''Shuttered Room'' is the debut studio album by

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new wave band

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, released on 14 May 1982. It contains the group's debut single, "

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", which hit the Top 10 of Billboard's Album Rock Tracks as well as #79 on the Hot 100. Its follow-up single was "

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". Both songs were aided by popular MTV music videos.

Track listing

''Shuttered Room'' has been released in a number of different configurations. Though the front cover artwork remains consistent across the releases, the tracks, track order, and even the credits can vary from release to release.

Original UK track listing (MCA Records FX 1001)

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only, and that the engineer is listed as Stephen W Tayler rather than Taylor. ;Side 1 #"Some People" – 3:01 #"Stand or Fall" – 4:00 #"Cameras in Paris" – 3:52 #"Shuttered Room" – 2:47 #"The Fool" – 5:21 ;Side 2 #"Lost Planes" – 3:23 #"I Live" – 4:53 #"Sinking Island" – 3:16 #"Time In A Glass" – 3:32 #"

" – 4:20

US track listing

On the US LP version, "Sinking Island" and " Time In A Glass" are dropped; "I Found You" and "The Strain" are added; and the track order is resequenced. All songs are credited as being written by Charlie Barrett,

, Rupert Greenall, and Jamie West-Oram, except where noted. ;Side 1 #"I Found You" – 3:38 #"Some People" – 3:00 #"

" – 4:00 #"The Strain" (Barrett, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Adam Woods) – 3:33 #"

" – 4:19 ;Side 2 #"Lost Planes" – 3:20 #"Cameras in Paris" – 3:57 #"I Live" (Barrett, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Woods) – 4:52 #"Shuttered Room" (Barrett, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Woods) – 2:46 #"The Fool" – 5:20 The CD version adds two tracks, (including "Sinking Island", although this is the 'Special Extended Dance Mix' originally released as the B-side on the "

" 12" single): #"Sinking Island" small> (Barrett, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Woods) – 4:33 #"Stand or Fall" (Extended Mix) small> (Barrett, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Woods) – 4:48

1996 European CD reissue (Repertoire REP 4598-WY)

The 1996 European CD compiles all the tracks from the various issues onto one CD. #"Sinking Island" – 4:32 #"I Found You" – 3:38 #"Some People" – 3:00 #"Stand or Fall" – 4:00 #"Red Skies" – 4:20 #"Lost Planes" – 3:20 #"Cameras in Paris" – 3:57 #"I Live" – 4:53 #"Shuttered Room" – 2:46 #"The Fool" – 5:21 #"Time in a Glass" – 3:27 #"The Strain" – 3:33 #"Stand or Fall" (Extended Mix) – 4:52

Personnel

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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 withou ...

*Adam Woods –

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Ex ...

, drums *Rupert Greenall – keyboards *Jamie West-Oram –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

*Charlie Barrett – bass

Production

*Producer:

Rupert Hine Rupert Neville Hine (21 September 1947 – 4 June 2020) was an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He produced albums for artists including Rush, Kevin Ayers, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Saga, the Fixx, Bob Geldof, Thompson Twins ...

*Engineer: Stephen W Tayler *Remastering: David Bard *Sequencing: David Bard *Design: Chris Parker *Photography: Chris Parker *Repackaging: Ken Davis

Charts

Singles – ''Billboard'' (United States)

References

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