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Points on the Curve is the second studio album by English new wave band Wang Chung, released in July 1983 by Geffen Records.

Points on the Curve
Studio album by
Wang Chung
ReleasedJuly 1983 (UK)
16 January 1984 (US)
Recorded1983
StudioAbbey Road Studios, London
Genre
  • New wave
  • pop rock
Length43:15
LabelGeffen
Producer
  • Chris Hughes
  • Ross Cullum
Wang Chung chronology
Huang Chung
(1982)		 Points on the Curve
(1983)		 To Live and Die in L.A.
(1985)
Singles from Points on the Curve
  1. "Dance Hall Days"
    Released: 1984
  2. "Don't Let Go"
    Released: 1984
  3. "Don't Be My Enemy"
    Released: 1984
  4. "Wait"
    Released: 1984

Background


Points on the Curve is Wang Chung's first album since changing their name from Huang Chung and switching from Arista to the Geffen record label. It reached #30 on the Billboard 200 album charts on 14 July 1984 and features the #1 dance single "Dance Hall Days" and includes the hit singles: "Don't Let Go", "Don't Be My Enemy" and "Wait". The album cover was designed, and featured art direction by Barney Bubbles, who would kill himself three months after this album was released in the UK.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Smash Hits5/10 [1]

Track listing


All songs written and composed by Jack Hues; co-writers are noted.

Side one
No.TitleCo-writer(s)Length
1."Dance Hall Days" 3:59
2."Wait" 4:25
3."True Love"Nick Feldman3:51
4."The Waves"
  • Darren Costin
  • Feldman
4:29
5."Look at Me Now" 4:37
Total length:21:20
Side two
No.TitleCo-writer(s)Length
1."Don't Let Go"Feldman4:22
2."Even If You Dream"David Burnand4:11
3."Don't Be My Enemy"
  • Costin
  • Feldman
4:23
4."Devoted Friends" 4:09
5."Talk It Out"Feldman4:50
Total length:21:55

Personnel


Credits are adapted from the Points on the Curve liner notes.[2]


Chart performance



Weekly charts


Chart (1984) Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 56
U.S. Billboard 200 30
U.K. Top 75 Albums 34

Year-end charts


Chart (1984) Rank
US Billboard Hot 100 59

References


  1. McCloskey, Brian (15 March 1984). "Smash Hits, March 15, 1984 - p.27". Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  2. Points on the Curve (CD booklet). Wang Chung. Geffen Records. 1983.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 332. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.




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