Up to You was an EP by the Toronto-based new wave band Blue Peter. Released in 1982, it included the single "Chinese Graffiti",[2] which garnered the band their biggest radio exposure to date, winning a CASBY Award (then known as the "U-Knows") for Single of the Year.[3] In the past, "Chinese Graffiti" had been released as a single by the band on their own short-lived independent record label, AWOL Records, in 1981.[4] The EP ranked 29th on CFNY's Top 82 Albums of 1982,[5] and its success led to the following year's album, Falling being produced by Steve Nye.[6]
| Up to You | ||||
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| Released | 1982 | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Label | Ready Records ER025[1] | |||
| Producer | Kevin Doyle, Chris Wardman | |||
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Personnel
edit- Mike Bambrick - drums
- Paul Humphrey - vocals
- Ric Joudrey - bass
- Chris Wardman - guitars
Additional personnel:
- Malcolm Burn - keyboards on "Chinese Graffiti"[4]
- Sherry Kean (credited as "Sherry Huffman")[7] - backing vocals on "Chinese Graffiti"[8]
- Glenn Gould, whose recordings had been produced by Blue Peter producer Kevin Doyle,[9] was credited as having sourced the orchestral sample used on "Guilty Secret".[10][11]
Track listing
editAll songs on the album were written by Chris Wardman:
Side A
1. "Up to You" - 2:57
2. "Chinese Graffiti" - 3:39
3. "Guilty Secret" - 3:48
Side B
4. "Around You" - 3:49
5. "The World Stops Here" - 3:26
6. "Up to U" (instrumental) - 3:22[4][7]
Re-issue
editIn 2007, Up to You was re-issued by Universal Music Canada on compact disc, combined with Version, a 1983 EP of remixes from Falling, and other previously unreleased bonus tracks and demos, as Burning Bridges.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ "The Ready Records Catalogue". Catalogue. Ready Records. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ "Blue Peter". The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia. CANOE Jam!. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "History". Casbys. 102.1 The Edge. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Up To You". Discography. Blue Peter. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ "Top 82 Albums of 1982". Year End Charts. 102.1 The Edge. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ Carruthers, Sean. "Falling review". Blue Peter. AllMusic. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ a b c "liner notes". Blue Peter — Up To You. Discogs. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ Barclay, Michael (2 June 2008). "Blue Peter @ Lee's Palace, May 29". Concert Review. EYE Weekly. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ "Discography". Kevin Doyle music. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Burning Bridges". Discography. Blue Peter. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Burning Bridges". Blue Peter Discography. AllMusic. Retrieved 31 January 2011.