Up is the fifth studio album by the 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.
In 2005, a digitally remastered CD of the album was released with five bonus tracks.
Track listing
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 Martin Fry – producer Mark White – producer Blaze – additional production (3, 9) Mark Stent – engineer (1, 3–11) Bob Kraushaar – mixing (1, 2, 4–8), engineer (2), remixing (10, 11) Julian Mendelsohn – mixing (3) Graeme Park – remixing (9) Mike Pickering – remixing (9) Tim Burrell – assistant engineer Ian Cooper – mastering at Townhouse Studios (London, UK) ABC – sleeve design Design KB – sleeve design Paul Cox – photography Bennett Freed – management
Charts Chart (1989)PeakpositionUK Albums Chart58
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