''Hysteria'' is the fourth studio album by English

synth-pop Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) is a subgenre of new wave music that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s ...

band

The Human League The Human League are an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1977. Initially an experimental electronic outfit, the group signed to Virgin Records in 1979 and later attained widespread commercial success with their third album ''Dare' ...

, released on 7 May 1984 by

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. Following the worldwide success of their 1981 album ''

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'', the band struggled to make a successful follow-up and the sessions for ''Hysteria'' were fraught with problems. The album title itself is taken from the problematic recording period. Producers

Martin Rushent Martin Charles Rushent (11 July 1948 – 4 June 2011) was an English record producer, best known for his work with The Human League, The Stranglers and Buzzcocks. Early life Rushent was born on 11 July 1948 in Enfield, Middlesex. His father ...

and Chris Thomas both left the project which would eventually be finished by producer

Hugh Padgham Hugh Charles Padgham (born 15 February 1955) is an English record producer and audio engineer. He has won four Grammy Awards, for Producer of the Year and Album of the Year for 1985, Record of the Year for 1990, and Engineer of the Year for 1 ...

. ''Hysteria'' attained relatively lacklustre success in comparison to its multi-platinum predecessor. Three singles from the album reached the top 20 of the

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, and " The Lebanon" was the only single to chart in the United States, peaking at number 64 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The album peaked at number three on the

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and has been certified Gold by the

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(BPI), denoting shipments in excess of 100,000 copies. In 2005, ''Hysteria'' was remastered and reissued with

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and extended mixes as bonus tracks. The song "Rock Me Again and Again and Again and Again and Again and Again" is a cover of a 1973 song by

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and

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. "I Love You Too Much" is a substantially remixed version from the ''

Fascination! ''Fascination!'' is an EP released by British synthpop band The Human League in 1983. The EP was issued as a stop-gap release in between the albums '' Dare'' (1981) and '' Hysteria'' (1984). Released in the US and Canada, it was made availab ...

'' EP and "Don't You Know I Want You" is a reworked version of the instrumental B-side "Total Panic!" that appeared on the "

(Keep Feeling) Fascination "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" is a song by British synthpop group the Human League. It was composed by Jo Callis and Philip Oakey, and produced by Martin Rushent (which would be the last song he produced for the band for seven years). The song ...

" single in 1983.

Track listing

Side one # "I'm Coming Back" (Oakey, Wright) – 4:07 # "I Love You Too Much" (Burden, Callis, Wright) – 3:26 # "Rock Me Again and Again and Again and Again and Again and Again (Six Times)" (Austin, Brown) – 3:32 # "

Louise Louise or Luise may refer to: * Louise (given name) Arts Songs * "Louise" (Bonnie Tyler song), 2005 * "Louise" (The Human League song), 1984 * "Louise" (Jett Rebel song), 2013 * "Louise" (Maurice Chevalier song), 1929 *"Louise", by Clan of ...

" (Callis, Oakey, Wright) – 4:55 # " The Lebanon" (Callis, Oakey) – 5:03 Side two #

"Betrayed" (Oakey, Wright) – 4:02 # "The Sign" (Burden, Callis, Oakey) – 3:46 # "So Hurt" (Burden, Oakey) – 3:53 # " Life on Your Own" (Callis, Oakey, Wright) – 4:06 # "Don't You Know I Want You" (Burden, Callis, Oakey) – 3:09 2005 CD bonus tracks #

"Thirteen" (from "The Lebanon" 12-inch single, and 7" B-side) # "The World Tonight" (from "Life on Your Own" 12-inch single, and 7" B-side) # "The Lebanon" (extended version) # "Life on Your Own" (extended version) # "The Sign" (extended version)

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Hysteria''. Musicians * Ian C. Burden – bass, keyboards, guitar *

Jo Callis John William "Jo" Callis (born 2 May 1951) is an English musician and songwriter who played guitar with the Edinburgh based punk rock band The Rezillos (under the name Luke Warm), and post-punk band Boots for Dancing before joining The Human ...

– guitar, keyboards, vocals *

Joanne Catherall Joanne Catherall (born 18 September 1962) is an English singer who is one of two female vocalists in the English synth-pop band The Human League. In 1980, Catherall was a 17-year-old school girl when she and her best friend Susan Ann Sulley w ...

– vocals *

Philip Oakey Philip Oakey (born 2 October 1955) is a British singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer, songwriter, and cofounder of British synth-pop band the Human League. Aside from the Human League, Oakey has enjoyed an e ...

– vocals, programming, keyboards * Susanne Sulley – vocals *

Philip Adrian Wright Philip Adrian Wright (born 30 June 1956) is an English musician, also known as Adrian Wright. Wright had studied film making at Sheffield Art College and was a friend of Philip Oakey. In 1978, he was invited to join the new avant-garde electr ...

– occasional keyboards *

– percussion, programming *

– drum programming * Jim Russell – drum programming Technical *

– mixing, production, engineering * Chris Thomas – production * The Human League – production * Bill Price – engineering *

Renate Blauel Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, pianist and composer. Commonly nicknamed the "Rocket Man" after his 1972 hit single of the same name, John has led a commercially successful career a ...

– engineering * Gavin MacKillop – engineering * Steve Jackson – engineering assistance * David Motion – engineering assistance * Jeremy Allom – engineering assistance * Paul "Croydon" Cook – engineering assistance Artwork *

Simon Fowler Simon Geoffrey Fowler (born 25 May 1965 in Meriden, Warwickshire) is an English singer and acoustic guitarist, best known as the frontman of Ocean Colour Scene. The Fanatics Simon Fowler commenced his music career as the lead singer and songwr ...

– photography * Ken Ansell – layout

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Gallery

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References

External links

* 1984 albums Albums produced by Chris Thomas (record producer) Albums produced by Hugh Padgham The Human League albums Virgin Records albums {{1980s-pop-album-stub