Huang Chung (album)

Huang Chung is the self-titled debut studio album by English new wave band Huang Chung (later known as Wang Chung). Huang Chung was released on 4 March 1982[2] on both vinyl and cassette.[3] Included on the album cover is the name of the band in Chinese (黃鐘, literally Yellow Bell) meaning the first note in the Chinese classical music scale. On 19 September 1995, One Way Records re-released the album on CD under license from Arista Records. The album has since been discontinued.[3]

Huang Chung
Studio album by
Wang Chung
Released4 March 1982 (1982-03-04) (original release)
19 September 1995 (1995-09-19) (re-release)
Recorded1981
Studio
GenreNew wave
Length38:15
Label
Producer
Wang Chung chronology
Huang Chung
(1982)		 Points on the Curve
(1983)
Alternative cover
US release cover
Singles from Huang Chung
  1. "Hold Back the Tears"
    Released: 1981
  2. "China"
    Released: 1982
  3. "Ti Na Na"
    Released: 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Huang Chung was supposed to be one of two studio albums that the band recorded for Arista Records, but they departed and signed a recording contract with Geffen Records afterwards because their manager spotted the band's potential and their upcoming song, "Dance Hall Days", to be a possibly big hit.[4] Meanwhile, after the release, Huang Chung saxophonist David Burnand (a.k.a. Hogg Robinson) left due to "musical differences".[4] No song hit any charts in the US or the UK.

A mastering error is present on the 1995 CD reissue. The track break between "I Never Want to Love You in a Half-Hearted Way" and "Ti Na Na" occurs a fraction of a second before the former track ends. Thus, track 3 begins with what sounds like a glitch, though it is actually the very end of track 2.

Track listing

All songs were written and composed by Jack Hues, except as noted below. Nick Feldman was credited as Nick DeSpig throughout this album.

Arista UK LP: SPART 1174
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ti Na Na" 4:22
2."Hold Back the Tears" 4:05
3."I Never Want to Love You in a Half-Hearted Way" 3:11
4."Straight from My Heart" 2:52
5."Dancing"
4:38
Total length:19:09
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Chinese Girls" 2:51
2."Why Do You Laugh"
  • Hues
  • Feldman
4:06
3."China"
  • Hues
  • Feldman
3:27
4."I Can't Sleep" 3:15
5."Rising in the East" 5:27
Total length:19:06

Arista US LP: AL 6603
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hold Back the Tears" 4:05
2."I Never Want to Love You in a Half-Hearted Way" 3:11
3."Ti Na Na" 4:22
4."Straight from My Heart" 2:52
5."Dancing"
4:38
Total length:19:09
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."China"
  • Hues
  • Feldman
3:27
2."Rising in the East" 5:27
3."Chinese Girls" 2:51
4."Why Do You Laugh"
  • Hues
  • Feldman
4:06
5."I Can't Sleep" 3:15
Total length:19:06

1995 – One Way Records CD: OW 31444
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hold Back the Tears" 4:05
2."I Never Want to Love You in a Half-Hearted Way" 3:12
3."Ti Na Na" 4:22
4."Straight from My Heart" 2:52
5."Dancing"
4:39
6."China"
  • Hues
  • Feldman
3:26
7."Rising in the East" 5:28
8."Chinese Girls" 2:51
9."Why Do You Laugh"
  • Hues
  • Feldman
4:06
10."I Can't Sleep" 3:15
Total length:38:15

Credits

Huang Chung[5]

  • Darwin – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Hogg – saxophones, percussion, vocals
  • Nick de Spig – bass guitars, percussion, vocals
  • Jack Hues – guitars, lead vocals, piano

Producers

  • Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 10 – Produced by Rhett Davies
  • Tracks 6, 8, 9 – Produced by Roger Béchirian
  • Tracks 3 & 7 – Produced by Rhett Davies and remixed by Roger Bechirian

Engineers

  • Nigel Mills and Stuart Henderson (Basing St)
  • Dave Bellotti (Jam)

Assistants

  • David Massey
  • Vikki Pepys
  • Sarah Lubel

Additional personnel

  • Fin Costello – photos
  • Steve Joule – design
  • Alex Feldman (sister of bass guitarist Nick Feldman) – logo design
  • Ged Doherty and Andy Hilton – management

References
  1. AllMusic review
  2. Huang Chung release date
  3. "Huang Chung page on www.wangchung.com". Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
  4. 1980-1984 Biography page on www.wangchung.com
  5. "Huang Chung | Releases". Discogs. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
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