The Flat Earth

The Flat Earth
Studio album by Thomas Dolby
Released February 1984
Recorded 1982 - 1983
Genre New wave
Length 37:22
Label EMI, Capitol Records
Producer Thomas Dolby
Thomas Dolby chronology
The Golden Age of Wireless
(1982)The Golden Age of Wireless1982		 The Flat Earth
(1984)		 Aliens Ate My Buick
(1988)Aliens Ate My Buick1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]
The Village VoiceC+[3]

The Flat Earth is the second album by Thomas Dolby. It was released in February 1984, peaking at #14 on the UK Albums Chart. The first single from the album was "Hyperactive!", which peaked at #17 in the UK Singles Chart, making it Dolby's highest-charting single in his home country. Second and third singles, "I Scare Myself" and "Dissidents (The Search For Truth)", peaked at #46 and #90 respectively. The album charted at #35 in America.

A remastered "Collector's Edition" of The Flat Earth was released on 13 July 2009, complete with bonus tracks and new sleeve notes.

Track listing

All songs written by Thomas Dolby, except where noted.

LP: PCS 2400341

Side A

  1. "Dissidents" (Thomas Dolby, Kevin Armstrong, Matthew Seligman) - 4:56
  2. "The Flat Earth" - 6:41
  3. "Screen Kiss" - 5:33

Side B

  1. "White City" - 5:19
  2. "Mulu the Rain Forest" - 5:00
  3. "I Scare Myself" (Dan Hicks) - 5:40
  4. "Hyperactive!" - 4:13

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  1. "Dissidents" (Dolby, Armstrong, Seligman) - 4:56
  2. "The Flat Earth" - 6:40
  3. "Screen Kiss" - 5:35
  4. "White City" - 5:22
  5. "Mulu the Rain Forest" - 4:55
  6. "I Scare Myself" (Hicks) - 5:40
  7. "Hyperactive!" - 4:17
  8. "Get Out of My Mix (Dolby's Cube)" - 4:44 (1)
  9. "Puppet Theatre" (Dolby, Seligman) - 4:14 (1)
  10. "Dissidents (The Search for Truth Part 1)" (Dolby, Armstrong, Seligman) - 7:17 (1)
  11. "Field Work (London Mix)" (with Ryuichi Sakamoto) (Dolby, Ryuichi Sakamoto) - 4:05 (1)
  12. "Don't Turn Away" (from the film Howard the Duck) (Dolby, Allee Willis) - 5:03 (1)
  13. "The Devil is an Englishman" (from the film Gothic) (Dolby, Stephen Volk) - 3:30 (1)
  14. "I Scare Myself" (Live on tour, 1984) (Hicks) - 6:17 (1)
  15. "Marseille" (Live on tour, 1984) (Dolby, Adele Bertei) - 4:41 (1)

(1) Bonus tracks

  1. "Audio Lecture/White City" - 8:11 (2)
  2. "Dissidents" (Live) (Dolby, Armstrong, Seligman) - 4:46 (2)
  3. "I Scare Myself" (Live) (Hicks) - 5:36 (2)
  4. "New Toy" (Live) - 4:22 (2)
  5. "Puppet Theatre" (Alternate Version) (Dolby, Seligman) - 4:19 (2)

(2) Bonus audio download available at www.thomasdolby.com

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Swan, Glenn. "The Flat Earth – Thomas Dolby". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Holden, Stephen (29 March 1984). "Thomas Dolby: The Flat Earth". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 11 February 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert (24 July 1984). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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