Rip It Up
Studio album by
Orange Juice
ReleasedNovember 1982
StudioBerwick Street Studios, London
GenrePost-punk, new wave[1]
Length42:16
LabelPolydor
ProducerMartin Hayles
Orange Juice chronology
You Can't Hide Your Love Forever
(1982)		 Rip It Up
(1982)		 Texas Fever
(1984)

Rip It Up is the second album by Scottish post-punk band Orange Juice, released in 1982.[2][3] It contains their hit song of the same name, which reached the Top 10.[4] The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[7]
Smash Hits8/10[8]

Trouser Press wrote that the album "explores the first album's ingenuousness in greater depth with thought-provoking results... Though young love remains the theme, tension has replaced cuteness."[9] Neil Tennant of Smash Hits gave the album an 8 out of 10 and wrote that "no one can accuse them of being twee anymore ... a big step forward which they can be proud of and you can enjoy."[8]

Track listing

  1. "Rip It Up" – 5:19 (Edwyn Collins, David McClymont, Malcolm Ross, Zeke Manyika)
  2. "A Million Pleading Faces" – 3:14 (Manyika)
  3. "Mud in Your Eye" – 3:56 (Collins)
  4. "Turn Away" – 3:19 (Ross)
  5. "Breakfast Time" – 5:10 (Collins)
  6. "I Can't Help Myself" – 5:05 (Collins, McClymont)
  7. "Flesh of My Flesh" – 3:15 (Collins)
  8. "Louise Louise" – 2:51 (Collins)
  9. "Hokoyo" – 5:06 (Collins, McClymont, Ross, Manyika, Zop Cormorant)
  10. "Tenterhook" – 5:01 (Collins)

1998 Reissue Bonus Tracks

  1. "Tongues Begin to Wag" - 4:14 (Collins, McClymont, Ross, Manyika)
  2. "Barbecue" - 4:48 (Collins, McClymont, Ross, Manyika)
  3. "Flesh of My Flesh" (7" version) - 3:16 (Collins)

Personnel

Orange Juice
  • Edwyn Collins – vocals, guitar, violin
  • Malcolm Ross – guitar, vocals, synthesizer, piano, organ
  • David McClymont – bass, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Zeke Manyika – drums, vocals, percussion, synthesizer

with:

  • Dick Morrissey - saxophone
  • Martin Drover - flugelhorn
  • Martin Hayles - piano, synthesizer
  • Mel Gaynor - percussion
  • Louise Waddle - handclaps
  • Gavyn Wright - violin
  • Paul Quinn - vocals
  • Danny Cummings - percussion on "Flesh of My Flesh"
Technical
  • Gwyn Mathias - additional engineering
  • Orange Juice - sleeve design
  • Eric Watson - photography

References

  1. ↑ "The 50 Best New Wave Albums". Paste Magazine. 30 August 2016.
  2. ↑ The Rough Guide to Rock (2nd ed.). Rough Guides Ltd. 1999. p. 714.
  3. ↑ Taylor, Steve (2006). The A to X of Alternative Music. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 171.
  4. ↑ "Orange Juice". Official Charts. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  5. ↑ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (7 February 2006). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 0-7893-1371-5.
  6. ↑ "Rip It Up Review by Tim Sendra". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  8. 1 2 Tennant, Neil (28 October – 10 November 1982). "Orange Juice: Rip It Up (Polydor)". Smash Hits: 23.
  9. ↑ "Orange Juice". Trouser Press. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
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