Disco 3
Disco 3 | ||||
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Remix albumby | ||||
Released | 3 February 2003 | |||
Studio | ||||
Length | 51:54 | |||
Label | Parlophone | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Drowned in Sound | 8/10[2] |
Jam! | Mixed[3] |
NME | 9/10[4] |
PlayLouder | [5] |
PopMatters | Mixed[6] |
Release Magazine | 9/10[7] |
Disco 3is the thirdremix albumby Englishsynth-popduoPet Shop Boys,released on 3 February 2003 byParlophone.The album consists of five remixes of songs andB-sidesfrom their previous album,Release,three new tracks, a new recording of "Positive Role Model" from their 2001 musicalCloser to Heaven,and acover versionof "Try It (I'm in Love with a Married Man)", originally byOh Romeo,the band of former Pet Shop Boys producerBobby Orlando."Positive Role Model" also appeared on the Germany-only single "London"in 2002 as a B-side.
"If Looks Could Kill" and "Try It..." debuted during a 2002Peel Session,along with "A Powerful Friend", a song that remained unreleased until it was uploaded to the "Exclusives Tracks" section of the band's official website.[8]It was also released as the b-side to their 2010 single "Love Life".
As of May 2006, the album had sold 42,000 copies in the United States.[9]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Time on My Hands" | Pet Shop Boys | 3:53 | |
2. | "Positive Role Model" |
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| 4:02 |
3. | "Try It (I'm in Love with a Married Man)" | Bobby Orlando | Pet Shop Boys | 4:47 |
4. | "London"(Thee RadikalBlaklite edit) |
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| 5:44 |
5. | "Somebody Else's Business" |
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| 3:28 |
6. | "Here" (PSB new extended mix) |
| Pet Shop Boys[c] | 6:13 |
7. | "If Looks Could Kill" |
| Pet Shop Boys | 4:11 |
8. | "Sexy Northerner" (Superchumbomix) |
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| 8:36 |
9. | "Home and Dry"(Blank & Jonesremix) |
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| 6:36 |
10. | "London" (Genuine Piano mix) |
| Zippel | 4:16 |
Notes
[edit]- ^[a]signifies a remixer and additional producer
- ^[b]signifies an original producer
- ^[c]signifies a main producer and remixer
Sample credits
[edit]- "Positive Role Model" includes a sample of "You're the First, the Last, My Everything"by Barry White.
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from the liner notes ofDisco 3.[10]
Pet Shop Boys
[edit]Additional musicians
[edit]- Pete Gleadall – programming(tracks 1–3, 5–7, 9)
- Chris Zippel – programming(tracks 2, 5);additional keyboards(track 2)
- Christian Hayes– guitars(track 7)
- Mark Refoy– guitars(track 7)
- Robert Matt –Steinway piano(track 10)
Technical
[edit]- Pet Shop Boys– production(tracks 1–3, 5–7);remix(track 6);original production(tracks 8, 9)
- Bob Kraushaar– mi xing, engineering(tracks 1, 7)
- Pete Gleadall – engineering(tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 9);mi xing(tracks 3, 4);vocal recording(track 10)
- Chris Zippel – production, engineering(tracks 2, 5, 10);original production, original engineering(track 4);mi xing(tracks 5, 10)
- Florian Richter – mi xing(track 2)
- Kai Diener – mi xing(track 2)
- Felix da Housecat– remix, additional production(track 4)
- Tom Stephan– remix, additional production(track 8)
- Piet Blank– remix, additional production(track 9)
- Jaspa Jones– remix, additional production(track 9)
- Andy Kaufhold – remix, additional production(track 9)
Artwork
[edit]- Scott King– sleeve art direction, design
- Wolfgang Tillmans– photography
Charts
[edit]Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] | 153 |
Australian Dance Albums (ARIA)[12] | 17 |
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[13] | 24 |
European Albums(Music & Media)[14] | 59 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] | 33 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[16] | 196 |
Scottish Albums(OCC)[17] | 57 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] | 43 |
UK Albums(OCC)[19] | 36 |
USBillboard200[20] | 188 |
USTop Dance/Electronic Albums(Billboard)[21] | 1 |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^DiGravina, Tim."Pet Shop Boys:Disco 3> Review "atAllMusic.Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^Reed, Mark (14 February 2003)."Pet Shop Boys: Disco 3".Drowned in Sound.Archived fromthe originalon 17 November 2017.Retrieved30 September2011.
- ^Stevenson, Jane (17 February 2003)."Disco 3".Jam!.Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.Retrieved30 September2011.
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:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^Robinson, Peter (18 February 2003)."Pet Shop Boys: Disco 3".NME.ISSN0028-6362.Retrieved30 September2011.
- ^Moffat, Iain (31 January 2003)."Disco 3:Pet Shop Boys ".PlayLouder.Archived fromthe originalon 25 August 2003.
- ^Medsker, David (10 March 2003)."Pet Shop Boys: Disco 3".PopMatters.Retrieved30 September2011.
- ^Forsberg, Niklas (5 February 2003)."Pet Shop Boys: Disco 3".Release Magazine.Retrieved30 September2011.
- ^"02/10/2002 - Pet Shop Boys".Keeping it Peel.BBC Radio 1.Retrieved16 June2006.
- ^Caulfield, Keith (23 May 2006)."Ask Billboard: Pet Shop Shopping".Billboard.Archived fromthe originalon 20 May 2018.Retrieved5 March2018.
- ^Disco 3(liner notes).Pet Shop Boys.Parlophone.2003. 7243 5 82140 2 4.
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:CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^"Response from ARIA re: Pet Shop Boys ARIA chart history, received 29 May 2018".Retrieved26 April2020– viaImgur.N.B. The "NAT" column displays the release's peak position on the national chart.
- ^"ARIA Dance – Week Commencing 17th February 2003"(PDF).The ARIA Report(678): 13. 17 February 2003. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 22 February 2008.Retrieved26 April2020– viaNational Library of Australia.
- ^"Danishcharts.dk – Pet Shop Boys – Disco 3".Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^"European Top 100 Albums"(PDF).Music & Media.Vol. 21, no. 9. 22 February 2003. p. 8.OCLC29800226– via World Radio History.
- ^"Offiziellecharts.de – Pet Shop Boys – Disco 3"(in German).GfK Entertainment Charts.Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^"ペット・ショップ・ボーイズ の アルバム bán り thượng げランキング"[Pet Shop Boys album sales ranking] (in Japanese).Oricon.Archivedfrom the original on 4 January 2015.Retrieved26 April2020.
- ^"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^"Swedishcharts – Pet Shop Boys – Disco 3".Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^"Official Albums Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^"Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Billboard200) ".Billboard.Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^"Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)".Billboard.Retrieved 25 April 2020.