Scandalous (album)

This article is about the 1983 Imagination album. For other albums, see Scandalous (disambiguation).

1983 studio album by Imagination

Scandalous

Studio album by

Imagination

Released| 4 November 1983[1]
Recorded| Summer 1983
Studio| Red Bus (London)
Genre|

* Post-disco
* funk
* soul
* R&B

Length| 43:43
Label|

* R&B
* Elektra (US and Canada)

Producer| Jolley & Swain
Imagination chronology
| Night Dubbing
(1983)  | Scandalous
(1983)  | Trilogy
(1986)

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Singles from  Scandalous

1. "Looking at Midnight"
Released: 27 May 1983
2. "New Dimension"
Released: 28 October 1983
3. "This Means War (Shoo Be Doo Da Dabba Doobee)"
Released: January 1984
4. "State of Love"
Released: May 1984

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
Robert Christgau| C+[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music| [3]
Number One| [4]
Record Mirror| [5]

Scandalous is the third album by English soul/dance trio Imagination, produced by Steve Jolley and Tony Swain and released in November 1983. In the US and Canada, the album was issued under title New Dimension in February 1984.

Scandalous failed to repeat the success of Imagination's previous albums, stalling at No. 25 in the United Kingdom and not producing a top 20 single. It marked the start of a decline in the group's commercial fortunes; subsequent albums were even less successful.

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Leee John and Ashley Ingram.

Side oneNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "New Dimension"| 7:18
2.| "State of Love"| 4:50
3.| "Point of No Return"| 5:05
4.| "When I See the Fire"| 4:40

Side twoNo.| Title| Length

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5.| "Shoo Be Doo Da Dabba Doobee"| 6:24
6.| "Wrong in Love"| 4:40
7.| "Looking at Midnight"| 5:50
8.| "The Need to Be Free"| 4:56
Total length:| 43:43

### US and Canada release

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Side oneNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "New Dimension" (Jonathan Fearing Remix)| 6:35
2.| "State of Love" (Jonathan Fearing Remix)| 6:00
3.| "Point of No Return"| 5:10
4.| "When I See the Fire"| 4:44

Side twoNo.| Title| Length

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5.| "This Means War (Shoo Be Doo Da Dabba Doobee)"| 6:27
6.| "Wrong in Love"| 4:48
7.| "Looking at Midnight"| 5:52
8.| "The Need to Be Free"| 4:58
Total length:| 44:34

## Personnel

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Musicians

* Leee John – lead vocals, keyboards, percussion
* Ashley Ingram – bass guitar, synthesiser, keyboards, vocals
* Errol Kennedy – drums, percussion
* Tony Swain – keyboards
* Steve Jolley – percussion

Technical

* Tony Swain – producer, engineer, mixing
* Steve Jolley – producer, engineer, mixing
* Richard Lengyel – engineer, mixing
* Nigel Askew – photography
* Chess Creative Services – artwork
* Recorded and mixed at Red Bus Studios in Summer 1983
* On the US and Canada release, tracks 1 and 2 were remixed by Jonathan Fearing with engineer Carla Bandini at Sigma Sound Studios in 1984

## Charts

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Chart (1983)  | Peak
position

|

Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] | 16
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 49
UK Albums (OCC)[9] | 25
Chart (1984)  | Peak
position

|

US Bubbling Under the Top LPs (Billboard)[10] | 205
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] | 44

## References

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1. ^ Imagination Scandalous World Tour 83/84 Programme, 1983, retrieved 24 February 2021 - via flickr.com
2. ^ "New Dimension – Imagination". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press.
4. ^ "Albums". Number One. 12 November 1983. p. 34. Retrieved 24 February 2021 - via flickr.com.
5. ^ "Albums". Record Mirror: 17. 12 November 1983. Retrieved 24 February 2021 - via flickr.com.
6. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Imagination". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Imagination – Scandalous" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Imagination – Scandalous" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
9. ^ "Imagination | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
10. ^ "Bubbling Under the Top LPs" (PDF). Billboard. 7 April 1984. p. 72. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
11. ^ "Imagination Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.

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Imagination

* Leee John
* Ashley Ingram
* Errol Kennedy

Studio albums|

* Body Talk (1981)
* In the Heat of the Night (1982)
* Scandalous (New Dimension) (1983)

Compilation albums|

* Night Dubbing (1983)

Singles|

* "Body Talk"
* "Just an Illusion"
* "Music and Lights"
* "In the Heat of the Night"
* "Burnin' Up"
* "Changes"
* "Instinctual"

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* MusicBrainz release group

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