Made in Hong Kong (album)

1981 studio album by Claudja Barry

Made in Hong Kong

Studio album by

Claudja Barry

Released| Feb. 1981
Recorded| 1980
Genre| Dance
Length| 43:05
Label| Jupiter Records (Germany), Polydor
Producer| Jurgen S. Korduletsch
Claudja Barry chronology
| Feel the Fire
(1980)  | Made in Hong Kong
(1981)  | I, Claudja
(1987)

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Allmusic|  [1]

Made in Hong Kong is Claudja Barry's fifth studio album, released in early 1981. The album marked a change in musical direction, moving away from her disco diva image, and more into the synthesizer/new-wave-sound of the time. The lead single "Radio Action" was a gold-selling single in Canada and import copies made it a minor dance hit on Billboard's Disco Charts where it peaked at no. 57. [2] According to Jürgen Korduletsch, Casablanca Records signed Barry for a US release of the album, but due to the label's collapse, PolyGram never saw it through.

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Radio Action"|

* Jürgen S. Korduletsch
* Claudja Barry
* Günther Moll
* Stefan Wissnet

| 6:47
2.| "Made In Hongkong"|

* Korduletsch
* Moll
* Wissnet

| 4:25
3.| "Don't Talk to the Wind"|

* Korduletsch
* Wissnet
* Michael Hofmann

| 4:30
4.| "Take Me to the River"|

* Al Green
* Mabon Hodges

| 4:53
5.| "Take Me Back"|

* Korduletsch
* Hofmann
* Barry

| 4:05
6.| "Love Control"|

* Korduletsch
* Brian Potter
* John Lewis Parker

| 4:30
7.| "What'cha Doin' To Me"|

* Parker

| 4:10
8.| "Sweet Inspiration"|

* Korduletsch
* Barry
* Hofmann
* Wissnet

| 3:39
9.| "Girl Crazy"|

* Korduletsch
* Evers

| 3:55

## Outtakes

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* A cover of Harry Belafonte's "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" was released as a single in August 1980[3] but only its B-side "Girl Crazy" was eventually included in the album.
* Barry recorded her second duet "The Two of Us" with label-mate Ronnie Jones which was released early 1981. [4]
* "United We Stand" - duet with Ronnie Jones - B-side of "The Two of Us" single in some territories
* A cover of Split Enz' "I Got You" was the B-side of "Radio Action".[5]

## Musicians

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* Drums: Curt Cress, Todd Canedy
* Percussion: Curt Cress, Jürgen Korduletsch
* Bass: Günther Gebauer, Dave King
* Guitar: Mats Björklund, Jörg Evers
* Keyboards: Kristian Schultze
* Sitar: Al Gromer Khan
* Backing Vocals: Herbert Ihle, Wolfgang Emperhof, Jerry Rix

## If I Do It to You (Unreleased 1982 Album)

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Claudja's 6th album had been intended for a 1982 release on Mirage Records (US) but remains unreleased. Only the lead single, "If I Do It to You" and its B-side "Up All Night",[6] and a Canadian-only release of another Ronnie Jones duet "Don't Stop"[7] were released. Songs recorded for the album included "Love Is Like a Small Town",[8] "Heaven's in Your Eyes" (written by Bruce Sudano and originally recorded by Twiggy for her shelved 1979 album, produced by Donna Summer), and the synth-track "The More I See You".

## References

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1. ^ Music, All. Claudja Barry: Made In Hong Kong > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
2. ^ "Claudja Barry Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com.
3. ^ "45cat - Claudja Barry - Banana Boat (Day-O) / Girl Crazy - Lollipop - Germany - 6.12 907".
4. ^ "45cat - Claudja Barry And Ronnie Jones - The Two Of Us / United We Stand - WEA - Italy - T 18760".
5. ^ "45cat - Claudja Barry - Radio Action / I Got You - Jupiter - Germany - 6.13 242".
6. ^ "45cat - Claudja Barry - If I Do It To You / Up All Night - Jupiter - Germany - 6.13 497".
7. ^ "Claudja Barry / Ronnie Jones – Don't Stop / The Two Of Us (1982, Vinyl) - Discogs".
8. ^ "Claudja Barry – Love Is Like A Small Town (1981, Acetate) - Discogs".

## External links

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* Claudja Barry-Made In Hong Kong at Discogs

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Claudja Barry

Studio albums|

* Sweet Dynamite (1976)
* The Girl Most Likely (1977)
* I Wanna Be Loved by You (1978)
* Feel the Fire (1980)
* Made in Hong Kong (1981)
* I, Claudja (1987)
* Disco Around the Christmas Tree (1995)
* Love Him Forever (1999)
* Come On, Stand Up (2015)

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