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Visage is the debut studio album by the British new wave band Visage. It was recorded at Genetic Sound Studios in Reading, Berkshire and released in November 1980 by Polydor Records.

Visage

Studio album by

Visage

Released

November 1980

Recorded

1979–1980

Studio

Genetic Studios, Reading, Berkshire, England

Genre

Synthpop, new wave

Length

38:27

Label

Polydor

Producer

Midge Ure, Visage

Visage chronology

Visage
(1980)

Visage EP
(1981)

Singles from Visage

"Tar"
Released: 2 November 1979
"Fade to Grey"
Released: 14 November 1980
"Mind of a Toy"
Released: 6 March 1981
"Visage"
Released: 3 July 1981

Release

Visage was released in November 1980. It reached No. 13 in the UK and was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry in March 1981.[1][2] "Fade to Grey" was released as a single and became a hit, reaching No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart and Top 10 positions in Europe, including No. 1 in Germany and Switzerland. Further singles, "Mind of a Toy" and the title track "Visage" were also UK Top 30 hits.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Robert Christgau	B−[4]
Smash Hits	5/10[5]

Aaron Krehbie of Digital Audio commented that "Moon over Moscow" and "Blocks on Blocks" are "perfect examples of Visage at its best". However, Krehbie also opined that the album was not "the group's best effort", preferring the group's next album, The Anvil.[6]

In his retrospective review, Dan LeRoy of AllMusic wrote "this is the music that best represents the short-lived but always underrated new romantic movement", calling it "a consistently fine creation".[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Visage (Billy Currie, Rusty Egan, Dave Formula, John McGeoch, Steve Strange and Midge Ure), except where noted.

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Visage"		3:53
2.	"Blocks on Blocks"		4:00
3.	"The Dancer"	Egan, Ure	3:40
4.	"Tar"	Barry Adamson, Currie, Egan, Formula, McGeoch, Strange, Ure	3:32
5.	"Fade to Grey"	Currie, Chris Payne, Ure	4:02

Side B
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Malpaso Man"	4:14
7.	"Mind of a Toy"	4:28
8.	"Moon Over Moscow"	4:00
9.	"Visa-age"	4:20
10.	"The Steps"	3:14

CD reissue bonus track
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Fade to Grey (Dance Mix)"	6:41

Personnel

Visage

Steve Strange – lead vocals
Midge Ure – guitar, backing vocals, synthesizers
John McGeoch – guitar, backing vocals, saxophone
Dave Formula – synthesizer
Billy Currie – electric violin, synthesizer
Rusty Egan – drums, backing vocals, electronic percussion

Additional personnel

Barry Adamson – bass guitar (1, 2, 4)
Chris Payne – synthesizer (5)
Cedric Sharpley – drums, electronic drums programming (5)
Brigitte Arens – voice (5)

Technical

John Hudson – recording, engineering, mixing
Iain Gillies — sleeve artwork, a blue/grey tinted monochrome original painting, (based on a b/w photograph by Peter Ashworth)
Peter Ashworth – original sleeve photography (redrawn for publication)
Martin Rushent - Co Production and mixing

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Visage*
Chart (1981)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[7]	17
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8]	11
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9]	1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10]	14
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11]	22
UK Albums (OCC)[12]	13
US Billboard 200[13]	178

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Visage*
Chart (1981)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14]	9
UK Albums (OCC)[15]	60

Certifications

Certifications for *Visage*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[16]	Gold	100,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[17]	Gold	250,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[18]	Silver	60,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

"Visage | Artist | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
"Certified Awards". BPI. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
LeRoy, Dan. "Visage – Visage | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Visage". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
Hillier, Beverly (11–24 December 1980). "Albums". Smash Hits: 33.
Krehbiel, Aaron (September 1984). "Visage". Digital Audio. 1 (1): 80. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 330. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
"Austriancharts.at – Visage – Visage" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Visage – Visage" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
"Charts.nz – Visage – Visage". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
"Swedishcharts.com – Visage – Visage". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
"Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
"Visage | Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1981" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Scaping, Peter, ed. (1982). "The Top 200 LPs: January–December 1981". BPI Year Book 1982 (5th ed.). London: British Phonographic Industry. pp. 50–53. ISBN 0-906154-03-0.
"French album certifications – Visage – Visage" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 17 November 2021. Select VISAGE and click OK.
"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Visage; 'Visage')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
"British album certifications – Visage – Visage". British Phonographic Industry. 4 March 1981. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

External links

Visage at Discogs (list of releases)

v t e Visage
Steve Strange Rusty Egan Midge Ure Billy Currie Dave Formula John McGeoch Barry Adamson Gary Barnacle Robin Simon
Studio albums	Visage The Anvil Beat Boy Hearts and Knives Demons to Diamonds
Compilation albums	Visage (EP) Fade to Grey: The Singles Collection Master Series The Damned Don't Cry
Live albums	Orchestral
Singles	"Tar" "Fade to Grey" "Mind of a Toy" "Visage" "The Damned Don't Cry" "Night Train" "Pleasure Boys" "Love Glove" "Beat Boy"
Videos	Visage
Related articles	Visage discography Ultravox Magazine Blitz Kids

На других языках

[de] Visage (Album)

Visage ist das Debütalbum der gleichnamigen britischen Popband Visage. Es wurde in den Genetic Sound Studios in Reading aufgenommen, in den Mayfair Studios in London abgemischt und von Polygram am 10. November 1980 veröffentlicht. Das Album erreichte Platz 13 der britischen Charts und erhielt im März 1981 eine Silberne Schallplatte von der British Phonographic Industry. Beim Bundesverband der Phonographischen Wirtschaft wurde 1981 eine Goldene Schallplatte registriert. Das bekannteste Stück des Albums ist die Hitsingle Fade to Grey. Die Single gilt als Hymne der frühen 1980er Modewelle New Romantic.

- [en] Visage (Visage album)

[es] Visage (álbum)

Visage es el primer álbum (y homónimo) del grupo británico Visage. Fue realizado por PolyGram en 1980 y contiene el gran éxito internacional Fade to Grey.

[ru] Visage (альбом)

Visage — дебютный студийный альбом британской поп-группы Visage, записанный на Genetic Sound Studios в Рединге (Англия) и выпущенный на Polydor Records 10 ноября 1980 года. Альбом достиг 13-й позиции в чарте Великобритании[1], а в марте 1981 стал серебряным.

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