Mosaic
Studio album by
Wang Chung
Released14 October 1986 (1986-10-14)
Recorded1986
Studio
  • Videosonics (London, England)
  • Sound Mill Studios (Vienna, Austria)
GenreDance-pop[1]
Length40:06
LabelGeffen
24115
ProducerPeter Wolf
Wang Chung chronology
To Live and Die in L.A.
(1985)		 Mosaic
(1986)		 The Warmer Side of Cool
(1989)
Alternative cover
Alternate album cover
Singles from Mosaic
  1. "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"
    Released: September 1986
  2. "Let's Go!"
    Released: 6 January 1987
  3. "Hypnotize Me"
    Released: 5 May 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Mosaic is the fourth studio album by the English new wave band Wang Chung, released on 14 October 1986 by Geffen Records. The album was commercially successful, producing three US Top 40 songs: "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" (peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100), "Let's Go!" (No. 9 on the Hot 100), and "Hypnotize Me" (No. 36 on the Hot 100). Mosaic earned a Gold certification by the RIAA and peaked at No. 41 on the Billboard 200 album charts.

Cover art

The album cover features photographs of lead vocalist and 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. The sleeve features Hues on the front cover with the track listing of side one, while the reverse is upside down and shows Feldman with the track listing of side two. On some CD editions, both photographs have been laid horizontally on the front cover, and the full track listing appears on the back cover.

Track listing

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

CD

No.TitleWriter(s)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"
4:44
8."The World in Which We Live" 7:04
Total length:40:06

Cassette/LP

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)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
Total length:18:58
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)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
Total length:21:08

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 94
US Billboard 200 41

Year-end charts

Chart (1987) Position
US Billboard 200 81

Certifications

Organization Level Date
RIAA – USA Gold 2 October 1997

Personnel

Wang Chung

Other guest musicians

Production and artwork

  • 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.

References

  1. 1 2 Mosaic at AllMusic
  2. ↑ 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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