Huang Chung (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Huang Chung
Type = Album
Artist = Wang Chung


Released = March 4, 1982
Recorded = 1981
Genre = Pop/Rock
Length = 38:14
Label = Arista
AL 6603 (U.S.)
SPART 1174 (U.K.)
AMP 4-1-7314 (CAN)
206 449 (GER)
One Way
OW 31444
Producer = Rhett Davies and Roger Bechirian
Reviews = * [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:kxfixq95ldte All Music.com] Rating|2|5
Last album = —
This album = "Huang Chung"
(1982)
Next album = "Points on the Curve"
(1984)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = Studio


Lower caption = U.K. album cover Singles
Name = Huang Chung
Type = studio
single 1 = Hold Back the Tears
single 1 date = 1981
single 2 = China
single 2 date = 1982
single 3 = Ti Na Na
single 3 date = 1982

"Huang Chung" is the self-titled debut album of the band Huang Chung (later known as Wang Chung). "Huang Chung" was released on March 4, 1982 [ [http://thep5.blogspot.com/2008/03/huang-chung.html Huang Chung release date] ] on both vinyl and cassette. [http://www.wangchung.com/archive/hc/huang.shtml Huang Chung page on www.wangchung.com] ] On September 19, 1995, One Way Records re-released the album on CD under license from Arista Records. The album has since been discontinued.

"Huang Chung" was supposed to be one of two that the band did for Arista Records, but they departed and signed on with Geffen Records afterwards because their manager spotted the band's potential and their upcoming song, "Dance Hall Days", to be a possibly big hit. [http://www.wangchung.com/bio/1980-1984.shtml 1980-1984 Biography page on www.wangchung.com] ] Meanwhile, after the release, Huang Chung saxophonist Dave Burnand (a.k.a. Hogg Robinson) left due to "musical differences". No song hit any charts in the U.S.A. or the U.K.

Also, a mastering error is present on the 1995 compact disc reissue. The track break between "I Never Want to Love You in a Half-Hearted Way" and "Ti Na Na" occurs a fraction of a second before the former track ends. Thus, track 3 begins with what sounds like a glitch, though it is actually the very end of track 2.

Track listing

U.S.A.

#"Hold Back the Tears" – 4:05
#"I Never Want to Love You in a Half-Hearted Way" – 3:11
#"Ti Na Na" – 4:22
#"Straight From My Heart" – 2:52
#"Dancing" – 4:38
#"China" – 3:27
#"Rising in the East" – 5:27
#"Chinese Girls" – 2:51
#"Why Do You Laugh" – 4:06
#"I Can't Sleep" – 3:15

U.K.

Side One
#"Ti Na Na" – 4:22
#"Hold Back the Tears" – 4:05
#"I Never Want to Love You in a Half-Hearted Way" – 3:11
#"Straight From My Heart" – 2:52
#"Dancing" – 4:38

Side Two
#"Chinese Girls" – 2:51
#"Why Do You Laugh" – 4:06
#"China" – 3:27
#"I Can't Sleep" – 3:15
#"Rising in the East" – 5:27

Credits

* Photos by Fin Costello
* Management by Ged Doherty and Andy Hilton
* Recorded at The Gallery, Basing St; and Jam Studios
* Logo Design by Alex Feldman (sister of bass guitarist Nick Feldman)

References