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Strange Charm
Gary Numan
Strange Charm
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Alternative Rock, New Age, Pop, Rock
 
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Originally limited to 2,000 copies on CD when first released in 1986, this highly sought after reissue features the U.K. top 30 hits 'I Can't Stop' & 'This Is Love'. Eight tracks in all. Other six: 'My Breathing', 'Un-...  more »

     
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All Artists: Gary Numan
Title: Strange Charm
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Cleopatra
Release Date: 4/6/1999
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Alternative Rock, New Age, Pop, Rock
Styles: Electronica, New Wave & Post-Punk
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 741157053425, 829410369664, 666469412428

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Originally limited to 2,000 copies on CD when first released in 1986, this highly sought after reissue features the U.K. top 30 hits 'I Can't Stop' & 'This Is Love'. Eight tracks in all. Other six: 'My Breathing', 'Un- known And Hostile', 'The Sleeproom', 'New Thing From London Town', 'Strange Charm' and 'The Need'.

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CD Reviews

Charm Up, Strange Down
N. A. Parry | 03/25/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)

"Apparently, this was written and created when Gary Numan was at a low ebb. He was feeling increasingly isolated and some of the lyrics here reflect this. Although 'Strange Charm' contains two of my least favourite tracks (the overlong 'This is Love' single, and the dreadfully sung 'The Need'), the album has many highpoints which vastly outweight the lows. 'My Breathing' and 'New Thing from London Town' are perfect 'pop' (whatever that is), 'Unknown and Hostile' is quietly unsettling, and 'The Sleeproom' is surprisingly honest. I always feel that Numan's writing is at it's best when he is under pressure (the 'Dance' album for example), and 'Strange Charm' reflects this. Well worth a listen."
Strayed Charm
Alf Kremer | 08/14/1999
(4 out of 5 stars)

"His third release on the Numa label, Strange Charm pretty much follows in the tradition of The Fury. Relentless drum programs, swirling synths, silky-smooth female backing vocals, and some well-placed brass and lead guitar. But what a departure from the dark and broody Numan we have come to know and love! Highlights here include the opening track, My Breathing, complete with Middle-Eastern mid-section, and the haunting, percussive ballad, This is love. Considering it was conceived in 1986, it still sounds very contemporary - the ultimate test of any artist s work."
Schizophrenic charm
olofpalme63 | auf der flucht! | 10/07/2004
(2 out of 5 stars)

"Numan's dance trend reaches scattered heights in the disco-tronic 80's. Confusion and perhaps blatant redundancy cloud whatever direction Numan is trying to approach in the post-modern era. A river patrol to sax highlighted dance floors perhaps.



...however, the schizophrenic "Strange Charm" yields 3 classics in "My Breathing", "The Sleeproom" and "Time To Die". Strange in the fact that Time To Die was left off the first pressing of this CD. Even more strange is that it was only available on cassette. Did anyone still buy 45's in the mid 80's? Strange Charm indeed.



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