Listen was the second album release by the UK synthpop band A Flock of Seagulls, released in 1983. It teamed the musical group with record producer Mike Howlett again, except on the single release "(It's Not Me) Talking" which was produced by Bill Nelson. The record included the UK Top 10 hit "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)". The shape of a person's face on its sleeve cover is in fact the band's drummer, Ali Score.
Track listing
- "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" – 5:31
- "Nightmares" – 4:37
- "Transfer Affection" – 5:21
- "What Am I Supposed To Do" – 4:13
- "Electrics" – 3:33
- "The Traveller" – 3:26
- "2-30" – 0:59
- "Over the Border" – 5:04
- "The Fall" – 4:30
- "(It's Not Me) Talking" – 5:00
Note: this is the track listing for the original LP release. The cassette version and the 1992 CD version (on the Beehive label) have these tracks in a slightly different order, with the additional tracks "Rosenmontag", "Quicksand", and "The Last Flight of Yuri Gagarin" interspersed (although the track listing for the CD edition, printed on the inserts and the disc itself, incorrectly follows the LP track listing above rather than reflecting the disc's actual contents). The 2004 CD version has the ten tracks in the order listed above, followed by the three additional tracks "Committed", "Quicksand", and a live rendition of their hit "I Ran (So Far Away)". "(It's Not Me) Talking" was released in 1981, three years before Listen was released on Bill Nelson's Cocteau label. The version of the song used on Listen appears to be a re-recorded version; as a consequence, the Cocteau version has yet to see a CD release.
Personnel
Chart positions
| Chart |
Peak
position |
| U.S. Billboard 200 |
16 |
| United Kingdom |
16 |
| Germany |
14 |
| Switzerland |
44 |
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