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Different Light is an album by The Bangles released in January 1986. It is their best known album, with a Top 5 hit single and a No. 1 hit. The album's Top 40 sound was a departure from their earlier 60s-style sound. This was the first album in which bassist Michael Steele sings lead vocals on some tracks.
Three of five singles were written by someone other than the Bangles: "Manic Monday" (written by Prince under the pseudonym Christopher) [1], "If She Knew What She Wants" and "Walk Like An Egyptian". The other two singles were "Following" and "Walking Down Your Street".
[edit] Track listing
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Title |
Writer(s) |
Length |
| 1. |
"Manic Monday" |
Christopher (=Prince) |
3:06 |
| 2. |
"In A Different Light" |
Susanna Hoffs, Vicki Peterson |
2:52 |
| 3. |
"Walking Down Your Street" |
Louis Gutierrez, Hoffs, David Kahne |
3:04 |
| 4. |
"Walk Like an Egyptian" |
Liam Sternberg |
3:24 |
| 5. |
"Standing In The Hallway" |
Hoffs, Kahne, Debbi Peterson, V. Peterson |
2:56 |
| 6. |
"Return Post" |
Hoffs, V. Peterson |
4:22 |
| 7. |
"If She Knew What She Wants" |
Jules Shear |
3:49 |
| 8. |
"Let It Go" |
Hoffs, D. Peterson, V. Peterson, Michael Steele |
2:32 |
| 9. |
"September Gurls" |
Alex Chilton |
2:45 |
| 10. |
"Angels Don't Fall In Love" |
Hoffs, V. Peterson |
3:23 |
| 11. |
"Following" |
Steele |
3:21 |
| 12. |
"Not Like You" |
Hoffs, Kahne, D. Peterson |
3:06 |
[edit] Singles
[edit] Manic Monday
| "Manic Monday" |
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Main article: Manic Monday
"Manic Monday" was the first hit single from Different Light by the girl group The Bangles. It was written by Prince in 1984 as a duet for the Apollonia 6 album.
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- #2 US (April 1986) [2]
- #2 UK (February 1986) [3]
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[edit] If She Knew What She Wants
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"If She Knew What She Wants" was the second single from Different Light and was originally recorded by Jules Shear on his 1985 Eternal Return album. The song was originally written in the first person, however the Bangles rewrote the lyrics in the third person since they were a group and considered it more appropriate.
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[edit] Walk Like an Egyptian
| "Walk Like an Egyptian" |
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"Walk Like an Egyptian" is one of the most successful singles of The Bangles to date. The song was written by Liam Sternberg after seeing people on a ferry walking awkwardly to keep their balance as figures do in Ancient Egyptian reliefs.
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[edit] Walking Down Your Street
| "Walking Down Your Street" |
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"Walking Down Your Street" is the last single from Different Light.
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- #11 US (April 1987) [2]
- #16 UK (January 1987) [3]
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[edit] Charts
[edit] Album Cover Variations
The covers of the most of the album's U.S. cassette pressings and the sheet music songbook only show 12 (out of 16) of the "different" snapshots, eliminating the third column to best fit the rectanglular layout of cassette cases and book.
The back cover of European-made CDs replicates the back cover of the vinyl LP edition, with all 16 snapshots and the track index at the top. The back cover of the U.S. version, however, only shows the first column of 4 snapshots, with the track index list occupying the rest of the space - a rare deviation for Columbia's CD issues during the 1980's.
[edit] References
- ^ Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, 500 Nr. 1 hits uit de Top 40, Page 234, 9023009444
- ^ a b c d Billboard.com The Bangles singles chart history Accessed: November 4, 2006
- ^ a b c d e Everyhit.co.uk UK Top 40 database Accessed: November 4, 2006
- ^ SwissCharts.com "If She Knew What She Wants" page. Accessed: November 4, 2006
- ^ Infinity charts German Top 20 - The Chart Of December 1986 Accessed: November 2, 2006
- ^ Top4000.nl Chart week 49, 1986 Accessed: November 2, 2006
- ^ Billboard.com The Bangles album chart history Accessed: November 4, 2006
- ^ BPI.co.uk Certification Different Light Accessed: November 4, 2006
- ^ NorwegianCharts.com Different Light page. Accessed: October 29, 2006
- ^ SwissCharts.com Different Light page. Accessed: November 4, 2006
Additional sources used:
- www.aurealm.com/bangdisc.htm (No longer online)
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