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A Flock of Seagulls is the debut studio album by English new wave band A Flock of Seagulls, released in April 1982 by Jive Records. It hit No. 10 on the US Billboard 200 and No. 32 on the UK Albums Chart. The album includes the single "I Ran (So Far Away)", which reached the top 10 in the United States and New Zealand, as well as No. 1 in Australia. "Space Age Love Song" also reached the US top 40.

A Flock of Seagulls

Studio album by

A Flock of Seagulls

Released

28 April 1982

Recorded

Summer–Late Autumn 1981

Studio

Battery (London)

Genre

New wave
synth-pop
dark wave

Length

39:45

Label

Jive

Producer

Mike Howlett
Bill Nelson

A Flock of Seagulls chronology

A Flock of Seagulls
(1982)

Listen
(1983)

Singles from A Flock of Seagulls

"Telecommunication"
Released: 16 September 1981
"Modern Love Is Automatic"
Released: November 1981[1]
"I Ran (So Far Away)"
Released: March 1982[2]
"Space Age Love Song"
Released: 28 May 1982

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]
Smash Hits	5/10[6]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	8/10[7]
Tom Hull – on the Web	B+ ()[8]
The Village Voice	A−[9]

The album received good reviews upon its release and radio airplay.[10][5] In his retrospective review for AllMusic, Tom Demalon gave the album 4.5 stars, calling it "great fun and a wonderful collection of new wave ear candy."

Critic Robert Christgau was also happy with it, giving it an A− and saying that it is "so transparently, guilelessly expedient that it actually provides the hook-chocked fun most current pop bands only advertise."[9] Other reviews pointed out the bands "pioneering sounds, compelling hooks and undeniably addictive gimmicks."[5]

The band, and particularly this album, were influential during the 1980s for their image[11] and for their production techniques. Record producer Phil Spector called the album "phenomenal."[12]

The album track "D.N.A." won a Grammy Award in 1983 for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mike Score, Ali Score, Frank Maudsley and Paul Reynolds.

Original UK LP
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Modern Love Is Automatic"	3:54
2.	"Messages"	2:57
3.	"I Ran (So Far Away)"	5:12
4.	"Space Age Love Song"	3:52
5.	"You Can Run"	4:30
6.	"Telecommunication"	2:33
7.	"Standing in the Doorway"	4:46
8.	"Don't Ask Me"	2:52
9.	"D.N.A."	2:30
10.	"Tokyo"	2:59
11.	"Man Made"	5:46
Total length:		41:10

2011 remastered CD reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Pick Me Up"	3:11
13.	"Windows"	3:30
14.	"Tanglimara"	4:30
15.	"Intro"	3:24
Total length:		56:30

US track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Ran (So Far Away)"	3:58
2.	"Space Age Love Song"	3:45
3.	"You Can Run"	4:28
4.	"Don't Ask Me"	2:46
5.	"Messages"	2:51
6.	"Telecommunication"	2:31
7.	"Modern Love Is Automatic"	3:49
8.	"Standing in the Doorway"	4:41
9.	"D.N.A."	2:30
10.	"Man Made"	5:38

Personnel

A Flock of Seagulls

Mike Score – lead vocals, keyboards, additional rhythm guitar
Paul Reynolds – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Frank Maudsley – bass guitar, backing vocals
Ali Score – drums, percussion

Production

Mike Howlett – production (all tracks except "Telecommunication", "Tanglimara" and "Intro")
Bill Nelson – production ("Telecommunication")
Steve Lovell and A Flock of Seagulls – production ("Tanglimara" and "Intro")
Mark Dearnley – engineering
Mike Shipley – engineering
"BillBo" – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *A Flock of Seagulls*
Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australia Albums (Kent Music Report)[13]	19
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[14]	5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15]	26
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16]	6
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17]	32
UK Albums (OCC)[18]	32
US Billboard 200[19]	10
US Rock Albums (Billboard)[20]	8

Year-end charts

1982 year-end chart performance for *A Flock of Seagulls*
Chart (1982)	Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[21]	100
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[22]	35
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[23]	31
US Billboard 200[24]	63

1983 year-end chart performance for *A Flock of Seagulls*
Chart (1983)	Position
US Billboard 200[25]	94

Certifications

Certifications for *A Flock of Seagulls*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[26]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)[27]	Gold	7,500^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[28]	Silver	60,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)[29]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

"A Flock of Seagulls – Modern Love Is Automatic".
"A Flock of Seagulls – I Ran (So Far Away)".
Demalon, Tom. "A Flock of Seagulls – A Flock of Seagulls". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). "A Flock of Seagulls". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
Considine, J. D.; Randall, Mac (2004). "A Flock of Seagulls". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 304–305. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
Schlosberg, Karen (15 April 1982). "Albums". Smash Hits. p. 33. ISSN 0260-3004 – via Flickr.
Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
Hull, Tom (26 April 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
Christgau, Robert (30 November 1982). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
Rubin, Nick (November 2011). "US college radio, the 'New British Invasion' and media alterity". Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast and Audio Media. 9 (2): 127–143. doi:10.1386/rjao.9.2.127_1. ISSN 1476-4504.
Cross, Charles R. (30 August 2001). "Never mind the hair bands, here's a Flock of Seagulls!". Salon.com. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
Thompson, Dave (2003). Wall of Pain: The Biography of Phil Spector. Sanctuary Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86074-543-0.
Kent 1993.
"Top RPM Albums: Issue 6556". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
"Offiziellecharts.de – A Flock of Seagulls – A Flock of Seagulls" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
"Charts.nz – A Flock of Seagulls – A Flock of Seagulls". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
"Swedishcharts.com – A Flock of Seagulls – A Flock of Seagulls". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
"A Flock of Seagulls | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
"Billboard 200 – Week of October 23, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
"Rock Albums". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 33. 21 August 1982. p. 30. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books.
Kent 1993, p. 434.
"Top 100 Albums 82". RPM. Vol. 37, no. 19. 25 December 1982. p. 19. ISSN 0033-7064 – via Library and Archives Canada.
"Top Selling Albums of 1982". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
"Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
"Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Archived from the original on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
"Canadian album certifications – A Flock of Seagulls – A Flock of Seagulls". Music Canada. 1 February 1984. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
"New Zealand album certifications – A Flock of Seagulls – A Flock of Seagulls". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
"British album certifications – A Flock of Seagulls – A Flock of Seagulls". British Phonographic Industry. 13 January 1983. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
"American album certifications – A Flock of Seagulls – A Flock of Seagulls". Recording Industry Association of America. 2 December 1982. Retrieved 24 May 2019.

Bibliography

Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

v t e A Flock of Seagulls
Mike Score Pando Kevin Rankin Gord Deppe Frank Maudsley Ali Score Willie Woo Mark Edmondson Paul Reynolds Chris Chryssaphis Gary Steadnin Ed Berner Dave Maerz Kaya Pryor Mike Radcliffe Mike Railton Jonte Wilkins Mike Marquart A.J. Mazzetti Dean Pichette Joe Rodriguez Darryl Sons Rob Wright Michael Brahm
Studio albums	A Flock of Seagulls (1982) Listen (1983) The Story of a Young Heart (1984) Dream Come True (1986) The Light at the End of the World (1995) Ascension (2018)
Compilation albums	The Best of A Flock of Seagulls (1987) I Ran: The Best of A Flock of Seagulls (2004)
Extended plays	Modern Love Is Automatic
Singles	"Talking" "Telecommunication" "I Ran (So Far Away)" "Space Age Love Song" "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" "The More You Live, the More You Love" "Who's That Girl (She's Got It)" "Heartbeat Like a Drum"
Other songs	"D.N.A." "Modern Love Is Automatic"
Related	Discography
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A Flock of Seagulls[1] es el álbum debut homónimo de la banda new wave A Flock of Seagulls. Fue lanzado en 1982 bajo los sellos Jive records/Arista Records y contó con el éxito internacional del sencillo I Ran (So far away), que alcanzó el Top 10 en los Estados Unidos y Nueva Zelanda, así como # 1 en Australia. La canción Space age love song, también fue otro éxito de la agrupación. Con los éxitos de los singles, el álbum alcanzó el # 10 en los Estados Unidos. El álbum recibió buenas críticas en su lanzamiento.[cita requerida]

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