Teddy Bear, Duke & Psycho

Teddy Bear, Duke & Psycho
Studio album by
Heaven 17
ReleasedSeptember 1988[1]
GenreSynth-pop
Length1:03:38
LabelVirgin
ProducerHeaven 17
Heaven 17 chronology
Pleasure One
(1986) 		Teddy Bear, Duke & Psycho
(1988) 		Higher and Higher: The Best of Heaven 17
(1993)
Singles from Teddy Bear, Duke & Psycho
  1. "The Ballad of Go Go Brown"
    Released: 15 August 1988
  2. "Train of Love in Motion"
    Released: 31 October 1988

Teddy Bear, Duke & Psycho is the fifth studio album by the English synth-pop band Heaven 17, released in September 1988 by Virgin Records, the band's last studio album for the label.

The album was not a commercial success and failed to enter the UK Albums Chart.[2] The lead single "The Ballad of Go Go Brown" peaked at number 91 in the UK Singles Chart and the second, "Train of Love in Motion", failed to chart.[3]

Production

Speaking to International Musician and Recording World magazine in 1988, Ware said of Teddy Bear, Duke & Psycho: "This is the album that should have been made between Penthouse and Pavement and The Luxury Gap. A lot of the lyrical content is similar to side two of Penthouse."[4] Comparing the album's greater use of synthesisers and sampling than the more organic Pleasure One (1986), Ware commented: "We decided that our strength lay in synthetic manipulation. We've actually absorbed the potential of sampling technology more than most bands. We're using it as a replacement and enhancement for real instruments, rather than as a little gimmick that's thrown in."[4] The album's cover art is reminiscent of promotional material for the 1969 New York-based film Midnight Cowboy.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]

Upon release, Music & Media commented: "After the lacklustre performance of their previous LP, Heaven 17 seem to have recovered some of the joie de vivre that made them so popular. The material now is more organic, lots of funky guitars and more than the occasional flash of 60s Motown in the sound and arrangements."[7] Julian Baggini of the Reading Evening Post wrote: "Heaven 17's new album doesn't exactly break new ground, but tracks like "Big Square People" and "Responsibility" have the potential to attract big sales, simply by being fine examples of their type. For fans of Heaven 17, it will suffice that the band are continuing to do what they do well."[8] Robin Denselow of The Guardian commented: "For those who want well-crafted British pop that's quirky and throw-away, there's Heaven 17. [The album is] a professional, sturdy collection of songs that mix funk and white soul with slick production work and the deep relaxed and very English vocals of Glenn Gregory."[9]

The Journal stated: "I tried to like this. A chorus in one of the songs goes, "You got to sound like you mean it", and frankly the Sheffield lads don't, and sound like they want to take the money and run."[10] Victoria Thieberger of Australian newspaper The Age wrote: "This album confirms a long, slow slide for Heaven 17. Since their pioneering synthpop on Penthouse and Pavement, the band has descended into the banal. Most of this album is irritatingly repetitive: doubtful lyrics chanted to an overbearing disco beat." Thieberger highlighted "The Ballad of Go-Go Brown" and "Don't Stop for No One" as the two standout tracks.[11]

Dale Winnitowy of the Canadian Surrey Leader commented: "Full bodied production ties together glamorous soul and plenty of funky rumble-tumble rhythms. A strong album from Heaven 17, who I had thought were out for the count."[12] In a retrospective review, Aaron Badgley of AllMusic considered the album to be "somewhat disappointing" compared to the band's previous two studio albums, adding: "This release saw Heaven 17 attempting to mix pop with R&B. But with all of the highlights, the CD just does not hold together well. The songs are overlong and the production is so slick that the melodies get lost in the mix."[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware

No.TitleLength
1."Big Square People"4:29
2."Don't Stop for No One"3:48
3."Snake and Two People"3:49
4."Can You Hear Me?"3:35
5."Hot Blood"4:25
6."The Ballad of Go Go Brown"3:42
7."Dangerous"3:58
8."I Set You Free"5:08
9."Train of Love in Motion"4:45
10."Responsibility"4:44
CD edition additional tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Work"3:36
12."Giving Up"3:00
13."The Last Seven Days"4:08
14."The Foolish Thing to Do"3:35
15."Slow All Over"6:39
Total length:1:03:38

Personnel

Heaven 17

Additional musicians

Other personnel

  • Heaven 17 – producers, arrangements
  • Graham Bonnet – engineer
  • Phil Legg – engineer
  • Jean Pierre Masclet – photography
  • Assorted Images – sleeve design

Charts

Chart performance for Teddy Bear, Duke & Psycho
Chart (1988) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 46

References

  1. ^ Rees, Dafydd (29 December 2006). Rock Movers & Shakers - Dafydd Rees, Luke Crampton - Google Books. ISBN 9780874366617. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  2. ^ (Firm), Rough Guides (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock - Rough Guides (Firm) - Google Books. ISBN 9781858284576. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  3. ^ "HEAVEN 17 | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Heaven 17 - Articles and reviews". Heaven17.de. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  5. ^ For instance, in-character photo of lead actors Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman taken 25 May 1969, published by photo's licenser Alamy at https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-jon-voight-dustin-hoffman-midnight-cowboy-1969-30809685.html (accessed 3 June 2022).
  6. ^ a b Aaron Badgley. "Teddy Bear, Duke & Psycho - Heaven 17 | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  7. ^ Music & Media magazine - Previews: Albums - October 15, 1988 - page 25
  8. ^ Baggini, Julian (1 October 1988). "The vinyl answer". Reading Evening Post.
  9. ^ Denselow, Robin (23 September 1988). "New Orleans dreamin'". The Guardian.
  10. ^ The Journal (Newcastle) - Album Reviews - 7 October 1988 - page 10
  11. ^ Thieberger, Victoria (21 October 1988). "Albums". The Age.
  12. ^ Winnitowy, Dale (18 December 1988). "Off the record". Surrey Leader.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Heaven 17 – Teddy Bear, Duke & Psycho" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

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