Plagiarism (Sparks album)

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Plagiarism (Sparks album) - Wikipedia

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Plagiarism

Studio album by

Sparks

Released

1997

Studio

Sparks Studio, Los Angeles
CTS Studios, London
Coast Recorders, San Francisco
RAK Studios, London

Length

74:17

Label

Oglio

Producer

Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Faith No More, Erasure

Sparks chronology

Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins
(1994)

Plagiarism
(1997)

Balls
(2000)

Singles from Plagiarism

"The Number One Song In Heaven"
Released: October 18, 1997
"This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us (with Faith No More)"
Released: December 6, 1997

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Uncut	^[2]

Plagiarism is the 17th album by American rock band Sparks. It is a tribute album of sorts featuring new alternate versions of some of their best known songs.

Release

Plagiarism was not successful across Europe like its predecessor Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins, and did not chart significantly in any territory. The two singles performed well enough to register in the lower regions of the UK Singles Chart. The first single from the album, "The Number One Song in Heaven", included the vocals of Jimmy Somerville and reached #70 in October 1997.^[3] Remixes of the single reached the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart (and currently their final entry) in 1999 at #28.^[4] The second single; "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" did better, and was buoyed by the presence of Faith No More, it peaked at #40 (and remains Sparks last UK top 40 single to date) in December 1997.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat"	Ron Mael, Russell Mael	3:36
2.	"This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us"	Ron Mael	4:03
3.	"No 1 Song in Heaven (Part Two)"	Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Giorgio Moroder	4:06
4.	"Funny Face"	Ron Mael, Russell Mael	5:11
5.	"When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'"	Ron Mael, Russell Mael	5:44
6.	"Angst in My Pants"	Ron Mael, Russell Mael	5:19
7.	"Change"	Ron Mael, Russell Mael	5:26
8.	"Popularity"	Ron Mael, Russell Mael	4:21
9.	"Something for the Girl with Everything"	Ron Mael	2:52
10.	"This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" (with Faith No More)	Ron Mael	3:00
11.	"Beat the Clock"	Ron Mael, Russell Mael	4:30
12.	"Big Brass Ring"	Ron Mael, Russell Mael	4:20
13.	"Amateur Hour" (with Erasure)	Ron Mael	3:35
14.	"Propaganda"	Ron Mael	2:35
15.	"When I'm with You"		4:06
16.	"Something for the Girl with Everything" (with Faith No More)	Ron Mael	3:15
17.	"Orchestral Collage"	Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Giorgio Moroder	0:24
18.	"The Number One Song in Heaven" (with Jimmy Somerville)	Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Giorgio Moroder	5:19
19.	"Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth"	Ron Mael	2:35

Personnel

Russell Mael – vocals, production, mixing
Ron Mael – keyboards, production
Metro Voices – vocal backing on "Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat", "When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'", "The Number One Song in Heaven" and "Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth"
Dean Menta – guitar on "Funny Face"
Tony Visconti – orchestral, choral arrangements and conducting on "Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat", "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us", "When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'", "Change", "Something for the Girl with Everything", "Propaganda", "The Number One Song in Heaven" and "Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth"
John Thomas – mixing
Greg Penny – mixing
Eskimos and Egypt – additional production, remix, bass, guitar and drums on "Angst in My Pants"
Faith No More – production and performer on "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" and "Something for the Girl with Everything"
Erasure – production and performer on "Amateur Hour"
Jenny O'Grady and David Porter-Thomas – additional vocals on "Propaganda"
Jimmy Somerville – performer on "The Number One Song in Heaven"

References

^ Allmusic review
^ Roberts, Chris (December 1997). "Mael bonding sessions". Uncut. No. 7. p. 90.
^ ^a ^b "Sparks - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
^ "Allmusic - Billboard Singles - Sparks". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-09-22.

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Ron Mael Russell Mael Jim Mankey Earle Mankey Harley Feinstein Martin Gordon Adrian Fisher Norman "Dinky" Diamond Trevor White Ian Hampton Bob Haag Leslie Bohem David Kendrick Christi Haydon Tammy Glover Dean Menta
Albums	Halfnelson/Sparks A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing Kimono My House Propaganda Indiscreet Big Beat Introducing Sparks Nº 1 in Heaven Terminal Jive Whomp That Sucker Angst in My Pants In Outer Space Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat Music That You Can Dance To Interior Design Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins Plagiarism Balls Lil' Beethoven Hello Young Lovers Exotic Creatures of the Deep The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman Two Hands, One Mouth: Live in Europe Hippopotamus A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte
Singles	"This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" "Amateur Hour" "Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth" "I Want to Hold Your Hand" "The Number One Song in Heaven" "Beat the Clock" "When I'm with You" "I Predict" "Cool Places" "With All My Might" "When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'" "When I Kiss You (I Hear Charlie Parker Playing)" "Now That I Own the BBC" "Dick Around" "Johnny Delusional"
Related	Giorgio Moroder Telex Sex (Telex album) Noël Gleaming Spires Les Rita Mitsouko Devo Todd Rundgren Sparks Spectacular Tony Visconti Jane Wiedlin FFS (self-titled album) The Sparks Brothers Annette
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