Sex and Travel

Sex and Travel
A hand is holding three yellow balloons, each having a word from the album's title. The band's name appears on the right of the cover.
Studio album by
Right Said Fred
Released1 November 1993
Recorded1992–1993
GenreDance-pop
Label
ProducerRight Said Fred
Right Said Fred chronology
Up
(1992) 		Sex and Travel
(1993) 		Smashing!
(1996)
Singles from Sex and Travel
  1. "Bumped"
    Released: 1993
  2. "Hands Up (4 Lovers)"
    Released: 1993
  3. "Wonderman"
    Released: 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Music Week[3]
NME5/10[4]
Select[5]

Sex and Travel is the second album by British pop group Right Said Fred, released on 1 November 1993. It contains the singles from the UK Top 60, "Bumped", "Hands Up (4 Lovers)" and "Wonderman". The album peaked at No. 35 on the UK Albums Chart. The lyrics to "Wonderman" were re-written for its release as a single in February 1994, as part of a promotional campaign for Sega's video game Sonic the Hedgehog 3.[6]

Track listing

  1. "Hands Up (4 Lovers)"
  2. "Bumped"
  3. "It's Not the Way"
  4. "She's My Mrs."
  5. "We Live a Life"
  6. "Rocket Town"
  7. "Turn Me On"
  8. "Back to You"
  9. "I Ain't Stupid"
  10. "Wonderman"
  11. "Comfort Me"
  12. "Sunshine Sex Drive"

Charts

Chart performance for Sex and Travel
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 145
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 35
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 91
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 88
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 35

References

  1. ^ Schnee, Stephen. "Right Said Fred – Sex & Travel Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
  3. ^ Jones, Alan (6 November 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums" (PDF). Music Week. p. 15. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  4. ^ Dalton, Stephen (30 October 1993). "Long Play". NME. p. 29. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  5. ^ Higginbotham, Adam (December 1993). "New Albums". Select. p. 89. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Wonderman". Sonic Retro. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Part of Right Said Fred's ARIA chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022". ARIA. Retrieved 3 December 2023 – via Imgur.com.
  8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Right Said Fred – Sex and Travel" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Right Said Fred – Sex and Travel" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Right Said Fred – Sex and Travel" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 July 2022.