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) and Dave Stewart of

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. The duo worked with the assistance of drummer and programmer

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and engineer Emmanuel 'Manu' Guiot (with Dave Stewart also using this surname professionally with the pseudonym Jean Guiot), both former collaborators with Stewart on Eurythmics projects. ''Vegas'' includes the singles "Possessed", "

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" and "Walk into the Wind". Of the three, only "Possessed" charted in the

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, whilst "Walk into the Wind" featured

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(then Stewart's wife). Receiving positive reviews, the album was released on CD, cassette and vinyl LP by the major record label RCA/BMG in October 1992, but failed to chart. The album has since been deleted. The album was written by Hall and Stewart with the exception of the standard "

". No performer credits are provided; AllMusic speculates that ''Vegas'' is almost certainly a Dave Stewart production. Stewart likely was responsible for the lion's share of the musical backing with assistance from Romo and Guiot, and Hall contributing his vocal. Following the album's commercial failure, the group split. Hall subsequently launched a solo career, releasing ''

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'' in 1994. Stewart also returned to solo work, releasing ''Greetings from the Gutter'' in 1994. The pair reunited in 1997 to support

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'' for a pair of concerts in Japan.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Dave Stewart and Terry Hall; except where noted. # "Possessed" – 4:51 # "Walk into the Wind" – 5:17 # "She's Alright" – 4:13 # "Take Me for What I Am" – 4:51 # "The Trouble with Lovers" – 5:25 # "Nothing Alas Alack" – 5:18 # "The Thought of You" – 3:39 # "Wise Guy" – 7:21 # "The Day It Rained Forever" – 4:46 # "

" (

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) – 3:11

Personnel

;Performers * Terry Hall * Dave Stewart *

*Manu Guiot ;Technical *

– programming, production *

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– engineering *Recorded at The Church Studio

B-sides

Vegas recorded an additional six tracks which were released as single B-sides. There were also three remixes of "She". ;from "Possessed" *"Lying in Bed Barefoot" (Stewart, Hall) *"Infectious" (Stewart, Hall) ;from "She" *"Tip of My Tongue" *"If You Kill My Cat I'll Kill Your Dog" *"She (Disco Mix)" *"She (Disco Mix Instrumental)" *"She (Rapino Brothers Mix)" ;from "Walk into the Wind" *"Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction" (Hall, Stewart) *"Art Blind" (Stewart, Hall)

Chart positions

;Singles

References

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