''Orchesography'' is the seventh (and most recent) studio album by English new wave band Wang Chung. It consists of the band's greatest hits re-recorded with the

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. After producing the orchestral albums ''

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'' for Visage and '' Ascension'' for

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, record label August Day decided to continue on the orchestral route by approaching fellow 80s band Wang Chung. ''Orchesography'' was released on 31 May 2019 on both CD and digital download formats. On 26 March, a 5-track EP was released for the song "

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" which features the band's re-recording with the orchestra, three remixes from other artists, and one "orcapella" (an orchestral a cappella). A music video was also recorded. On 10 May, a limited edition box set was released that included four CDs: the main ''Orchesography'' album, a vocal and orchestral only CD, a CD containing only the orchestra, and a CD containing non-orchestral remixes of the album tracks. Also included are two CD singles: a 5-track EP of "Dance Hall Days" and an 8-track "

Everybody Have Fun Tonight "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" is a song by English new wave band Wang Chung, released as a single from their studio album ''Mosaic'' in 1986. Collaboratively written by Jack Hues, Nick Feldman, and Peter Wolf, it reached no. 2 on the US ''Bi ...

Track listing

Personnel

;Musicians * Jack Hues -

lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...

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* Nick Feldman -

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

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* Jan Chalupecky - orchestra conductor * Lucie Svehlova - concert master * Allan Ryder -

saxophone The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to pr ...

on "Dance Hall Days" * Baby N'Sola, John Bryan - additional vocals ;Technical and additional personnel * John Bryan, Sare Havlicek, Wang Chung - producers * Slava Voroshnin - programming * Sare Havlicek - synth and sampler programming * Sare Havlicek - mixing * Adam Wren - additional engineering * Ray Staff - mastering * Vitek Kral - orchestra recording engineer * James Fitzpatrick - orchestra supervisor * Pete Whitfield, Nick Feldman, Jack Hues, John Bryan, Sare Havlicek - orchestral arrangements * Christy Lee Rogers - cover * Vinny Vero - Wang Chung logo

References

{{Authority control Orchesography Orchesography August Day Recordings albums City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra albums