XYZ (album)
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| Studio album by Andy Summers | |
| Released: | 1987-06-12 (Germany)
1987-07-25 (Japan) |
| Recorded: | Spring - September 1986 |
| Length: | ALBUM LENGTH |
| Label(s): | MCA |
| Producer(s): | David Hentschel, Andy Summers |
| Studio(s): | Devo Studios - Los Angeles, CA, USA |
Contents
Introduction
Andy Summers' first solo album. He's even singing... Very different to his later jazz albums.
Personnel
- Andy Summers - Guitar, bass, vocals
- David Hentschel - Keyboards, drum programs
- Michael G. Fisher - Percussion on Nowhere, Love Is The Strangest Way and Almost There
- Nan Vernon - Accompanying vocals on Love Is The Strangest Way, How Many Days and Almost There; backing vocals on Eyes Of A Stranger
- Chris Childs - Bass on Eyes Of A Stranger
- Rik May - Bass on Hold Me
- Abraham Laboriel - Bass on Scary Voices
- Oren, Julia & Maxine Waters - Backing vocals on Nowhere, Hold Me and How Many Days
- Bob Casale - Recording engineer
- Dennis Smith - Technical assistant
Track listing
- Love Is The Strangest Way - (Andy Summers)
- How Many Days - (Andy Summers / David Hentschel)
- Almost There - (Andy Summers)
- Eyes Of A Stranger - (Andy Summers)
- The Change - (Andy Summers)
- Scary Voices - (Andy Summers / David Hentschel)
- Nowhere - (Andy Summers / David Hentschel)
- XYZ - (Andy Summers / David Hentschel / Charlotte Caffey)
- The Only Road - (Andy Summers)
- Hold Me - (Andy Summers / David Hentschel)
Singles released
Variants, special editions and re-releases
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Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| YYYY | CHART | COUNTRY | POSITION REACHED |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YYYY | SONG | CHART | COUNTRY | POSITION REACHED |
Awards, nominations, and certifications
Awards
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| Year | Winner | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| YYYY | WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.) | AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) | CATEGORY |
Nominations
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| Year | Nominee | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| YYYY | NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.) | AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) | CATEGORY |
Certifications
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| Country | Certifier | Classification | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTRY | CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...) | CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...) | CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...) |
Quotations and trivia
Outlandos newsletter from June 1987 mentioned release dates for various countries (but as earlier issues showed, they sometimes were a bit dates announced in advance): USA - June 15, Sweden - June 16, Denmark - June 11, France - June 9, Italy - June 1, Belgium - June 12, The Netherlands - June 5
US ads:
UK ad:
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See also
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External links and reviews
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References
sources: Wind-Up magazine from June 1987 features an interview where it's made clear that he's laying down the basic tracks at Devo Studios in April 1986, Japanese release date from Osamu Mohri, German release date from fact sheet accompanying an LP
