Metro Music

Metro Music
Studio album by Martha and the Muffins
Released 1979
Recorded August 1979, Manor Studios
Genre New wave, post-punk
Label Dindisc
Producer Mike Howlett
Martha and the Muffins chronology
Metro Music
(1979)
Trance and Dance
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Robert ChristgauB− [2]
Smash Hits8/10[3]

Metro Music was Martha and the Muffins' first album, released in 1979. It contained the international hit single "Echo Beach", which reached #3 in Canada, #1 in Portugal, #5 in Australia and #10 in the UK charts in March 1980. It also reached #37 in the U.S. on the Club Play Singles chart.[4] "Saigon" was released as a follow-up single in the UK a few months later, but failed to chart. In Canada, the follow-up single was "Paint By Number Heart" it climbed to #69. The album itself was certified gold in Canada (50,000 units) on September 1, 1980; "Echo Beach" was certified gold there (5,000 units) on the following October 1.[5]

As Dindisc 1 (DID I) Metro Music was notable for being the first album ever released on the then-new DinDisc label,[6] followed soon after by the first album from Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, numbered, appropriately enough, as DinDisc 2 (DID 2).

The cover image design by Peter Saville is a map of Toronto, the band's hometown and is based on a map from the National Topographic System of Canada.[7]

The entire Metro Music album also formed the first part of Martha and the Muffins' 1987 compilation Far Away in Time.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Echo Beach"  Mark Gane3:38
2."Paint by Number Heart"  Martha Johnson4:23
3."Saigon"  Johnson, Daniel Millar4:23
4."Indecision"  Johnson4:25
5."Terminal Twilight"  Gane, Martha Ladly4:42
6."Hide and Seek"  Gane, Ladly3:57
7."Monotone"  Johnson2:46
8."Sinking Land"  Gane5:27
9."Revenge (Against the World)"  Gane3:31
10."Cheesies and Gum"  Gane, Ladly3:05

Personnel

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1980) Peak
position
UK Album Chart[8] 34
U.S. Billboard 200 [9] 186

Singles

Single Chart (1980) Position
"Echo Beach" Canada 3
"Echo Beach" Australia (Kent Music Report) 5
"Echo Beach" UK Singles Chart [8] 10
"Echo Beach/Paint By Number Heart" Billboard Club Play Singles [4] 37

References

  1. Badgley, Aaron. "Martha and the Muffins: Metro Music > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  2. Christgau, Robert. "Martha and the Muffins > Consumer Guide Reviews". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  3. Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (March 6–19): 30–31.
  4. 1 2 Metro Music - Martha and the Muffins > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  5. "Gold Platinum Database: Martha and the Muffins". Music Canada. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  6. "Martha and the Muffins - Metro Music". discogs.com. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  7. Saville, Peter (2003-08-15). Designed by Peter Saville. Princeton Architectural Press. pp. 1–. ISBN 978-1-56898-422-3. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  8. 1 2 UK Official Charts
  9. Metro Music - Martha and the Muffins > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 November 2011.


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