Bilingual (album)

Bilingual
Studio album by Pet Shop Boys
Publication (s)	September 2, 1996
admission	1995-1996
Label (s)	Parlophone
Format (s)	CD, record
Genre (s)	Synthpop , dance , house
running time	53:56
production	Pet Shop Boys, Chris Porter, Danny Tenaglia and K-Klass
chronology Very (1993) Bilingual Nightlife (1999)
Single releases April 22, 1996 Before August 8, 1996 Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is) November 11, 1996 Single bilingual March 17, 1997 A Red Letter Day June 23, 1997 Somewhere

Bilingual is the sixth studio album by the Pet Shop Boys . It was published by Parlophone on September 2, 1996 . It reached in Germany 7th place and in the United Kingdom # 4 on the charts.

Origin and reception

The pieces were mainly written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe . The music of Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is) was created with the participation of Nego Do Barbalho, for It Always Comes as a Surprise a sample by Stan Getz was used. The recordings took place in New York and Moscow.

In 1997 a special edition with remixes was released on a bonus CD. The remastered version released in 2001 includes the bonus CD Further Listening 1995–1997 with alternative versions and unreleased songs.

The album has influences from Latin American music . Neil Tennant described this as a reaction to the Britpop boom and as an expression of his view that the Pet Shop Boys were an international band.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic awarded 3 out of 5 stars for Bilingual . He described it as multifaceted, subtle and optimistic.

Track list

Bilingual

1. "Discoteca" - 4:37
2. "Single" - 3:48
3. "Metamorphosis" - 4:03
4. "Electricity" - 4:58
5. "Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)" - 4:00
6. "It Always Comes as a Surprise" - 6:05
7. "A Red Letter Day" - 5:10
8. "Up Against It" - 4:16
9. "The Survivors" - 4:30
10. "Before" - 4:32
11. "To Step Aside" - 3:48
12. "Saturday Night Forever" - 3:59

Special Edition bonus CD

1. "Somewhere" (Extended mix) - 10:53
2. “A Red Letter Day” (Trouser Enthusiasts Autoerotic Decapitation mix) - 9:59
3. "To Step Aside" (Brutal Bill mix) - 7:30
4. "Before" (Love to Infinity Classic Paradise mix) - 7:56
5. "The Boy Who Couldn't Keep His Clothes On" (Danny Tenaglia International Club mix) - 6:06
6. "Se a vida é" (Pink Noise mix) - 5:37
7. “Discoteca” (Trouser Enthusiasts Adventure Beyond the Stellar Empire mix) - 9:30

Further Listening 1995-1997

1. "Paninaro '95" - 4:11
2. "In the Night" (1995) - 4:18
3. "The Truck-driver and His Mate" - 3:33
4. "Hit and Miss" - 4:07
5. "How I Learned to Hate Rock 'n' Roll" - 4:38
6. "Betrayed" - 5:20
7. "Delusions of Grandeur" - 5:04
8. "Discoteca" (single version) - 5:14 am
9. "The Calm Before the Storm" - 2:48
10. "Discoteca" (new version) - 3:47
11. "The Boy Who Couldn't Keep His Clothes On" - 6:09
12. "A Red Letter Day" (expanded single version) - 5:36
13. "The View from Your Balcony" - 3:44
14. "Disco Potential" - 4:07
15. "Somewhere" (extended mix) - 10:55

Web links

• Bilingual on the Pet Shop Boys homepage
• Bilingual at Allmusic (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Release date "Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)"
2. ↑ www.charts.de
3. ↑ ^{a b} bilingual at Allmusic (English)
4. ↑ ^{a b} Bilingual at Discogs
5. ↑ Bilingual on the Pet Shop Boys homepage