Never Trust a Pretty Face

Never Trust a Pretty Face
Studio album by Amanda Lear
Released	January 1979 (See release history)
Recorded	September/December 1978 at Musicland Studios Munich, Germany
Genre	Pop, Euro Disco
Length	39:25
Label	Ariola-Eurodisc Inter Global / CBS-Epic (Canada)
Producer	Anthony Monn
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Amanda Lear chronology
The Pyjama Girl Case (1978) Never Trust a Pretty Face (1979) Diamonds for Breakfast (1980)

Never Trust a Pretty Face is the third studio album by French singer Amanda Lear, released in January, 1979 by West German label Ariola-Eurodisc. The album includes European hit singles "Lili Marleen", "The Sphinx" and "Fashion Pack (Studio 54)".

The rights to the Ariola-Eurodisc back catalogue are currently held by Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Never Trust a Pretty Face was released as a mid-priced compilation CD combined with 1978's Sweet Revenge and/or 1980's Diamonds for Breakfast in Russia in 2001, but remains unreleased on compact disc in the rest of the world.

Track listing

Side A

1. "Fashion Pack" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) - 5:05
2. "Forget It" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) - 4:10
3. "Lili Marleen" (Norbert Schultze, Hans Leip - English lyrics: Tommie Connor) (German/English language version) - 4:40
4. "Never Trust A Pretty Face" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) - 4:45

Side B

1. "The Sphinx" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) - 4:20
2. "Black Holes" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) - 5:00
3. "Intellectually" (Charly Ricanek, Amanda Lear) - 4:15
4. "Miroir" (Amanda Lear) - 2:00
5. "Dreamer (South Pacific)" (Rainer Pietsch, Amanda Lear) - 5:10

Alternative album editions

• 1979 WEA/Eurodisc 913 256 (200 017), France; track A3: "Lili Marleen" (German/French language version) **
• 1979 Ariola Records ARLPX5020, UK pic disc;

Side A

1. "Fashion Pack (Studio 54)"
2. "Forget It"
3. "Intellectually"
4. "Blood And Honey" (originally included on 1977 album I Am A Photograph)
5. "Never Trust A Pretty Face"

Side B

1. "The Sphinx"
2. "Black Holes"
3. "Lili Marleen"
4. "Mirrors" (English language version of "Miroir") **
5. "Dreamer (South Pacific)" (Extended version) - 5:51 **

• **Non-album version

Original German liner notes

Gold schon für die zweite LP, für "Sweet Revenge", das spornt an.
Sowohl die Sängerin und Texterin Amanda Lear als auch ihr Komponist und Producer Anthony Monn haben sich unter dieser Voraussetzung an das dritte Album herangemacht. "Never Trust a Pretty face". Bei einer "Thanksgiving-Party" im Münchner Prominentenlokal "Kay's Bistro" erläuterte Amanda den Hinterground der einzeinen Titel. "Fashion Pack" ist die Beschreibung des Super-Jet Set, der in Überschallflugzeugen von Party zu party eilt, sich beim Vornamen nennt, in den teuersten Lokalen verkehrt - schlicht das Wohlleben schon fast zum Kult erhebt.
"Never Trust a Pretty Face" ist die Geschichte von Äußerlichkeiten, die blenden und die Wirklichkeit überdecken, Hierbei warden Erinnerungen an Narziß und Dorian Gray wach.
"Intellectually" Wendet sich gegen die Verkümmerung des Gefühls und die Überbewertung der Radionalität.
Mit ihrem dritten Album "Never Trust a Pretty Face" hat sich Amanda Lear ein neues musikalisches Feld eröffnet.
Und dies hat sie überzeugend getan.

Personnel

• Amanda Lear - vocals
• Keith Forsey - drums
• Curt Cress - drums
• Günter Gebauer - bass
• Dave King - bass
• Les Hurdle - bass
• Billy Lang - guitar
• Geoff Bastow - guitar
• Charly Ricanek - keyboards, Moog
• Anthony Monn - Moog
• Kristian Schultze -Moog
• Renate Mauer - backing vocals
• Judy Cheeks - backing vocals
• Claudia Schwarz - backing vocals
• Rainer Pietsch - backing vocals
• Wolly Emperhoff - backing vocals
• Eric Thöner - backing vocals
• George Delagaye - brass
• Giuseppe Solera - brass
• Etienne Cap - brass
• Walter Rab - brass
• Benny Gebauer - brass

Production

• Produced by Anthony Monn
• Arranged by Charly Ricanek (A1, A2, A3, B2, B3, B4)
• Arranged by Rainer Pietsch (B5)
• Arranged By Ralf Nowy (A4, B1)
• Sound engineer: Peter Lüdemann
• Art direction & concept: M. Vormstein
• Art work: F. J. Rogner
• Photo: Denis Taranto
• Recorded and mixed at Musicland Studio, Munich, September-December 1978.

Release history

Release format	Country	Label	Cat. No.	Release date
Vinyl	West Germany	Ariola	200 017-320	1979
Cassette	West Germany	Ariola	400 017-352	1979
Vinyl	France	Eurodisc	913256	1979
Cassette	France	Eurodisc	914256	1979
Vinyl	Italy	Ariola	ZPLAR 34067	1979
Vinyl	Spain	Ariola	200 017	1979
Vinyl	Greece	Epic	83651	1979
Vinyl	Japan	Columbia/ Ariola	YX 7230 K	1979
Vinyl	United Kingdom	Ariola	ARL 5020	1979
Vinyl	United Kingdom	Ariola	ARLPX 5020 1	1979
Vinyl	Argentina	Ariola	2430 - SUP-80.040.	1979
Vinyl	Canada	Inter-Global/Epic	PEC-90536	1979
Vinyl	South Africa	Ariola	ARC 2034	1979

• ¹ picture disc

Charts

Country	Position
Sweden	20
Germany	24

Single releases

7"

• 1978 "Gold" / "Lili Marleen" (German/French language version) ** (France - Eurodisc 100 101)
• 1978 "Gold" / "Lili Marleen" (France - Eurodisc 911 200)
• 1978: "The Sphinx" / "Hollywood Flashback" (West Germany - Ariola 100 037-100)
• 1978: "The Sphinx" / "Hollywood Flashback" (France - Eurodisc 100 037)
• 1978: "The Sphinx" / "Hollywood Flashback" (France - WEA 911 201)
• 1979: "Fashion Pack (Studio 54)" (7" Edit) - 3:47 ** / "Black Holes" (West Germany - Ariola 100 382)
• 1979: "Fashion Pack (Studio 54)" (7" Edit) ** / "Black Holes" (South Africa - Ariola ARS ARS 240)
• 1979: "Fashion Pack (Studio 54)" (7" Edit) ** / "Black Holes" (Netherlands- Ariola 104 053)
• 1979: "Fashion Pack (Studio 54)" (7" Edit) ** / "Intellectually" (Canada)
• 1979: "Fashion Pack (Studio 54)" (Alternative 7" Edit) - 4:20 ** / "Black Holes" (France - Eurodisc 911 206 100382)
• 1979: "Fashion Pack (Studio 54)" (Alternative 7" Edit) ** / "Black Holes" (Spain - Ariola 100 382-A)
• 1979: "Fashion Pack (Studio 54)" (Alternative 7" Edit) ** / "Black Holes" (Portugal - Ariola 5100 382)
• 1979: "Fashion Pack (Studio 54)" (Alternative 7" Edit) ** / "Lili Marleen" (Italy - Ariola ZBAR 7128)
• 1979: "Fashion Pack (Studio 54)" (Alternative 7" Edit) ** / "Lili Marleen" (Japan - Columbia Ariola YK-118-K
• 1979: "Fashion Pack (Studio 54)" (Album Version) / "Forget It" (USSR - MEΛOΔИЯ C62 20397 009)
• 1979: "Lili Marleen" / "Dreamer (South Pacific)" (Argentina - Ariola 3806-9178 Promo)
• 1981: "Fashion Pack (Studio 54)" (Album Version) / "Forget It" (USSR - MEΛOΔИЯ Г62-08527-8 ТУ 43-03-48-78 - Flexi Disc)
• ** Non-album version

12"

• 1978: "The Sphinx" (Extended version) - 5:13 ** / "Hollywood Flashback" (West Germany - Ariola 600 007)
• 1979: "Fashion Pack (Studio 54)" (Album Version) / "Black Holes" (West Germany - Ariola 600 024)
• 1979: "Fashion Pack (Studio 54)" (Album Version) / "Black Holes" (France - Eurodisc)
• 1979: "Fashion Pack (Studio 54)" (Album Version) (Italy - RCA PD 6336)
• 1979: "Fashion Pack (Studio 54)" (Album Version) / "Lili Marleen" (Italy - Ariola IKAI 32804 ZDAR 7135, yellow vinyl)
• ** Non-album version

Russian "compilation" CD's

NB: Sound quality: vinyl.

• Never Trust a Pretty Face / Diamonds for Breakfast, CD Maximum, Russia.
• Sweet Revenge / Never Trust a Pretty Face, CD Maximum, Russia.

Sources and external links

• Allmusic, Amanda Lear discography.
• Discogs.com., Amanda Lear discography
• Rate Your Music, Amanda Lear discography