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Men Without Hats: The Spell

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Label: Tox Records
Released: 1997.04.25
Time:
 46:14
Category: Synthpop
Producer(s): John Punter
Rating:
Media type: CD
Web address: www.safetydance.com
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Purchase date: 2016
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] The Spell (I.Doroschuk) - 4:43
[2] Superbadgirls (I.Doroschuk) - 4:14
[3] Chain Reaction (I.Doroschuk) - 5:03
[4] Open Your Eyes (I.Doroschuk) - 3:54
[5] 1972 [Slippin' Away] (I.Doroschuk) - 4:40
[6] You (C.Doroschuk) - 4:39
[7] Forever (I.Doroschuk) - 4:34
[8] WWW (I.Doroschuk) - 4:45
[9] Somethin (I.Doroschuk) - 3:32
[10] Fly (I.Doroschuk) - 4:26
[11] Outro (I.Doroschuk) - 1:44

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


Ivan Doroschuk - Vocals, Electronics, Artwork
 
Linda Benoy - Backing Vocals
Sara Johnston - Additional Vocals
Mark "Downlo Dragon" Simon - Additional Vocals
Sahara Sloan - Additional Vocals
 
John Punter - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
Colin Doroschuk - Executive Producer
Pierre Gendron - Executive Producer
James Malloch - Engineer, Pre-Production
Ed Krautner - Mixing, Mixing Assistant
Bill Kipper - Mastering
Zahir "The Noisemaker" Manek - 303 & Mini Moog Programming
Hugo Bugg - Programming
Fly Graphique - Artwork
Delight Rogers - Photography

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1997 CD Tox - TOXCD 3021
 
 
 
Ivan's debut solo disc is somewhat of a disappointing affair. Leaving the "metal" guitar sounds of Men Without Hats' last disc (1991's Sideways), Ivan returns to his "synth-pop" roots and puts together an electronic dance album. One of the charms of Men Without Hats was that they produced some of the most melodic dance songs that were accompanied by above-average lyrics. This is not the case with this album. Ivan seems to put more emphasis on the beats per minute and sound affects as opposed to the song itself. Some of the songs found on this collection would have never even been considered for a Men Without Hats B-side and are just plain embarrassing (there is just no excuse for "Superbadgirls") or derivative ("Chain Reaction" sounds like a boring Pet Shop Boys song). There are highlights, including the opening track "The Spell," which show that Ivan can still write an incredible tune and pretty good lyrics. "Open Your Eyes" is another good track, which has a good pop melody with a good dance beat. But the highlights are too few. It is not even a very good dance album. Ivan is not in touch with 1990s dance sounds and the attempts to be contemporary sound forced and uninteresting. Ivan produced some incredible material with Men Without Hats but his brilliance does not show on this release. For collectors or completists only. As a point of interest, Ivan is wearing a hat on the front sleeve.
 
Aaron Badgley - All Music Guide
 
 
 
The Spell is a 1997 solo album by singer and songwriter Ivan Doroschuk, the leader of Men Without Hats, recording as "Ivan." The release and songwriting credits used only Doroschuk's first name.
 
The two singles and music videos from the album were "Open Your Eyes" and "Superbadgirls". It was the only solo album he made; a followup, Mote in God's Eye, was retitled No Hats Beyond This Point in 2003 and released under the name of Men Without Hats.
 
Writing for AllMusic, Aaron Badgley wrote that the album was a "disappointing affair", referring to "Superbadgirls" as "embarrassing." He nevertheless described the title track and "Open Your Eyes" as "highlights."
 
wikipedia.org
 

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