Behaviour (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Behaviour
Type = Album
Artist = Pet Shop Boys


Released = October 22, 1990
Recorded = 1990
Genre = Synthpop
Length = 48:52
Label = Parlophone
Producer = Pet Shop Boys
Harold Faltermeyer
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*Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau|hm2 [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Pet+Shop+Boys link]
Last album = "Introspective"
(1988)
This album = "Behaviour"
[1990) |Next album = ""
(1991) |

"Behaviour" ("Behavior" in the original US pressing) is the fifth album, the fourth of entirely new music, by the UK electronic music group Pet Shop Boys. It was first released in 1990. It was also released in Japan with an additional CD3.

History

Although a popular album among fans, in the context of Pet Shop Boys' other albums, "Behaviour" differs in production value. Harold Faltermeyer was hired on to produce the album at his "Red Deer" studio in Munich, Germany. Because they were dissatisfied with the available digital synthesisers and samples, Pet Shop Boys wanted to use analogue synthesisers. Faltermeyer was a good choice for producer, as he happened to be an expert on analog equipment. The result was a Pet Shop Boys album different from both the previous album, "Introspective" and the 1993 follow-up, "Very." In places, the album expands upon the synthpop genre with flavours of guitar pop ballads, as with "This must be the place I waited years to leave" and "My October symphony" featuring guitarist, Johnny Marr. Later, singer Neil Tennant would reflect on the different style of "Behaviour", "It was more reflective and more musical-sounding, and also it probably didn't have irritatingly crass ideas in it, like our songs often do". Tennant later reflected the album was inspired by fellow synthpop group Depeche Mode's album Violator, which was also released in 1990.

As with most of the group's albums up to 2001, "Behaviour" was re-released as "Behaviour/Further Listening 1990-1991". The re-released version was digitally remastered and came bundled with a second disc of B-sides and previously unreleased material recorded around the time of the album's original release. Notable songs on the second disc include "Miserablism," "DJ Culture," "Was It Worth It," and the Ambient Mix of "Music for Boys." "Miserablism", a poignant satire of Morrissey, was intended for inclusion on "Behaviour" up until the day it was sent for mastering. It later became the b-side for "Was it worth it?" and was remixed by Moby for the 12"; the latter was re-released on the limited edition version of the 2003 compilation album, '). "DJ Culture" and "Was it worth it?" were the two singles recorded for the Pet Shop Boys' 1991 compilation album, '. "Music for Boys," was originally credited as "Music for Boys Part 2" and was the b-side to "DJ Culture." The original b-side version can also be found on the 1995 compilation album "Alternative")

Track listing

= Original albumcite web |url=http://www.psb-discography.com/ |title=Pet Shop Boys discography |accessdate=2007-10-01 ] =

# "Being boring" — 6:48
# "This must be the place I waited years to leave" — 5:30
# "To face the truth" — 5:33
# "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" — 3:54
# "Only the wind" — 4:18
# "My October symphony" — 5:18
# "So Hard" — 3:56
# "Nervously" — 4:06
# "The end of the world" — 4:43
# "Jealousy" — 4:47

Japanese bonus disc

# "Miserablism" — 4:11
# "Bet she's not your girlfriend" — 4:26
# "This must be the place I waited years to leave (Extended mix)" — 9:30

Further Listening 1990-1991

# "It must be obvious" — 4:26
# "So hard (Extended dance mix)" — 6:38
# "Miserablism" — 4:07 [earlier fade out]
# "Being boring (Extended mix)" — 10:40
# "Bet she's not your girlfriend" — 4:30
# "We all feel better in the dark (Extended mix)" — 6:48
# "Where the streets have no name (I can't take my eyes off you) (Extended mix)" — 6:46
# "Jealousy" (Extended version)" — 7:58
# "Generic jingle" — 0:14
# "DJ culture (Extended mix)" — 6:53
# "Was it worth it? (Twelve-inch mix)" — 7:15
# "Music for boys (Ambient mix)" — 6:13
# "DJ culture (Seven-inch mix)" — 4:26

Personnel

*Neil Tennant
*Chris Lowe ;Guest musicians

*Dominic Clarke - Additional programming on all tracks and plastic tube on track 1
*J.J. Belle - Guitar on track 1
*Johnny Marr - Guitar on tracks 2 & 6
*Angelo Badalamenti - Orchestra arrangement and conduction on tracks 2 & 5
*Alex Balanescu - String quartet arrangement on track 6
*The Balanescu Quartet - Strings on track 6
*Jay Henry - Additional vocals on track 6

Singles

* "So Hard" (R 6269 - Sep 1990)The video was directed by Eric Watson. The b-side was "It must be obvious", with the USA release also featuring the Italian Mix of "Paninaro", which was originally released on "Disco". Remixes were by the Pet Shop Boys themselves, the KLF and David Morales. The KLF also remixed "It must be obvious", which was only available on "The KLF versus Pet Shop Boys" CD and 12" of the single.
* "Being boring" (R 6275 - Nov 1990)The video was directed by Bruce Weber. The b-side was "We all feel better in the dark". There were Pet Shop Boys Extended Mixes of both a-side and b-side, and there was a remix of "Being Boring" by Marshall Jefferson and two remixes of the b-side by Brothers in Rhythm on a limited edition 12" and CD of the single.
* "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" (E2-56205 - 1991) [US ONLY] The video was directed by Liam Kan. The single was radically remixed from the album version by Brothers in Rhythm, and this become the version on the double a-side released in the UK with "Where the street have no name (I can't take my eyes off you)". This US release featured the Techno Funk mix of "I want a dog", the Marshall Jefferson remix of "Being Boring" and the Trevor Horn 7" mix of "It's alright". There were also remixes by David Morales, which were released on a limited edition 12" and CD. The single mix was not featured on either of the Pet Shop Boys' greatest hits albums ("Discography: The Complete Singles Collection" and "Pop Art: Pet Shop Boys - The Hits"), although the video was featured on the Pop Art DVD.
* "Where the streets have no name (I can't take my eyes off you)" / "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" (R 6285 - Mar 1991)The videos for both songs were directed by Liam Kan, which drew on iconography from the Pet Shop Boys' then current tour and featured Neil Tennant spoofing several 'rock' stars including U2, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Presley and George Michael. There was an additional b-side, "Bet she's not your girlfriend", and in addition to some extended mixes of both singles, there were additional remixes of both songs by David Morales.
* "Jealousy" (R 6283 - 28 May 1991)The video was directed by Eric Watson. The b-side was the Pet Shop Boys' tidied up demo version of "Losing my mind", which they produced for Liza Minnelli in 1989 for her album "Results". The single mix was more electronic than the version on the album, and there was an extended mix of Jealousy which featured Neil Tennant reading excerpts of Shakespeare's Othello, which is a play about jealousy. There was also a Disco Mix of "Losing my mind". On the limited edition CD, an edit of the Extended Mix of "This must be the place I waited years to leave" (which was originally available with the Japanese version of "Behaviour" was included along with David Morales' Red Zone mix of "So Hard". Jealousy was later covered by Dubstar. It is known to be one of Robbie Williams' favourite Pet Shop Boys song, and he sang it with the band for their 2006 Radio 2 concert, which was later released on the 2006 Pet Shop Boys' live album "Concrete".

References

External links

* [http://www.popjunkie.tv/2005/09/the_ultimate_en.html The Ultimate English Pop Album]