Pelican West

Pelican West
Studio album by Haircut One Hundred
Released February 1982
Recorded 1981-82 Roundhouse Studios, London
Genre New wave, pop rock
Length 45:36
Label Arista Records
Producer Bob Sargeant
Haircut One Hundred chronology
Pelican West
(1982)		 Paint and Paint
(1984)Paint and Paint1984
Singles from Pelican West
  1. "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)"
    Released: October 1981
  2. "Love Plus One"
    Released: January 1982
  3. "Fantastic Day"
    Released: April 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Pelican West is the debut studio album by British new wave band Haircut One Hundred, released in February 1982 by Arista Records. It peaked at No. 2 in the UK Album Chart[2] and No. 31 in the Billboard 200,[1] and was certified platinum by the BPI.

The album featured three hit singles: "Love Plus One", "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)" and "Fantastic Day".[1] It was reissued on CD in 1992, retitled as Pelican West Plus and including five bonus tracks.

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[3]

Track listing

Original album

All tracks written by Nick Heyward, except "Love's Got Me in Triangles" by Nick Heyward and Les Nemes.

No.TitleLength
1."Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)"3:06
2."Love Plus One"3:34
3."Lemon Firebrigade"3:56
4."Marine Boy"3:33
5."Milk Film"2:55
6."Kingsize (You're My Little Steam Whistle)"4:25
7."Fantastic Day"3:14
8."Baked Bean"4:03
9."Snow Girl"2:56
10."Love's Got Me in Triangles"3:38
11."Surprise Me Again"3:19
12."Calling Captain Autumn"4:06
Total length:45:36

Double CD reissue (2016)

Disc 1
No.TitleLength
1."Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)"3:05
2."Love Plus One"3:33
3."Lemon Firebrigade"3:55
4."Marine Boy"3:28
5."Milk Film"2:57
6."Kingsize (You're My Little Steam Whistle)"4:24
7."Fantastic Day"3:13
8."Baked Bean"4:03
9."Snow Girl"2:57
10."Love's Got Me in Triangles"3:37
11."Surprise Me Again"3:17
12."Calling Captain Autumn"4:05
13."Boat Party"3:50
14."Ski Club"3:38
15."October Is Orange (Day 1 & 2)"4:17
16."Nobody's Fool (7" single)"4:13
Total length:58:32
Disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) (12" Version)"6:28
2."Love Plus One (12" Version)"5:40
3."Fantastic Day (12" Version)"4:19
4."Nobody's Fool (12" Version)"4:58
5."Calling Captain Autumn (Special Extended Version)"4:34
6."Boat Party (12" Version)"5:33
7."October Is Orange (Day 1 and Day 2) (12" Version)"5:11
8."Ski Club of Great Britain"5:53
9."Marine Boy (12" Version)"4:49
10."Love's Got Me in Triangles (Special Extended Version)"5:10
11."Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) (Extended Version)"7:10
12."Fantastic Day (Live at Hammersmith Odeon)"4:22
13."Calling Captain Autumn (12" Version)"6:00
Total length:70:08

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]

Haircut 100
Additional performers
Production

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1982 US Billboard 200 31
1982 US Cash Box albums 52

Singles

Year Song Chart Position
1982 "Love Plus One" US Billboard Hot 100 37
1982 "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)" US Billboard Disco/Dance 41
1982 "Love Plus One" US Billboard Disco/Dance 8
1982 "Ski Club of Great Britain" US Billboard Disco/Dance 21

References

  1. 1 2 3 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Pelican West - Haircut 100 at AllMusic. Retrieved 9 Jul 2015.
  2. ↑ "HAIRCUT 100: Full official chart history". The UK Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 Jul 2015.
  3. ↑ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (7 February 2006). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 0-7893-1371-5.
  4. ↑ "Haircut 100 - Pelican West". Discogs.com. Retrieved 9 Jul 2015.
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