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    Crash

    Crash
    Artist: The Human League
    Label: Blue Plate Caroline
    Category: Music

    List Price: $15.98
    Buy New: $10.02
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    New (20) Used (7) Collectible (1) from $10.02

    Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars 23 reviews
    Sales Rank: 156510

    Format: Extra Tracks, Original Recording Remastered
    Media: Audio CD
    Discs: 1
    Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
    Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5

    MPN: 33415
    UPC: 094633341524
    EAN: 0094633341524
    ASIN: B000AP2ZCG

    Release Date: October 4, 2005
    Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

    Tracks:

      • Money
      • Swang
      • Human
      • Jam
      • Are You Ever Coming Back?
      • I Need Your Loving
      • Party
      • Love on the Run
      • Real Thing
      • Love Is All That Matters
      • Human [Extended Version]
      • I Need Your Loving [Extended Version]
      • Love Is All That Matters [Extended Version]

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      • Hysteria
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      • Dare!/Love and Dancing
      • Original Remixes & Rarities

    Customer Reviews:   Read 18 more reviews...

    5 out of 5 stars very good   May 20, 2004
    George (Philadelphia, PA)
    6 out of 7 found this review helpful

    many critics and fans have said this is human leagues worst album. i disagree. i think its one of their best. it includes some of their most beautiful songs like human, are you ever coming back, love is all that matters, and i need your loving. looking back, maybe using jam and lewis as their producers wasn't their best move but at least it brought them their biggest hit, human, and i think helped them survive their one hit wonder status. get this album, it really is good.


    4 out of 5 stars Human Leage Experiments With Minneapolis Funk.   September 4, 2002
    The Groove (Boston, MA)
    3 out of 3 found this review helpful

    After a handful of hits in the early 1980s, the Human League's streak came to a halt with the release of 1984's "Hysteria," which had the flop single "The Lebanon." Phil Oakey and Co. needed to prove that they weren't a flash in the Totally 80's pan, and, strangely enough, they hooked up with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for their 1986 album "Crash." It's a departure from their ice-cold, synth-heavy work, but, remarkably, the Minneapolis funk Jam and Lewis bring nicely compliments the group. Of course, there's the hit "Human," but the League don't turn it loose until the we get to the stomper "I Need Your Loving," which is probably as funky as anything the Time recorded back in the day. "Swang" swings along nicely, but the song that brings the house down is the excellent "Love is All That Matters." While "Crash" didn't steer the League into r&b territory for long, it was a welcome diversion that makes it one of their most interesting albums.


    4 out of 5 stars Crash and Burn   April 18, 1999
    3 out of 3 found this review helpful

    It's a shame music critics were not too kind to this album or that the only place it went was into the cutout clearance bins at your local record/c.d. shop. A lot of critics and die-hard Human League fans claimed that this project was too Americanized or pop driven by producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The only gem of the album for the Human League and for many listeners was the hit song Human.

    What I appreciated most about Crash was that the Human League displayed a warm and enjoyable (letting loose, if you will) type of dance or club sound. Of course it sounded "American"--whatever that means; the album was produced here in the U.S. by mega-talented producers Jam & Lewis from FlytTyme Productions ( responsible for contributing to the successes of Janet Jackson, S.O.S. Band, Cherelle, and Alexander O'Neal). Crash had that mid 80's chart topping R&B Minneapolis sound which still sounds just as fresh today. Crash also demonstrated that the Human League did not necessarily have to adhere to their usual heavily synthesized and often cold sounding material which catapulted them to the top back in the early 80's with Don't You Want Me ! I must admit,even though this album sounded great, the last few tracks started to sound redundant until it slightly picked up again with the last track titled Love Is All That Matters. I think what disturbed critics of this album is that some songs were produced by Jam & Lewis while the others were produced or written by the Human League and their own writing team which may have caused a notable inconsistency in style. Despite the fact that this album "crashed and burned" on the charts and with many critics, it is worth a listen and your few dolllars if you find it in the cutout clearnace bins or at a used c.d. shop...


    5 out of 5 stars "Crash" flies to new heights!   February 11, 2006
    Distant Voyageur (Io)
    1 out of 1 found this review helpful

    Am I the only one who actually loves this album! For me, this is my favorite record by these guys.

    "Crash" marked a radical departure and must I say "sell-out" in some fans minds, it is a whole new sound that saw them team up wtih Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the guys who did "Control" around the same time as this and these albums are great but have their own character. Granted, "Control" overall to me, is more flamboyant and sophistaced but "Crash" at the same time ahs a beautiful atmospheric ambience throughout even on some of the more pop-sounding tracks.

    "Human" ranks as my favorite song by them with it's beautiful melody and keyboard arrangements. A highly underrated song however is "Are You Every Coming Back" which has an eerie atmosphere to it.

    Many might see this as Control-era rejects but I think it stands apart as one of my favorite albums from my favorite year in music, 1986.



    3 out of 5 stars Let's see this as a separate album   November 20, 2005
    Lucas (Holland)
    1 out of 1 found this review helpful

    I like Human and Love Is All That Matters the most on this one. Specially the extended versions. This album is made for the dance floor and nothing else. So if you're a die-hard fan of the League, you can't miss this one. I see this one as a particular '1986 album', just like the Cherelle, Alexander O'Neal & SOS Band-albums from that same area. The Janet Jackson album Control is the best example I think. Jimmi Jam & Terry Lewis are all over the album(s). Just like a blueprint from that time in dance music.


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