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  Type Album
  Artist Pet Shop Boys
  Cover PetShopBoysBilingualjpg
  Background orange
  Released September 2 , 1996
  Recorded
  Genre Dance Pop
  Length 53:56
  Label Parlophone
  Producer Pet Shop Boys <br /> Chris Porter <br /> Danny Tenaglia <br /> K-Klass
  Reviews
  Last Album '' Alternative '' <br /> (1995)
  This Album '''''Bilingual''''' <br /> (1996)
  Next Album '' Nightlife '' <br /> (1999)


''Bilingual'' is the tenth Album , the sixth of entirely new music, by the UK Electronic Music group Pet Shop Boys .

''Bilingual'' exhibits continuing changes Pet Shop Boys began making to their music with the album '' Very '', in particularly more heavily instrumented arrangements and more backing vocals. As suggested by the title, the songs on the album have worldwide influences, particularly from Latin America . After the release of their ''Very'' album, Pet Shop Boys toured South America and were influenced by the beats and rhythms associated with Latin American music. Three of the songs have bilingual lyrics, mixing the English language with Spanish and Portuguese .

''Bilingual'' never achieved the popularity of ''Very'', although the singles achieved success with three of them reaching the UK top 10, with the album going on to sell 1.5 million copies globally.

In 1997, Pet Shop Boys decided to perform a series of concerts at the Savoy Theatre in London . To promote the concerts they decided to release a cover version of "Somewhere" from '' West Side Story '' and to call the concerts "Pet Shop Boys Somewhere". The single reached the UK top 10, and ''Bilingual'' was re-released as a "Special Edition" including the new single and a bonus CD of remixes and b-sides.

In 2001, Pet Shop Boys re-issued their first six studio albums, and ''Bilingual'' was rereleased as ''Bilingual/Further Listening 1995-1997''. The re-released version was not only digitally remastered but came with a second disc of B-side s and previously unreleased material from around the time of the album's original release.


TRACK LISTING


Bilingual

# "Discoteca"
# "Single"
# "Metamorphosis"
# "Electricity"
# "Se a vida é (That's the way life is)"
# "It always comes as a surprise"
# "A red letter day"
# "Up against it"
# "The survivors"
# "Before"
# "To step aside"
# "Saturday night forever"


Bilingual Special Edition Bonus CD (1997)

#"Somewhere" (Extended mix)
#"A red letter day" ( Trouser Enthusiasts Autoerotic Decapitation mix)
#"To step aside" ( Brutal Bill mix)
#"Before" ( Love To Infinity Classic Paradise mix)
#"The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on" ( Danny Tenaglia International Club mix)
#"Se a vida é" ( Pink Noise mix)
#"Discoteca" ( Trouser Enthusiasts Adventure Beyond The Stellar Empire mix)


Further Listening 1995-1997 CD (2001)

#"Paninaro '95"
#"In the night" (1995)
#"The truck-driver and his mate"
#"Hit and miss"
#"How I learned to hate rock 'n' roll"
#"Betrayed"
#"Delusions of grandeur"
#"Discoteca" (single version)
#"The calm before the storm"
#"Discoteca" (new version)
#"The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on"
#"A red letter day" (expanded single version)
#"The view from your balcony"
#"Disco potential"
#"Somewhere" (extended mix)


SINGLES


Before

  • UK release: 22 April 1996, #7

  • US release: 28 June 1996, #1 (Dance)


The first single to be released from ''Bilingual'' was "Before" on April 22 1996 . It was co-produced with Danny Tenaglia and featured Barbara Tucker , Carole Sylvan and Karen Bernod on backing vocals.


Se a vida é (That's the way life is)

  • UK release: 12 August 1996, #8

  • US release: see below


The second single from ''Bilingual'' was "Se a vida é (That's the way life is). It was co-produced with Chris Porter and featured drums by Glasgow group She-Boom . Remixes were done by Mark Picchiotti , Deep Dish and Pink Noise .


Single-Bilingual

  • UK release: 11 November 1996, #14

  • US release: not released


The third single to be released was "Single" and was renamed "Single-Bilingual" because Everything But The Girl had released a different single also called "Single" around the same time. It was also co-produced by Chris Porter with drums by She-Boom. The single also included remixes of "Single-Bilingual".


To step aside/Se a vida é (That's the way life is)

  • UK release: not released

  • US release: 28 February 1997, #1 (dance)


Released as a double a-side in the USA , this single featured exlusive remixed of "To step aside" that were unreleased in the UK. The single was also nominated for a Grammy award for best dance single.


A red letter day

  • UK release: 18 March 1997, #9

  • US release: see below


A new version of "A red letter day" with additional production by Motiv-8 was released as the fourth single from ''Bilingual''. It features Barbara Tucker, Carole Sylvan and Karen Bernod on backing vocals along with the Choral Academy Of Moscow .


Somewhere

  • UK release: 23 June 1997, #9

  • US release: 28 October 1997, #19 (dance)


Released to promote their residency at the Savoy Theatre in London and to promote a repackage of ''Bilingual''. In the USA, it was released as a double a-side with "A red letter day".