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China Crisis is an English pop/rock band. They were formed in 1979 in Kirkby, near Liverpool, Merseyside with a core of vocalist/keyboardist Gary Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon. Their output was pop music similar in style to that of New Wave but with strong similarities to the post-punk movement of the early 1980s, namely inclusion of a broader range of musical influences and occasional flirtation with political commentary.[citation needed] Throughout their career, China Crisis has seen moderate success in the United Kingdom with ten hit singles between August 1982 and January 1987 and six albums, as well as commercial success in Western Europe, Australia and the Americas.
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Marek i Marek: Niedzwiecki Sierocki [2018]
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Wishful Thinking |
Punk & New Wave: The Ultimate Collection [2018]
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African and White |
Videosyncratic: A Taste of Synth Pop [2018]
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Christian |
Rewind: The 80s Album [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking | 4:42 |
Wishful Thinking: The China Crisis Spectrum Collection [2014]
Fade To Grey 1980-1984 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking | 4:08 |
Top of the Pops: New Romantic [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking | 4:40 |
Balearic Pop [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking | 4:40 |
Music Is Great Britain...New Romantic/Techno/Pop Hits [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking | 4:43 |
100 Hits: The New Romantics [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking | 4:38 |
King in a Catholic Style (Wake Up) | 4:25 |
Black Man Ray | 3:32 |
80's Mixtape [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Working with Fire and Steel | 3:38 |
80's in Concert [Music Brokers] [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking | 4:14 |
Massive Hits! Eighties [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking | 4:11 |
101 80's Anthems [2010]
Song | Duration |
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King In a Catholic Style (Wake Up) | 4:24 |
Anthems: Electronic '80s, Vol. 2 [2010]
Song | Duration |
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King in a Catholic Style (Wake Up) | 4:18 |
Anthems: Electronic '80s [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Black Man Ray | 3:27 |
Original Hits: Eighties [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Christian | 4:44 |
Top of the Pops: Eighties Pop [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking | |
King in a Catholic Style (Wake Up) |
100 Prozent Bayern 1: Lovesongs für ein Ganzes Lebe [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking | 4:42 |
80's Top 100 [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking | 4:09 |
Classic Rock Heroes Live [DVD] [2008]
Song | Duration |
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King In a Catholic Style |
Classic Rock Heroes [Golden Core] [2008]
Song | Duration |
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King In A Catholic Style | 3:35 |
Lo Esencial de Rock 101 [3 CD/DVD] [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Arizona Sky | 5:26 |
Pure 80's Pop [3 Discs] [2008]
Song | Duration |
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King in a Catholic Style (Wake Up) | 4:32 |
This Is 1983 [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Christian | 5:45 |
This Is 1983 [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Christian [Edit] | 5:43 |
This Is 1984 [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking | 4:41 |
101 80's Hits [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Black Man Ray | 3:32 |
Pure: 80s [EMI] [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking | 4:09 |
Singing the Praises of Finer Things [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Strength of Character | 3:39 |
Singing the Praises of Finer Things | 5:10 |
The Highest High | 3:49 |
Stranger by Nature | 4:07 |
You Did Cut Me | 4:32 |
It's Everything | 4:46 |
Arizona Sky | 3:00 |
Tragedy & Mystery | 4:49 |
African & White | 4:47 |
The Understudy | 3:48 |
Gift of Freedom | 5:01 |
Black Man Ray | 3:54 |
Wishful Thinking | 4:47 |
King in a Catholic Style (Wake Up) | 4:30 |
Working With Fire & Steel | 4:17 |
Christian | 4:53 |
Diary of a Hollow Horse | 3:44 |
Sunday in Bed: Sexy Sounds for Lazy Lovers [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Strength of Character | 2:52 |
The Original 80s Box Set [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Tragedy and Mystery | 4:04 |
The Original Electro-Pop Box Set [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking | 4:41 |
Christian | 4:44 |
Best of the 80's: The Ultimate Collection [2006]
Song | Duration |
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King in a Catholic Style | 4:15 |
Definitive China Crisis Live [2006]
Hits of the 80s [Canadian Import] [2006]
Song | Duration |
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King in a Catholic Style | 4:15 |
Neo-Acoustic Dream: Just a Girl [2006]
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Wishful Thinking |
Welcome Back 1982-1985 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Black Man Ray |
80's Extended 12" Mix [2005]
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Wishful Thinking |
80's Generation [2005]
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Black Man Ray |
Cool Britannia [Disky] [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Black Man Ray |
I Love Music 1985-1989: Alive and Kickin [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Black Man Ray | 3:29 |
It's Electric: The Sound of the 80's [2005]
Song | Duration |
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King in a Catholic Style (Wake Up) | 4:30 |
Let's Get Loud [Disky] [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Black Man Ray | 3:33 |
Long Versions: New Wave [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking |
Diary-A Collection [2004]
Diary: A Collection [2004]
Going Underground [Disky] [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking | 4:07 |
Greatest Hits of the 80's [EMI] [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking | 4:09 |
Original Electro Album, Vol. 2 [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Black Man Ray | 3:33 |
The Greatest 80's Album [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Christian | 5:43 |
Greatest Hits of the 70s & 80s [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking |
New Romantics Are Back (Hdcd) [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Christian | 5:34 |
Sonic Rock [2003]
Song | Duration |
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African & White | 4:34 |
Synth Classics [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking |
Absolute Synth Classics [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking | 4:05 |
Best 80s Modern Rock Album [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Working With Fire and Steel | 3:41 |
Best Songs Of [2002]
Song | Duration |
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African and White | 4:32 |
No More Blue Horizons | 4:17 |
Without the Love | 4:16 |
Wishful Thinking | 4:25 |
Everyday the Same | 5:12 |
It's Everything | 4:57 |
Hard to Be Around | 4:02 |
Christian | 4:29 |
Good Again | 3:26 |
Wishing Time | 3:28 |
Hands on the Wheel | 3:50 |
Black Man Ray | 3:27 |
Real Tears | 4:28 |
King in a Catholic Style | 4:20 |
Thank You | 3:37 |
Does It Pay | 4:09 |
Diary of a Hollow Horse | 3:36 |
Essential Eighties, Vol. 2 [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Black Man Ray | 3:37 |
Scrap Book, Vol. 1: Live at the Dominion Theatre [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Wall of God | 5:19 |
Gift of Freedom | 3:40 |
Tragedy and Mystery | 3:59 |
Wishful Thinking | 4:26 |
You Did Cut Me | 4:07 |
Bigger the Punch I'm Feeling | 3:53 |
Highest High | 4:11 |
Strength of Character | 3:17 |
Seven Sports for All | 3:34 |
King in a Catholic Style (Wake Up) | 4:02 |
Working With Fire and Steel | 4:53 |
Christian | 5:32 |
Black Man Ray | 3:27 |
Totally New Romantic [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking | |
Black Man Ray |
Complete Collection [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking | 4:10 |
More Maximum '80s [Boxset] [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking [12" Version] | 4:42 |
More Maximum '80s, Vol. 3 [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking [12" Version] | 4:42 |
New Wave Generation: Plugged In [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Black Man Ray | 3:32 |
A Product of the Eighties [2000]
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Black Man Ray |
Love at Planet Earth [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking | 4:41 |
Pop at Planet Earth [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Black Man Ray | 3:31 |
Essential Eighties 2, Vol. 2 [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Black Man Ray | 3:37 |
Greatest Hits of the 80's [1999 Disky] [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking | 4:10 |
Guitar Pop Jamboree (EMI) [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking |
Dance Club Retro, Vol. 1: New Wave [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Black Man Ray | 3:37 |
Retro 80's, Vol. 1 [1998]
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Working With Fire & Steel |
The Best of China Crisis [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Hands on the Wheel | 4:07 |
Everyday the Same | 5:49 |
Without the Love | 4:24 |
Thank You | 3:38 |
Hard to Be Around | 4:08 |
Wishing Time | 3:32 |
Good Again | 4:10 |
Does It Pay | 4:05 |
African and White [Live][*] | 4:33 |
Wishful Thinking [Live][*] | 4:18 |
Christian [Live][*] | 4:30 |
Black Man Ray [Live][*] | 3:35 |
Ultimate Eighties [Crimson 1998] [1998]
Song | Duration |
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King in a Catholic Style (Wake Up) |
Wishful Thinking [1998]
Song | Duration |
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African and White | 4:31 |
No More Blue Horizons | 4:20 |
Wishful Thinking | 4:23 |
Everyday the Same | 5:12 |
It's Everything | 5:01 |
Christian | 4:28 |
Good Again | 4:09 |
Hands on the Wheel | 4:10 |
Black Man Ray | 3:32 |
King in the Catholic Style | 4:18 |
King in a Catholic Style | 4:11 |
Thank You | 3:43 |
Singing the Praises of Finer Things | 5:25 |
Working With Fire and Steel | 3:50 |
Diary of a Hollow Horse | 3:14 |
Always | 5:07 |
Every Day the Same | 5:47 |
Without the Love | 4:23 |
Hard to Be Around | 4:06 |
Wishing Time | 3:30 |
Real Tears | 4:35 |
Does It Pay | 4:03 |
Tell Me What It Is | 3:58 |
China Crisis Collection: The Very Best of China Crisis [1997]
Song | Duration |
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African and White | 3:49 |
African & White | 3:48 |
No More Blue Horizons | 3:48 |
Christian | 5:44 |
Tragedy and Mystery | 4:02 |
Tragedy & Mystery | 4:02 |
Working With Fire and Steel | 3:40 |
Working With Fire & Steel | 3:41 |
Wishful Thinking | 4:42 |
Hanna Hanna | 3:30 |
Black Man Ray | 3:37 |
King in a Catholic Style (Wake Up) | 4:29 |
King in a Catholic Style | 4:29 |
You Did Cut Me | 4:16 |
Arizona Sky | 5:25 |
Best Kept Secret | 4:06 |
It's Everything | 5:06 |
Dance Hits of the 90's: Move Your Body [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Every Day the Same | 4:02 |
Our Friends Electric [2 CDs] [1996]
Song | Duration |
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King in a Catholic Style (Wake Up) |
Wave: The Biggest New Wave Hits, Vol. 1 [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking | 4:10 |
Acoustically Yours [1995]
Song | Duration |
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African and White | 4:31 |
No More Blue Horizons | 4:20 |
Wishful Thinking | 4:23 |
Everyday the Same | 5:12 |
It's Everything | 5:01 |
Christian | 4:28 |
Good Again | 3:33 |
Hands on the Wheel | 3:49 |
King in a Catholic Style (Wake Up) | 4:18 |
Thank You | 3:43 |
Singing the Praises of Finer Things | 5:25 |
Working With Fire and Steel | 3:50 |
Diary of a Hollow Horse | 3:36 |
Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits of the 80's, Vol. 13 [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Working With Fire and Steel | 3:40 |
Living in Oblivion: The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 5 [1995]
Song | Duration |
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King in a Catholic Style (Wake Up) | 3:54 |
Sedated in the Eighties, Vol. 4 [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Trading in Gold | 4:25 |
Virgin Hits of the 80's [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Black Man Ray |
Warped by Success [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Hands on the Wheel | |
Always | |
Everyday the Same | |
Without the Love | |
Thank You | |
Hard to Be Around | |
Wishing Time | |
Good Again | |
Real Tears | |
Does It Pay | |
The Way We Are Made |
Pop & Wave, Vol. 4 [1993]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking | 4:39 |
A Kick Up the Eighties, Vol. 7: Young at Heart [1992]
Song | Duration |
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Working with Fire and Steel | 3:41 |
A Kick Up the Eighties, Vol. 2: Go Wild in the Country [1990]
Song | Duration |
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Christian | 4:10 |
A Kick Up the Eighties, Vol. 4: Talking Loud and Clear [1990]
Song | Duration |
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Black Man Ray | 3:38 |
Virgin Value Collector Series 7 [1990]
Song | Duration |
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King in a Catholic Style (Wake Up) |
Diary of a Hollow Horse [1989]
Song | Duration |
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Stranger by Nature | 4:04 |
Sweet Charity in Adoration | |
Day After Day | 5:07 |
Diary of a Hollow Horse | 3:16 |
Red Letter Day | 4:36 |
In Northern Skies | 5:02 |
Singing the Praises of Finer Things | 5:20 |
All My Prayers | 4:02 |
Age Old Need | 3:19 |
Diary of a Hollow Horse [Bonus CD] [Bonus Tracks] [1989]
Song | Duration |
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Stranger By Nature | |
Sweet Charity In Adoration | |
Day After Day | |
Diary of a Hollow Horse | |
Red Letter Day | |
In Northern Skies | |
Singing the Praises of Finer Things | |
All My Prayers | |
Age Old Need |
What Price Paradise [1986]
Song | Duration |
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It's Everything | 5:12 |
Arizona Sky | 5:25 |
Safe as Houses | 4:26 |
Worlds Apart | 3:35 |
Hampton Beach | 4:46 |
The Understudy | 5:46 |
Best Kept Secret | 4:08 |
We Do the Same | 4:21 |
A Day's Work for the Dayo's Done | 4:17 |
Trading in Gold | 4:27 |
Flaunt the Imperfection [1985]
Song | Duration |
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Highest High | 4:16 |
The Highest High | 4:16 |
Strength of Character | 2:54 |
You Did Cut Me | 4:18 |
Black Man Ray | 3:39 |
Wall of God | 5:32 |
Gift of Freedom | 4:38 |
King in a Catholic Style (Wake Up) | 4:32 |
Bigger the Punch I'm Feeling | 4:21 |
Blue Sea | 4:46 |
Survival Sampler [1984]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking | 4:38 |
Working with Fire and Steel: Possible Pop Songs, Vol. 2 [1983]
Song | Duration |
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Working with Fire and Steel | 3:41 |
When the Piper Calls | 4:04 |
Hanna Hanna | 3:30 |
Animals in Jungles | 3:40 |
Wishful Thinking | 4:43 |
Tragedy and Mystery | 4:03 |
Papua | 3:36 |
The Gates of Door to Door | 4:16 |
Gates of Door to Door |
Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms Some People Think It's Fun to Entertain [1982]
Song | Duration |
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Seven Sports for All | 3:18 |
No More Blue Horizons | 3:48 |
Feel to Be Driven Away | 2:55 |
Some People I Know to Lead Fantastic Lives | 3:33 |
Christian | 5:37 |
African and White | 3:46 |
Are We a Worker | 3:30 |
Red Sails | 4:43 |
You Never See It | 2:57 |
Temptation's Big Blue Eyes | 3:25 |
Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms: Some People Think It's Fun To Entertain [1982]
Song | Duration |
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Seven Sports for All | 3:18 |
No More Blue Horizons | 3:49 |
Feel to Be Driven Away | 2:55 |
Some People I Know to Lead Fantastic Lives | 3:49 |
Christian | 5:45 |
African and White | 3:47 |
Are We a Worker | 3:31 |
Red Sails | 4:44 |
You Never See It | 2:57 |
Temptation's Big Blue Eyes | 3:25 |
Hifi Visionen Pop, Vol. 3
Song | Duration |
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Strength of Character | 2:53 |
Inspirations, Pt. 1
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking | 4:40 |
Original Hits: 80s Pop
Song | Duration |
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King in a Catholic Style (Wake Up) | 4:25 |
The 80s [EMI 1999]
Song | Duration |
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Black Man Ray |
The New Romantics [EMI 2009]
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking |
Ultimate New-Wave
Song | Duration |
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Wishful Thinking |
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