Up (ABC album)

Up
Up
Studio album by ABC
Released	16 October 1989
Recorded	1988–1989
Studio	Marcus Studios, London
Genre	House
Length	44:41
Label	PolyGram; Phonogram; Neutron; Mercury;
Producer	Mark White; Martin Fry; Blaze;
ABC chronology
Singles from Up
	"One Better World"; Released: 15 May 1989; "The Real Thing"; Released: 11 September 1989;

Up is the fifth studio album by English pop band ABC, released in October 1989. This time experimenting with house music, it was ABC's first album not to make the top 40 in the UK. However, they scored a minor UK hit with the single "One Better World", an ode to love, peace and tolerance. "The Real Thing" was also released as a single. Up was the band's final album released on the PolyGram label.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[4]
New Musical Express	7/10^[5]
Record Mirror	^[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[7]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	2/10^[2]

In 2005, a digitally remastered CD of the album was released with five bonus tracks.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Martin Fry and Mark White, except where noted

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Never More Than Now"	Martin Fry Mark White David Clayton	6:02
2.	"The Real Thing"		4:52
3.	"One Better World"		5:45
4.	"Where Is the Heaven?"		6:25

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"The Greatest Love of All"	5:33
6.	"North"	5:39
7.	"I'm in Love With You"	4:33
8.	"Paper Thin"	5:52
Total length:		44:41

Additional tracks on initial CD pressing
No.	Title	Length
9.	"One Better World" (Pickering-Park Mix)	4:23
10.	"The Greatest Love of All" (Kraushaar Mix)	5:50
11.	"Never More Than Now" (Kraushaar Mix)	5:56

Additional tracks on 2005 version
No.	Title	Length
9.	"One Better World" (Pickering Park Mix)	6:33
10.	"One Better World" (Percapella Mix)	4:00
11.	"The Real Thing" (Frankie Knuckles Due Mix)	5:18
12.	"The Greatest Love of All" (May Day Mix)	6:06
13.	"Paper Thin" (1986 Demo)	6:23

Personnel

ABC

Martin Fry – vocals
Mark White – keyboards, programming

Additional personnel

Dave Clayton – keyboards
Ritchie Close – keyboards
Mike Pickering – keyboards, programming and DJ (9)
Rob Dean – guitars
Maurice Michael – guitars, backing vocals
Danny Cummings – drums, percussion
David Palmer – drums, percussion
Phil Smith – saxophones
Graeme Park – DJ (9)
Alan Carvell – backing vocals
Lorenza Johnson – backing vocals

Production

Producers – Martin Fry and Mark White
Additional production on tracks 3 & 9 – Blaze
Engineers – Mark Stent (tracks 1 & 3–11); Bob Kraushaar (track 2).
Assistant engineer – Tim Burrell
Mixing – Bob Kraushaar (tracks 1, 2 & 4–8); Julian Mendelsohn (track 3).
Remix – Graeme Park and Mike Pickering (track 9); Bob Kraushaar (tracks 10 & 11).
Mixed at Marcus Studios and Sarm West Studios (London, UK).
Mastered by Ian Cooper at Townhouse Studios (London, UK).
Sleeve design – ABC and Design KB
Photography – Paul Cox
Management – Bennett Freed

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1989)	Peak Position
German Albums Chart^[8]	38
UK Albums Chart^[9]	58

References

^ Lewis, Justin (2003). "ABC". In Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). London: Rough Guides. pp. 2–3. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.
^ ^a ^b Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 4–5.
^ Ruhlmann, William. "ABC – Up". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.
^ Williams, Simon (21 October 1989). "Long Play: ABC – Up (Neutron)". New Musical Express. London: IPC Limited. p. 38. ISSN 0028-6362. Retrieved 28 May 2023 – via Flickr.
^ Mellor, Chris (31 October 1989). "Review: ABC – Up" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. pp. 18–19. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021 – via American Radio History.
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 4.
^ "charts.de". charts.de. Retrieved 23 June 2012.^{[dead link]}
^ "The Official Charts Company - Up by ABC Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.

External links

Up at Discogs (list of releases)

[Rough_Guide_2003-1] Lewis, Justin (2003). "ABC". In Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). London: Rough Guides. pp. 2–3. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.

[SP-2] Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 4–5.

[3] Ruhlmann, William. "ABC – Up". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 March 2017.

[4] Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.

[5] Williams, Simon (21 October 1989). "Long Play: ABC – Up (Neutron)". New Musical Express. London: IPC Limited. p. 38. ISSN 0028-6362. Retrieved 28 May 2023 – via Flickr.

[RMreview-6] Mellor, Chris (31 October 1989). "Review: ABC – Up" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. pp. 18–19. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021 – via American Radio History.

[RS-7] The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 4.

[8] "charts.de". charts.de. Retrieved 23 June 2012.^{[dead link]}

[9] "The Official Charts Company - Up by ABC Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.

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