Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat

Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat
Studio album by Sparks
Released June 1984
Studio Oasis Studios, Los Angeles, California[1]
Genre
Length 39:47
Label Atlantic
Producer Ian Little
Sparks chronology
In Outer Space
(1983)In Outer Space1983		 Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat
(1984)		 Music That You Can Dance To
(1986)Music That You Can Dance To1986
Singles from Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat
  1. "With All My Might"
    Released: June 1984
  2. "Pretending To Be Drunk"
    Released: 1984
  3. "Progress"
    Released: 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat is the thirteenth studio album by American pop band Sparks. It was originally released in June 1984, on the label Atlantic. It was not very well received and failed to capitalise on the commercial success of their 1983 album In Outer Space. The album developed the light synthpop sound of In Outer Space but with slightly darker lyrics revolving around Ron Mael's favourite subject matter: relationships.

Release

Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat did not chart in the US in spite of the popularity of their 1983 album In Outer Space. In UK, where the group hadn't charted since 1979, the album was also unsuccessful.

Three singles were lifted from the album. The lead single; "With All My Might" reached #104 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles and made the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart; where it peaked at #28.[3] The other two singles were "Pretending To Be Drunk" and "Progress", which were extended, remixed and released as club promos.

Track listing

All tracks written by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat"4:07
2."Love Scenes"4:20
3."Pretending to Be Drunk"3:38
4."Progress"4:43
5."With All My Might"4:06
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Sparks in the Dark (Part One)"0:28
7."Everybody Move"2:58
8."A Song That Sings Itself"4:29
9."Sisters"3:53
10."Kiss Me Quick"4:07
11."Sparks in the Dark (Part Two)"2:58

Personnel

Technical
  • Producer – Ian Little
  • Mixed by – Brian Reeves, Dave Bianco, Mick Guzauski
  • Engineer – Steve Bates

References

  1. ↑ Sparks – Pulling Rabbits Out Of A Hat
  2. 1 2 Allmusic review
  3. ↑ "Allmusic – Billboard Singles – Sparks". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-09-22.


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