''XL1'' is the second solo album by

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frontman

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. It reached number 42 in the

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, remaining in that listing for four weeks. The single "Telephone Operator" charted at No. 66 in the

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, making it his biggest single release there. The original release was packaged with a computer program for the

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which displayed lyrics and graphics in time with the music. ''XL1'' had a different running order in the US and contained an edited version of "Many a Time". The original UK album was reissued on CD by Grapevine in 1999 and by Western Songs in 2006, both including two B-side "dub" mixes as bonus tracks.

Track listing

All tracks composed by

UK version

Side one # "Telephone Operator" – 3:14 # "If You Ask Me (I Won't Say No)" – 4:20 # "What Was Heaven?" – 5:04 # "You Know Better Than I Know" – 5:04 # "Twilight" – 3:08 Side two # "(Millions of People) No One Like You" – 4:07 # "Many a Time" – 6:41 # "I Just Wanna Touch" – 3:04 # "You & I" – 3:00 # "XL1" – 3:27 # Z X Spectrum Code 1999/2006 CD bonus tracks #

"Telephone Operator/Many a Time (Dub)" – 13:13 # "If You Ask Me/No One Like You (Dub)" – 5:46

UK ''XL1 + Dub Mix Album'' cassette

Side one # "Telephone Operator" – 3:14 # "If You Ask Me (I Won't Say No)" – 4:20 # "What Was Heaven?" – 5:04 # "You Know Better Than I Know" – 5:04 # "Twilight" – 3:08 # "(Millions of People) No One Like You" – 4:07 # "Many a Time" – 6:41 # "I Just Wanna Touch" – 3:04 # "You and I" – 3:00 # "XL1" – 3:27 Side two (dub mixes) # "Homosapien (Dub)" # "I Don't Know What It Is / Witness The Change (Dub)" # "Telephone Operator / Many a Time (Dub)" # "If You Ask Me (I Won't Say No) / No One Like You (Dub)" # Z X Spectrum Code

US version

Side one # "Telephone Operator" – 3:15 # "Many a Time" – 4:18 # "I Just Wanna Touch" – 2:54 # "You Know Better Than I Know" – 4:48 # "XL1" – 3:25 Side two # "(Millions of People) No One Like You" – 4:05 # "If You Ask Me (I Won't Say No)" – 4:20 # "You and I" – 3:01 # "What Was Heaven?" – 5:05 # "Twilight" – 3:12

Personnel

;Musicians *

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*Jim Russell *

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 ...

;Technical *Martin Rushent – co-producer *Pete Shelley – co-producer *Joey – computer visuals *Mike Prior – photography *Bruno Tilley – cover

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Xl1 1983 albums Albums produced by Martin Rushent Island Records albums Pete Shelley albums Vinyl data