Up (Right Said Fred album) - Composition

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Up is the debut album by English pop group Right Said Fred, released in 1992 on Charisma Records and Tug Recordings. The album contains the group's only United States Top 40 hit, "I'm Too Sexy", which was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks in February 1992, and their only UK number-one hit "Deeply Dippy", which stayed in that position for three weeks from April to May 1992.

Studio album by

Right Said Fred

Released

16 March 1992

Recorded

1991–1992

Genre

Dance-pop

Length

40:10

Label

Tug (UK)
Charisma (US)

Producer

TommyD

Right Said Fred chronology

Up
(1992)

Sex and Travel
(1993)

Singles from Up

"I'm Too Sexy"
Released: July 1991
"Don't Talk Just Kiss"
Released: November 1991
"Deeply Dippy"
Released: March 1992
"Those Simple Things" / "Daydream"
Released: July 1992

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]
Smash Hits	5/5[3]

Up is Right Said Fred's only US album release to date, peaking at number 46 on the Billboard 200. It reached number one on the UK Albums Chart.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Richard Fairbrass, Fred Fairbrass and Rob Manzoli.

Original 1992 release
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love for All Seasons"	4:16
2.	"No One on Earth"	3:23
3.	"I'm Too Sexy"	2:52
4.	"Do Ya Feel"	4:34
5.	"Is It True About Love?"	4:57
6.	"Deeply Dippy"	3:21
7.	"Swan"	3:10
8.	"Don't Talk Just Kiss"	4:01
9.	"Upon My Heart"	4:19
10.	"Those Simple Things"	5:08
Total length:		40:10

2007 bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"I'm Too Sexy" (Extended Club Mix)
12.	"I'm Too Sexy 2007" (Tastemakers 12" Mix)
13.	"Deeply Dippy" (Deeply Brassy Mix)
14.	"Bumped" (Acshun Remix)
15.	"Hands Up for Lovers" (The Morning Mix)
16.	"What a Day for a Daydream"

2007 bonus DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'm Too Sexy" (Music video)
2.	"I'm Too Sexy 2007" (Music video)
3.	"Deeply Dippy" (Music video)
4.	"Don't Talk Just Kiss (Remix)" (Music video)
5.	"Hands Up for Lovers" (Music video)
6.	"Those Simple Things" (Music video)
7.	"A Love for All Seasons" (Music video)
8.	"What a Day for a Daydream" (Music video)

Track listing as above on sleeve but actual DVD contains "Stick It Out" instead of "Hands Up for Lovers".

Personnel

Richard Fairbrass – lead vocals and backing vocals, bass
Fred Fairbrass – guitars and backing vocals
Rob Manzoli – electric guitar and backing vocals

with:

Phil Spalding – bass
TommyD – synthesizers, sampler, arranger, producer and backing vocals
Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor – piano
Malcolm Duncan – saxophone
Sid Gould – trombone
Neil Sidwell – trumpet
Chuck Sabo – drums
Jocelyn Brown – backing vocals
Lily D – backing vocals
Graham Bonnett – backing vocals, engineer
Massive Gut – backing vocals
Juliet Roberts – backing vocals
Nick Ingman – arranger and string arrangements
Ian Craig Marsh – programming
Brian Pugsley – programming

Technical

Guy Holmes – executive producer
John McDonnel – engineer
Ronen Tal – engineer
Donal – assistant engineer, assistant
Andy Houston – assistant engineer
Andy Smith – assistant engineer

Charts

Chart performance for Up
Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4]	39
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5]	1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6]	9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7]	8
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8]	23
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9]	16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]	22
UK Albums (OCC)[11]	1
US Billboard 200[12]	46

Sales and certifications

Certifications for Up
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)[13]	Gold	50,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

Schnee, Stephen. "Right Said Fred: Up". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
Hunter, Jim (2 April 1992). "Right Said Fred: Up". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007.
Frith, Mark (18 March 1992). "New albums". Smash Hits. No. 347.
"Australiancharts.com – Right Said Fred – Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
"Austriancharts.at – Right Said Fred – Up" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Right Said Fred – Up" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Right Said Fred – Up" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
"Charts.nz – Right Said Fred – Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
"Swedishcharts.com – Right Said Fred – Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
"Swisscharts.com – Right Said Fred – Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
"Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
"Right Said Fred Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
"Dutch album certifications – Right Said Fred – Up" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 16 July 2022. Enter Up in the "Artiest of titel" box.

v t e Right Said Fred
Richard Fairbrass Fred Fairbrass Rob Manzoli
Albums	Up Sex and Travel Smashing! Fredhead Stand Up For Sale I'm a Celebrity Stop the World
Singles	"I'm Too Sexy" "Don't Talk Just Kiss" "Deeply Dippy" "Those Simple Things/Daydream" "Stick It Out" "Bumped" "Hands Up (4 Lovers)" "Wonderman" "You're My Mate" "Stand Up (For the Champions)" "I'm Too Sexy 2007"

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