Space Race is the second studio album by New Zealand New Wave music group Mi-Sex, released in May 1980.The album peaked at number one on the New Zealand albums chart and was certified platinum.[2]
| Space Race | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 1980 | |||
| Studio | Studios 301, Music Farms Studios, Sydney | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 37:23 | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Producer | Peter Dawkins | |||
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| Singles from Space Race | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
The record label launched a promotional campaign with the slogan 'Are you a clone? . . . No, I'm in the Space Race'. Little rubber alien mannequins as featured on the front cover popped up all over the place."[3] Ed Nimmervoll of Howlspace website felt that the album was "talking about overpopulation, environmental issues, genetic engineering and other issues of great importance for the future."[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Space Race" | Kevin Stanton, Murray Burns | 3:44 |
| 2. | "Pages and Matches" | Stanton, Burns | 2:30 |
| 3. | "Living in September" | Stanton | 2:41 |
| 4. | "I Don't Know" | Stanton, Burns | 2:27 |
| 5. | "Slippin' Out" | Stanton, Gilpin | 3:08 |
| 6. | "It Only Hurts When I'm Laughing" | Stanton, Burns, Steve Gilpin | 4:18 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "People" | Stanton, Burns, Gilpin | 3:49 |
| 2. | "Good Guys Always Win (Satire)" | Stanton, Burns | 3:17 |
| 3. | "Ghosts" | Stanton, Burns | 3:42 |
| 4. | "Burning Up" | Stanton, Burns, Gilpin, Richard Hodgkinson | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Ice Cold Dead" | Stanton, Burns | 4:16 |
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Kent Music Report[5] | 5 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] | 1 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand [7] | 9 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[8] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Mi-Sex – Space Race". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "Gold and platinum New Zealand albums to 2013". Te Ara. Encyclopedia of NZ. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ McFarlane, 'Mi-Sex' entry. Archived from the original on 7 August 2004. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ Nimmervoll, Ed. "Mi-Sex". Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd (Ed Nimmervoll). Archived from the original on 28 March 2001. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 204. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Mi-Sex – Space Race". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "NZ END OF YEAR CHARTS 1980". nztop40. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Kent Music Report No 341 – 5 January 1981 > Platinum and Gold Albums 1980". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 12 November 2021 – via Imgur.com.
