Deface the Music
Deface the Music is the fifth studio album by the band Utopia. The concept of the album was to pay homage to The Beatles and create songs which sounded very similar to the Fab Four's tunes throughout the various stages of their career. Their song "Take It Home", replete with guitar riff, is their homage to "Day Tripper". The first track, "I Just Want to Touch You", was written by Todd Rundgren for the Roadie soundtrack. It was rejected by the movie's producers for fear of legal action because it sounded so much like the Beatles.[4]
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| Released | September 24, 1980 | |||
| Studio | Utopia Sound Studios | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 32:06 | |||
| Label | Bearsville | |||
| Producer | Todd Rundgren and Utopia | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Billboard | (unrated)[2] |
| Rolling Stone | |
Track listing
| Track | Song | Running time | Sources and notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "I Just Want to Touch You" | 2:00 | "Please Please Me", "I Want to Hold Your Hand" |
| 2 | "Crystal Ball" | 2:00 | "Can't Buy Me Love" |
| 3 | "Where Does the World Go to Hide" | 1:41 | "A World Without Love", "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" |
| 4 | "Silly Boy" | 2:20 | "I'm a Loser", "I'll Cry Instead" |
| 5 | "Alone" | 2:10 | "And I Love Her" |
| 6 | "That's Not Right" | 2:37 | "Eight Days a Week" |
| 7 | "Take It Home" | 2:53 | "Day Tripper" |
| 8 | "Hoi Poloi" | 2:33 | "Penny Lane" |
| 9 | "Life Goes On" | 2:21 | "Eleanor Rigby" |
| 10 | "Feel Too Good" | 3:04 | "Getting Better", "Fixing a Hole" |
| 11 | "Always Late" | 2:22 | "Martha My Dear", "Yellow Submarine" |
| 12 | "All Smiles" | 2:27 | "Michelle", "I Will" |
| 13 | "Everybody Else Is Wrong" | 3:38 | "Strawberry Fields Forever", "I Am the Walrus" |
Charts
Album - Billboard
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1981 | Pop Albums | 65 |
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See also
References
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "Deface the Music - Utopia | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
- "Review: Utopia – Deface the Music" (PDF). Billboard. 85 (41). 11 October 1980. p. 70. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via American Radio History.
- Fricke, David (2011). "Utopia: Deface The Music : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
- Sharp, Ken. "Q&A with Todd Rundgren on His Career and Being in Ringo's All-Starr Band". Rockcellar Magazine. Archived from the original on February 8, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
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