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'''Hysteria''' is the fourth studio album by the British ] band ], released in May 1984. Following the worldwide success of their 1981 album '']'', the band struggled to make a successful follow-up and the sessions for ''Hysteria'' were fraught with problems. The album name itself is taken from the problematic recording period.<ref></ref> '''Hysteria''' is the fourth studio album by the British ] band ], released in May 1984. Following the worldwide success of their 1981 album '']'', the band struggled to make a successful follow-up and the sessions for ''Hysteria'' were fraught with problems. The album name itself is taken from the problematic recording period.<ref></ref>

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Hysteria is the fourth studio album by the British synthpop band The Human League, released in May 1984. Following the worldwide success of their 1981 album Dare, the band struggled to make a successful follow-up and the sessions for Hysteria were fraught with problems. The album name itself is taken from the problematic recording period. Producers Martin Rushent and Chris Thomas both left the project which would eventually be finished by producer Hugh Padgham.

By the time Hysteria was released, three years had passed since Dare and the album met with relatively lacklustre success in comparison to its multi-platinum predecessor. Three singles from the album made the top-twenty of the UK singles chart but none of them reached the top-ten and "The Lebanon" was the only single to chart in the U.S., stalling at number sixty-four on the Billboard Hot 100. The album peaked at number three in the UK, later being certified Gold by the BPI for sales in excess of 100,000 copies.

In 2005, Hysteria was remastered and re-issued with B-sides and extended mixes as bonus tracks.

The song "Rock Me Again And Again And Again And Again And Again And Again" is a cover of a 1973 song by Lyn Collins and James Brown. "I Love You Too Much" is a re-recorded version from the Fascination! EP and "Don't You Know I Want You" is a reworked version of the instrumental B-side "Total Panic!" that appeared on the "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" single in 1983.

Track listing

  1. "I'm Coming Back" (Oakey, Wright) — 4:07 (LP side one)
  2. "I Love You Too Much" (Burden, Callis, Wright) — 3:26
  3. "Rock Me Again and Again and Again and Again and Again and Again (Six Times)" (Austin, Brown) — 3:32
  4. "Louise" (Callis, Oakey, Wright) — 4:55
  5. "The Lebanon" (Callis, Oakey) — 5:03
  6. "Betrayed" (Oakey, Wright) — 4:02 (LP side two)
  7. "The Sign" (Burden, Callis, Oakey) — 3:46
  8. "So Hurt" (Burden, Callis) — 3:53
  9. "Life on Your Own" (Callis, Oakey, Wright) — 4:06
  10. "Don't You Know I Want You" (Burden, Callis, Oakey) — 3:09

Additional tracks

  1. "Thirteen" (from "The Lebanon" 12-inch single, and 7" B-side)
  2. "The World Tonight" (from "Life on Your Own" 12-inch single, and 7" B-side)
  3. "The Lebanon" (extended version)
  4. "Life on Your Own" (extended version)
  5. "The Sign" (extended version)

Chart performance

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart 43
Dutch Albums Chart 16
German Albums Chart 44
New Zealand Albums Chart 9
Swedish Albums Chart 6
UK Albums Chart 3
U.S. Billboard 200 62

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1984 "The Lebanon" UK Singles Chart 11
US Billboard 100 64
"Life On Your Own" UK Singles Chart 16
"Louise" UK Singles Chart 13


References

  1. "Hysteria". Allmusic. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  2. "CG: Human League". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
  3. Bishop, Pete (1 July 1984). "Records". Pittsburgh Press Google News. Retrieved 23 June 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. Everingham, Henry (4 June 1984). "The Monkees didn't write about Vietnam". Sydney Morning Herald Google News. Retrieved 23 June 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. Windle, Rob
  6. "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
  7. Steffen Hung. "The Human League - Hysteria". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
  8. "charts.de". charts.de. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
  9. Steffen Hung. "The Human League - Hysteria". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
  10. Steffen Hung. "The Human League - Hysteria". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
  11. ^ "The Human League - Hysteria". Chart Stats. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
  12. "The Human League". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
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