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Strange Behavior (album)

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Strange Behavior
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1986
StudioOasis Recording Studios (North Hollywood, California); Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California); Encore Studios (Burbank, California)
GenreSynthpop, new wave
Length39:14
LabelCasablanca Records 826691
ProducerRichie Zito
Animotion chronology
Animotion
(1984)
Strange Behavior
(1986)
Animotion (Room to Move)
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Strange Behavior is an album by Animotion released by Casablanca Records.[2][3] It was the last album to be released by Casablanca before the record label folded.

The single "I Engineer" hit #2 in Germany and #6 in Switzerland in 1986. The single "I Want You" hit #27 in Germany and #84 in the United States. The album went to #21 in Switzerland[4] and reached #71 on the Billboard 200 chart.[5]

Track listing

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  1. "I Want You" (Rick Neigher, Bill Wadhams) – 4:35
  2. "I Engineer" (Mike Chapman, Holly Knight, Bernie Taupin) – 4:13
  3. "Strange Behavior" (Don Kirkpatrick, Randy Sharp) – 3:55
  4. "Stealing Time" (Sue Shifrin, Wadhams) – 3:54
  5. "Anxiety" (John Davis, Kirkpatrick, Dennis Morgan) – 4:11
  6. "Out of Control" (Greg Smith, Louie Stone) – 3:28
  7. "Stranded" (Smith, Stone) – 3:19
  8. "The Essence" (Wadhams) – 4:06
  9. "One Step Ahead" (Smith, Stone) – 3:36
  10. "Staring Down the Demons" (Kirkpatrick, Sharp) – 4:12

Personnel

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Animotion

  • Astrid Plane – vocals
  • Bill Wadhams – vocals, keyboards, guitars
  • Greg Smith – keyboards, gang vocals
  • Don Kirkpatrick – guitars, gang vocals
  • Charles “Char” Ottavio – bass guitar, gang vocals
  • Jim Blair – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

Production

  • Richie Zito – producer, arrangements
  • Animotion – arrangements
  • Michael Frondelli – engineer (1)
  • David Leonard – engineer (2–10), mixing
  • Brian Reeves – engineer (2–10)
  • David Concors – additional engineer
  • Peggy Leonard – additional engineer
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City, New York)
  • Matthew Rolston – photography
  • Bill Levy – art direction
  • Vigon/Seireeni – art direction

Charts

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The album spent 14 weeks on the U.S. Billboard pop albums chart, peaking at No. 71 in April 1986.[6]

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Swiss Hitparade 21
US Billboard Top Pop Albums 71

Singles

Year Single Chart Peak position
1986 "I Engineer" US 76
US Dance 27
AUT 19
GER 2
SWI 6
"I Want You" US 84
GER 27

References

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  1. ^ Strange Behavior at AllMusic
  2. ^ Animotion, Strange Behavior Retrieved July 20, 2013
  3. ^ "The Morning Call, 29 Mar 1986". The Morning Call. 1986-03-29. p. 59. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  4. ^ Animotion, Strange Behavior Chart Position Retrieved July 20, 2013
  5. ^ Animotion, Strange Behavior Chart Position Retrieved July 20, 2013
  6. ^ "Billboard 200: Animotion". Billboard. 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.