Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat

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Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat - Wikipedia

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Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat

Studio album by

Sparks

Released

June 1984

Studio

Oasis Studios (Los Angeles, California)

Genre

Length

39:47

Label

Atlantic

Producer

Ian Little

Sparks chronology

In Outer Space
(1983)

Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat
(1984)

Music That You Can Dance To
(1986)

Singles from Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat

"With All My Might"
Released: June 1984
"Pretending to Be Drunk"
Released: 1984
"Progress"
Released: 1984

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat is the thirteenth studio album by American pop and rock band Sparks, released in June 1984 by Atlantic Records. It was not very well received and failed to capitalise on the commercial success of their previous studio album In Outer Space (1983). The album developed the light synth-pop sound of In Outer Space but with slightly darker lyrics revolving around Ron Mael's favourite subject matter: relationships.

Release

Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat did not chart in the US in spite of the popularity of their previous studio album In Outer Space (1983). In the UK, where the group hadn't charted since 1979, the album was also unsuccessful.

Three singles were lifted from the album. The lead single, "With All My Might", reached No. 104 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles and made the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, where it peaked at No. 28.^[2] The other two singles were "Pretending to Be Drunk" and "Progress", which were extended, remixed and released as club promos.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat"	4:07
2.	"Love Scenes"	4:20
3.	"Pretending to Be Drunk"	3:38
4.	"Progress"	4:43
5.	"With All My Might"	4:06

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Sparks in the Dark (Part One)"	0:28
7.	"Everybody Move"	2:58
8.	"A Song That Sings Itself"	4:29
9.	"Sisters"	3:53
10.	"Kiss Me Quick"	4:07
11.	"Sparks in the Dark (Part Two)"	2:58
Total length:		39:47

Repertoire Records bonus tracks (2013)
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Sparks in the Dark" (Extended Club Mix)	3:57
13.	"Pretending to Be Drunk" (Extended Version)	5:39
14.	"Progress" (Extended Club Mix)	6:15
15.	"With All My Might" (Extended Club Mix)	6:40
16.	"Kiss Me Quick" (Extended Version)	5:39

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat liner notes.^[3]

Sparks

Ron Mael – synthesizers (Roland Jupiter-8, Yamaha DX7, Synclavier II, Fairlight CMI), (Roland Juno-6, Yamaha CS80
Russell Mael – vocals

Additional musicians

Leslie Bohem – bass, backing vocals
Bob Haag – guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals
David Kendrick – drums
John Thomas – keyboards

Production

Producer – Ian Little
Mixed by – Brian Reeves, Dave Bianco, Mick Guzauski
Engineer – Steve Bates

References

^ ^a ^b AllMusic review
^ "Allmusic – Billboard Singles – Sparks". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
^ Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat (CD booklet). Sparks. Atlantic Records. 1984.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat at Discogs (list of releases)

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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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