U-Vox

U-Vox
Studio album by Ultravox
Released	1986
Recorded	1986
Genre	Pop, rock
Length	42:49
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Conny Plank Ultravox
Ultravox chronology
The Collection (1984) U-Vox (1986) Revelation (1993)
Singles from U-Vox
"Same Old Story" Released: 1986 "All Fall Down" Released: 1986 "All in One Day" Released: 1987

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U-Vox is the eighth album by Ultravox, released in 1986. This was their eighth full album and the fifth of the Midge Ure era. It was also the last Ultravox album to reach the top 10 in the UK Album Chart.

Background

Despite reaching the UK Top 10, the album was not as successful as the previous Ultravox albums from the 1980s and contained no Top 20 hit singles (with "Same Old Story" and "All Fall Down" reaching 31 and 30 respectively). In addition, drummer Warren Cann was unceremoniously dumped by the band before recording the album, being replaced by Mark Brzezicki from Big Country. The sound developed the movement away from electronic rock started by Lament further and some unusual instrumentation was used, such as the Celtic sound of "All Fall Down" with instrumentation by The Chieftains. The album's final track, "All in One Day", was arranged and conducted by George Martin.

U-Vox was the last Ultravox album with Midge Ure before the band split in 1988. Future incarnations of the band in the 1990s would feature keyboardist Billy Currie as the lone original member, though the classic line-up of the band (including Cann and Ure) would reconvene in 2008 for a tour and recorded a new album, Brilliant, which was released in 2012.

EMI Gold remastered and re-issued the U-Vox album on CD in 2000, with bonus tracks, alongside the other re-releases of the Ultravox catalogue. A remastered 2-CD version was issued in 2009, which featured the original 9-track album on CD 1 and several B-sides, mixes and demos on CD 2.

Singles

1. "Same Old Story" [#31, UK, 1986]
2. "All Fall Down" [#30, UK, 1986]
3. "All in One Day" [#88, UK, 1987]

Track listing

All songs written by Chris Cross, Billy Currie, and Midge Ure.

1. "Same Old Story" – 4:38
2. "Sweet Surrender" – 4:34
3. "Dream On" – 4:47
4. "The Prize" – 5:37
5. "All Fall Down" – 5:09
6. "Time to Kill" – 4:26
7. "Moon Madness" – 3:28
8. "Follow Your Heart" – 4:53
9. "All in One Day" – 5:09

Bonus tracks on 2000 CD re-release (7243 5 25611 2 4):

10. "3" (B-side of Same Old Story) – 4:01
11. "All in One Day (Instrumental)" (B-side extra of Same Old Story (12" version)) – 6:12
12. "Dreams?" (B-side of All Fall Down) – 2:32
13. "All Fall Down (Instrumental)" (B-side extra of All Fall Down (12" version)) – 5:34
14. "Stateless" (B-side of All in One Day) – 2:51

Tracks on CD 2 of the 2009 Remastered Definitive Edition (5099996802526):

1. "Same Old Story (Extended Version)" – 7:00
2. "3" – 4:01
3. "All In One Day (Instrumental)" – 6:13
4. "All Fall Down (Extended Version)" – 7:41
5. "Dreams?" – 2:31
6. "All Fall Down (Instrumental)" – 5:36
7. "Dream On (Recorded Live At Wembley Arena, 06 Nov 1986)" – 3:50
8. "The Prize (Recorded Live At Wembley Arena, 06 Nov 1986)" – 4:58
9. "All Fall Down (Recorded Live At Wembley Arena, 06 Nov 1986)" – 5:41
10. "Stateless" – 2:52
11. "Same Old Story (Recorded Live At Glasgow Barrowlands, 01 Nov 1986)" – 4:32
12. "Sweet Surrender (Recorded Live At Glasgow Barrowlands, 01 Nov 1986)" – 3:02
13. "All In One Day (Recorded Live At Glasgow Barrowlands, 01 Nov 1986)" – 6:46
14. "Time To Kill (Recorded Live At Glasgow Barrowlands, 01 Nov 1986)" – 2:53
15. "All In One Day (Work In Progress Mix)" – 6:31

Personnel

Ultravox

• Mark Brzezicki - drums
• Chris Cross - bass, synthesizer, backing vocals
• Billy Currie - keyboards, violin, synthesizer
• Midge Ure - guitar, lead vocals

Guest musicians

• Beggar & Co Horns – brass on "Same Old Story"
• Carol Kenyon – backing vocals on "Same Old Story" and "The Prize"
• Kevin Powell – bass on "Sweet Surrender"
• Derek Watkins, Gary Barnacle, John Thirkell, Pete Thoms – brass on "The Prize"
• The Chieftains – featured on "All Fall Down"
• George Martin – arranger and conductor on "All in One Day"

References

Ultravox
Chris Cross Warren Cann Billy Currie Midge Ure John Foxx Stevie Shears Robin Simon Mark Brzezicki Tony Fenelle Gerry Laffy Neal Wilkinson Jackie Williams Sam Blue Vinny Burns Tony Holmes Gary Williams
Studio albums	Ultravox! Ha!-Ha!-Ha! Systems of Romance Vienna Rage in Eden Quartet Lament U-Vox Revelation Ingenuity Brilliant
Live albums	Monument
Compilation albums	Three into One The Collection Rare, Vol. 1 Rare, Vol. 2 Dancing with Tears in My Eyes Extended Ultravox The Island Years The Best of Ultravox Finest
Extended plays	Retro
Singles	"Young Savage" "ROckWrok" "Frozen Ones" "Quiet Men" "Sleepwalk" "Passing Strangers" "Vienna" "All Stood Still" "The Thin Wall" "The Voice" "Reap the Wild Wind" "Hymn" "Visions in Blue" "We Came to Dance" "One Small Day" "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" "Lament" "Love's Great Adventure" "All Fall Down" "All in One Day" "Vienna 92"
Related	Discography Tiger Lily Brian Eno Steve Lillywhite Conny Plank Visage Messengers
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