tracks: 7)
- Viola: Jocelyn Pook (tracks: 1, 3, 4)
- Violin: Jules Singleton (tracks: 3, 4)
- Violin [Violins]: Sally Herbert (tracks: 1, 3, 4), Sonia Slany (tracks: 1)
- Written By: Glenn Gregory, John Uriel (track 9), Keith Lowndes (tracks: 1 to 8, 10, 11), Martin Fry
