Deface the Music
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| Studio album by Utopia | ||||
| Released | September 24, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | at Utopia Sound Studios | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 32:06 | |||
| Label | Bearsville | |||
| Producer | Todd Rundgren and Utopia | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | [2] |
Deface the Music is a 1980 album by the band Utopia featuring Todd Rundgren, Roger Powell, Kasim Sulton, and John "Willie" Wilcox. The concept of the album was to pay homage to The Beatles and create songs which sounded very similar to the Fab Four's tunes throughout the various stages of their career. Their song "Take It Home", replete with guitar riff, is their homage to "Day Tripper". The first track, "I Just Want to Touch You", was written by Rundgren for the Roadie soundtrack. It was rejected by the movie's producers for fear of legal action because it sounded so much like the Beatles.[3]
Contents
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Utopia.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "I Just Want to Touch You" | 2:00 |
| 2. | "Crystal Ball" | 2:00 |
| 3. | "Where Does the World Go to Hide" | 1:41 |
| 4. | "Silly Boy" | 2:20 |
| 5. | "Alone" | 2:10 |
| 6. | "That's Not Right" | 2:37 |
| 7. | "Take It Home" | 2:53 |
| 8. | "Hoi Poloi" | 2:33 |
| 9. | "Life Goes On" | 2:21 |
| 10. | "Feel Too Good" | 3:04 |
| 11. | "Always Late" | 2:22 |
| 12. | "All Smiles" | 2:27 |
| 13. | "Everybody Else is Wrong" | 3:38 |
Charts
Album - Billboard
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1981 | Pop Albums | 65 |
See also
References
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