Strange Behavior (album) explained

Strange Behavior
Type:	studio
Artist:	Animotion
Cover:	Strangebehavior .jpg
Released:	February 1986
Studio:	Oasis Recording Studios (North Hollywood, California); Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California); Encore Studios (Burbank, California)
Genre:	Synthpop, new wave
Length:	39:14
Label:	Casablanca Records 826691
Producer:	Richie Zito
Prev Title:	Animotion
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	Animotion (Room to Move)
Next Year:	1989

Strange Behavior is an album by Animotion released by Casablanca Records.^{[1] [2]} It was the last album to be released by Casablanca before the record label folded.

The single "I Engineer" hit #2 in Germany and #6 in Switzerland in 1986. The single "I Want You" hit #27 in Germany and #84 in the United States. The album went to #21 in Switzerland^[3] and reached #71 on the Billboard 200 chart.^[4]

Track listing

1. "I Want You" (Rick Neigher, Bill Wadhams) – 4:35
2. "I Engineer" (Mike Chapman, Holly Knight, Bernie Taupin) – 4:13
3. "Strange Behavior" (Don Kirkpatrick, Randy Sharp) – 3:55
4. "Stealing Time" (Sue Shifrin, Wadhams) – 3:54
5. "Anxiety" (John Davis, Kirkpatrick, Dennis Morgan) – 4:11
6. "Out of Control" (Greg Smith, Louie Stone) – 3:28
7. "Stranded" (Smith, Stone) – 3:19
8. "The Essence" (Wadhams) – 4:06
9. "One Step Ahead" (Smith, Stone) – 3:36
10. "Staring Down the Demons" (Kirkpatrick, Sharp) – 4:12

Personnel

Animotion

• Astrid Plane – vocals
• Bill Wadhams – vocals, keyboards, guitars
• Greg Smith – keyboards, gang vocals
• Don Kirkpatrick – guitars, gang vocals
• Charles Ottavio – bass guitar, gang vocals
• Jim Blair – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Gary Chang – synthesizers
• Tad Wadhams – fretless bass
• Mike Baird – drums

Production

• Richie Zito – producer, arrangements
• Animotion – arrangements
• Michael Frondelli – engineer (1)
• David Leonard – engineer (2–10), mixing
• Brian Reeves – engineer (2–10)
• David Concors – additional engineer
• Peggy Leonard – additional engineer
• Howie Weinberg – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City, New York)
• Matthew Rolston – photography
• Bill Levy – art direction
• Vigon/Seireeni – art direction

Charts

The album spent 14 weeks on the U.S. Billboard pop albums chart, peaking at No. 71 in April 1986.^[5]

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Swiss Hitparade	21
US Billboard Top Pop Albums	71

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Peak position
1986	"I Engineer"	US	76
		US Dance	27
		AUT	19
		GER	2
		SWI	6
	"I Want You"	US	84
		GER	27

Notes and References

1. http://www.discogs.com/Animotion-Strange-Behavior/release/1799598 Animotion, Strange Behavior
2. News: 1986-03-29. The Morning Call, 29 Mar 1986. 59. The Morning Call. 2020-12-23.
3. http://www.hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=animotion&cat=a Animotion, Strange Behavior Chart Position
4. http://www.allmusic.com/album/strange-behaviour-mw0000192832/awards Animotion, Strange Behavior Chart Position
5. Web site: Billboard 200: Animotion . 2017 . . February 11, 2017 .