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Album Review: Mosaic

  • Artist: Wang Chung
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1986
  • Total Time: 40:06
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

The incessantly catchy pop-funk number "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" illustrates the change in musical direction Wang Chung undertook on Mosaic. Backing away from the synth-laced pop/rock that characterized their earlier albums, the duo concentrated on dance-pop. Apart from the singles "Everybody Have Fun Tonight," "Let's Go!," and "Hypnotize Me," the band had trouble coming up with well-constructed pop songs, making Mosaic a checkered affair. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Everybody Have Fun Tonight (Lyrics) Nick Feldman, Peter Wolf, Jack Hues Wang Chung (4:48)
Hypnotize Me Wang Chung Wang Chung (4:41)
The Flat Horizon Wang Chung Wang Chung (4:52)
Betrayal Wang Chung, Peter Wolf Wang Chung (4:44)
Let's Go Wang Chung Wang Chung (4:31)
Eyes of the Girl Wang Chung Wang Chung (4:54)
A Fool and His Money Jack Hues, Peter Wolf, Michael Leeson, Peter Vale Wang Chung (4:45)
The World in Which We Live Wang Chung Wang Chung (7:07)

Credits

Harry Sokal (Soprano), Brian Malouf (Engineer), John Kalodner (?), Jim Dineen (?), Harry Sokal (Sax (Tenor)), Peter Wolf (Producer), Ina Wolf (Vocals), Peter Muller (Engineer), John Kalodner (Voices), Jack Hues (Keyboards), Peter Wolf (Drums), Bernie Grundman (Mastering), Michael McDonald (Voices), Brian Malouf (Mixing), Michael McDonald (Vocals), Steven Ford (Mixing), Peter Wolf (Synclavier), Simon Fowler (Photography), Kevin Dorsey (?), Nick Feldman (Bass), Phil Perry (Vocals), Jack Hues (Vocals), Phillip Ingram (Vocals), Norman Moore (Art Direction), Joe Pizzulo (Vocals), Nick Feldman (Guitar), Marvin Wolf (Assistant Engineer), Siedah Garrett (Vocals), Hannes Kottek (Trumpet), Oren Waters (Vocals), Peter Wolf (Arranger), Nick Feldman (Keyboards), Jack Hues (Guitar), Dann Huff (Guitar), Harry Sokal (Sax (Soprano)), Nick Feldman (Vocals), Peter Wolf (Keyboards), Harry Sokal (Sax (Alto)), Norman Moore (Design), Peter Wolf (Choir, Chorus), Harry Sokal (Horn), Julia Waters (Vocals), Tim Alban (Assistant Engineer)
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Mosaic
Studio album by Wang Chung
Released October 14, 1986
Recorded 1985-1986
Genre New Wave
Pop rock
Length 40:06
Label Geffen
24115
Producer Peter Wolf
Professional reviews
Wang Chung chronology
To Live and Die in L.A.
(1985)
Mosaic
(1986)
The Warmer Side of Cool
(1989)
Alternate cover
Alternate album cover
Singles from Mosaic
  1. "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"
    Released: October 13, 1986
  2. "Let's Go!"
    Released: 1987
  3. "Hypnotize Me"
    Released: 1987

Mosaic is Wang Chung's fourth album and third on Geffen Records. Released in 1986, Mosaic was commercially successful due to three singles: "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" (reached a high of #2 on the Billboard Hot 100), "Let's Go!" (#9 on the Hot 100) and "Hypnotize Me" (#36 on the Hot 100). Mosaic earned a Gold rating by the RIAA, and hit #41 on the Billboard 200 album charts.

Contents

Cover art

The album cover features horizontal photographs of singer/guitarist Jack Hues and bassist Nick Feldman, with a mosaic effect applied to the pictures. The resulting graphic is a literal representation of the album's title.

Track listing

All songs produced and arranged by Wang Chung and Peter Wolf; all songs written by Wang Chung, unless noted otherwise.

CD

# Title Length
1. "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" (Wang Chung, Peter Wolf) 4:47
2. "Hypnotize Me"   4:42
3. "The Flat Horizon"   4:49
4. "Betrayal" (Wang Chung, Wolf) 4:40
5. "Let's Go!"   4:30
6. "Eyes of the Girl"   4:50
7. "A Fool and His Money" (Michael Lesson, Peter Vale, Jack Hues, Wolf) 4:44
8. "The World in Which We Live"   7:04
40:06

Cassette/LP

Side One

# Title Length
1. "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" (Wang Chung, Wolf) 4:47
2. "Hypnotize Me"   4:42
3. "The Flat Horizon"   4:49
4. "Betrayal" (Wang Chung, Wolf) 4:40
18:58

Side Two

# Title Length
1. "Let's Go!"   4:30
2. "Eyes of the Girl"   4:50
3. "A Fool and His Money" (Michael Lesson, Peter Vale, Jack Hues, Wolf) 4:44
4. "The World in Which We Live"   7:04
21:08

Chart performance

Chart (1986) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 41
  • Year end charts
  • U.S.A.: #81 (1987)

Certifications

Organization Level Date
RIAA - USA Gold October 2, 1997

Personnel

  • Lead Vocals: Jack Hues, Nick Feldman (on "Let's Go!")
  • Additional Vocals: Nick Feldman, Kevin Dorsey, Siedah Garrett, Phil Perry, Joe Pizzulo, Michael McDonald, Julia Waters, Oren Waters and Ina Wolf
  • Guitars: Jack Hues, Nick Feldman and Dann Huff (on "Hypnotize Me")
  • Bass Guitars: Nick Feldman
  • Drums: Peter Wolf
  • Horns: Herbert Graf (baritone sax), Otmar Klein (alto, tenor sax), Hannes Kottek (trumpet) and Harry Sokal (soprano, alto, tenor sax)
  • Keyboards: Jack Hues, Nick Feldman, Peter Wolf
  • Synclaviér: Peter Wolf
    • Overseen by Machmud, corrected by Al
  • Choral Voices: Peter Wolf
    • Overseen by Machmud, corrected by Al
  • Engineered by Brian Malouf and Peter Muller
    • Assisted by Tim Alban, Jim Dineen, Steve Ford and Marvin Wolf
  • Recorded at Videosonics, London; Sound Mill Studios, Vienna
  • Mixed at CAN-AM Recorders, Tarzana, California; Mama Jo's, North Hollywood, California ("Hypnotize Me" only)
  • Mixed by Paul Gomersall, Martyn "Max" Heyes and Tim Weidener
  • Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood
  • CDD Pre-Mastering by WCI Record Group
  • Photography by Simon Fowler
  • Art Direction and Design by Norman Moore
  • John Kalodner : John Kalodner
  • Management: David Massey for Domino Directions, Ltd.
  • Thanks to Tim, Stephanie, Dennis and Linda, Tina Rivett, Karen Gordon, as well as all at Hapstead West, London. To Peter, Ingrid, Andre Heller, Café Diglas and Café Ball in Vienna. To Jim, Tim and Kerry in Tarzana, California. Also to the Marriott Brothers and all at the Warner Center Marriott Hotel, Woodland Hills, California
    • Special thanks to David Massey, Ed Rosenblatt, Peter Reichardt, Ken Kraus, Michael and Terry Lippman, Elaine Black, Larry Cummins, New England Digital, Monster Cable, A.K.G., Bosendorfer, Hofex, keep going, call that going? Call that on?

 
 
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