Islands

Description

Islands is the sophomore album by the British dance oriented funk pop group Kajagoogoo, released on EMI Records in May 1984.

The following 3 singles was released: “Big Apple” (17 Sep 1983), “The Lion’s Mouth” (3 March 1984) and “Turn Your Back On Me” (5 May 1984). The album peaked at No. 35 in the UK Albums Chart. The album first single, “Big Apple”, reached no.8 in the UK, but subsequent singles were less successful with “The Lion’s Mouth” peaking at No. 25, and “Turn Your Back on Me” reaching No. 47.

In the U.S., the band had renamed themselves as Kaja and Islands was released as a mini-LP titled Extra Play. It contained only seven tracks (five from the album and two bonus remixes), and peaked at no. 185 on the Billboard 200. On the U.S. edition, the version of “Turn Your Back on Me” was different from the original UK version, having been remixed by Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero. This remix was released as a single in the U.S., and reached Number 2 on the dance charts.

Kajagoogoo – Extra Play

Lost in the ’80s: Kaja(googoo), “Extra Play/Islands”

Kajagoogoo on Kajagoogoo No 1. Magazine Feature 1983: Nick Beggs

Kajagoogoo – The Power To Forgive

> iTunes (https://music.apple.com/us/album/islands/695494341)

Side One
A1. “The Lion’s Mouth” – 3:32
A2. “Big Apple” – 4:09
A3. “The Power To Forgive” – 4:45
A4. “Melting The Ice Away” – 5:10

Side Two
B1. “Turn Your Back On Me” – 3:57
B2. “Islands” – 4:52
B3. “On A Plane” – 4:14
B4. “Part Of Me Is You” – 3:52
B5. “The Loop” (Instrumental) – 4:40

Note: The original UK album was remastered and re-issued in August 2004 with seven bonus tracks: Turn Your Back On Me (Thompson & Barbiero US Mix) (3:56), The Pump Rooms Of Bath (Instrumental) (2:31), The Garden (Instrumental) (2:51), Monochromatic (Live) (4:08), Big Apple (Metro Mix) (6:05), The Lion’s Mouth (The Beast Mix) (5:37), Turn Your Back On Me (Extended Dance Mix) (5:03).

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