The Flat Earth

Infobox Album
Name = The Flat Earth
Type = Album
Artist = Thomas Dolby


Released = February 1984
Recorded = 1983
Genre = New Wave
Length = 37:22
Label = Capitol Records | Capitol/EMI
Producer = Thomas Dolby
Reviews = * [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:7qktk6hx9krk All Music Guide] Rating|4|5
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thomasdolby/albums/album/153638/review/5944529/the_flat_earth link]

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Last album = "The Golden Age of Wireless"
(1982)
This album = "The Flat Earth"
(1984)
Next album = "Aliens Ate My Buick" (1988)

The Flat Earth is Thomas Dolby's followup LP to "The Golden Age of Wireless". It was recorded in 1983 and released in early 1984. The album charted at #35 in America, but no singles off it charted in the top 40. The first single was "Hyperactive!", which peaked at #17 on the UK charts, making it Dolby's highest-charting single in his home country. A second and third single were taken from the album, "I Scare Myself" and "Dissidents (The Search For Truth)", but neither charted.

Track listing

All songs written by Thomas Dolby, except where indicated otherwise.
#"Dissidents" (Dolby, Kevin Armstrong, Matthew Seligman) - 4:56
#"The Flat Earth" - 6:41
#"Screen Kiss" - 5:33
#"White City" - 5:19
#"Mulu the Rain Forest" - 5:00
#"I Scare Myself" (Dan Hicks) - 5:40
#"Hyperactive!" - 4:13

Credits

*Thomas Dolby - Vocals, Piano, Effects
*Kevin Armstrong - Guitar, Trumpet, Backing vocals
*Matthew Seligman - Bass
*Adele Bertei - Backing vocals on tracks 1, 2, 7
*Lesley Fairbairn - Backing vocals on tracks 2, 3, 6
*Bruce Woolley - Backing vocals on track 5
*Robyn Hitchcock - Vocals (spoken) on track 4
*Clif Brigden - Percussion, Electronic drums
*Peter Thoms - Trombone on tracks 6, 7
*Justin Hildreth - Drum programming on track 7
*Matthew Salt - Tins, Thundersheet on track 7

*Mixed by Mike Shipley (tracks 1 to 6), Alan Douglas (track 7)
*Engineer - Dan Lacksman

External links

* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:cx5ibkh96akz~T1 Allmusic.com Artist Profile]