Danseparc
Danseparc was Martha and the Muffins' fourth album, recorded in 1982 at Grant Avenue Studios in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and released in 1983. The title single reached #31 in Canada.[2]
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| Released | February 1983 | |||
| Recorded | Spring-summer 1982 | |||
| Genre | New wave, dance | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Daniel Lanois with Mark Gane & Martha Johnson | |||
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This long out-of-print album was reissued on CD through the band's own Muffin Music imprint in North America with a release date of June 25, 2008. Three additional bonus tracks include the original extended dance version of “Danseparc”, “These Dangerous Machines” and a live version of “Sins Of Children” from M&M’s performance at Ontario Place in 1983 featuring avant-guitarist Michael Brook. On August 4, 2008, Cherry Records rereleased the album in the UK. Bass player Jocelyne Lanois is the sister of producer Daniel Lanois.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Obedience" | Martha Johnson | 3:28 |
| 2. | "World Without Borders" | Mark Gane, Johnson | 3:05 |
| 3. | "Walking into Walls" | Gane, Johnson | 2:56 |
| 4. | "Danseparc (Every Day It's Tomorrow)" | Gane, Johnson | 3:18 |
| 5. | "Sins of Children" | Johnson | 5:35 |
| 6. | "Several Styles of Blonde Girls Dancing" | Gane, Johnson | 5:50 |
| 7. | "Boys in the Bushes" | Gane | 4:42 |
| 8. | "What People Do for Fun" | Johnson | 4:00 |
| 9. | "Whatever Happened to Radio Valve Road?" | Gane, Johnson, Jocelyne Lanois, Nick Kent | 2:51 |
Personnel
- Martha Johnson - guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Mark Gane - guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Jocelyne Lanois - bass
- Nick Kent - drums, percussion
with:
- Daniel Lanois - treatments
- Nick Gane - synthesizer, piano
- Glenn Schellenberg - synthesizer
- Dick Smith - percussion
- Ron Allen - saxophone
- John Oswald - saxophone
- Debbie Griffiths - background vocals
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References
- Badgley, Aaron. "Martha and the Muffins: Danseparc" at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- "RPM Top 50 Singles - April 9, 1983" (PDF).
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