Made in Hong Kong (album)

Made in Hong Kong
Studio album by Claudja Barry
Released	Feb. 1981
Recorded	1980
Genre	Dance
Length	43:05
Label	Jupiter Records (Germany), Polydor
Producer	Jurgen S. Korduletsch
Claudja Barry chronology
Feel the Fire (1980) Made in Hong Kong (1981) I, Claudja (1987)

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Overview

Made in Hong Kong is Claudja Barry's fifth studio album, released in early 1981. The album marked a change in musical direction, moving away from her disco diva image, and more into the synthesizer/new-wave-sound of the time. The lead single "Radio Action" was a gold-selling single in Canada and import copies made it a minor dance hit on Billboard's Disco Charts where it peaked at no. 57. According to Jürgen Korduletsch, Casablanca Records signed Barry for a US release of the album, but due to the label's collapse, PolyGram never saw it through.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Radio Action"	Jürgen S. Korduletsch Claudja Barry Günther Moll Stefan Wissnet	6:47
2.	"Made In Hongkong"	Korduletsch Moll Wissnet	4:25
3.	"Don't Talk to the Wind"	Korduletsch Wissnet Michael Hofmann	4:30
4.	"Take Me to the River"	Al Green Mabon Hodges	4:53
5.	"Take Me Back"	[Korduletsch Hofmann Barry	4:05
6.	"Love Control"	Korduletsch Brian Potter John Lewis Parker	4:30
7.	"What'cha Doin' To Me"	Parker	4:10
8.	"Sweet Inspiration"	Korduletsch Barry Hofmann Wissnet	3:39
9.	"Girl Crazy"	Korduletsch Evers	3:55

Outtakes

• A cover of Harry Belafonte's "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" was released as a single in August 1980 but only its B-side "Girl Crazy" was eventually included in the album.
• Barry recorded her second duet "The Two of Us" with label-mate Ronnie Jones which was released early 1981.
• "United We Stand" - duet with Ronnie Jones - B-side of "The Two of Us" single in some territories
• A cover of Split Enz' "I Got You" was the B-side of "Radio Action".

Musicians

• Drums: Curt Cress, Todd Canedy
• Percussion: Curt Cress, Jürgen Korduletsch
• Bass: Günther Gebauer, Dave King
• Guitar: Mats Björklund, Jörg Evers
• Keyboards: Kristian Schultze
• Sitar: Al Gromer Khan
• Backing Vocals: Herbert Ihle, Wolfgang Emperhof, Jerry Rix

If I Do It to You (Unreleased 1982 Album)

Claudja's 6th album had been intended for a 1982 release on Mirage Records (US) but remains unreleased. Only the lead single, "If I Do It to You" and its B-side "Up All Night", and a Canadian-only release of another Ronnie Jones duet "Don't Stop" were released. Songs recorded for the album included "Love Is Like a Small Town", "Heaven's in Your Eyes" (written by Bruce Sudano and originally recorded by Twiggy for her shelved 1979 album, produced by Donna Summer), and the synth-track "The More I See You".

External links

• Claudja Barry-Made In Hong Kong at Discogs