Up (Right Said Fred album)

Up
The band's name takes up the entire cover, colored in yellow. The album title appears in the 'D' of 'Fred', coloured in red.
Studio album by
Right Said Fred
Released16 March 1992
Recorded1991–1992
GenreDance-pop, disco
Length40:10
Label
ProducerTommyD
Right Said Fred chronology
Up
(1992) 		Sex and Travel
(1993)
Singles from Up
  1. "I'm Too Sexy"
    Released: July 1991
  2. "Don't Talk Just Kiss"
    Released: November 1991
  3. "Deeply Dippy"
    Released: March 1992
  4. "Those Simple Things" / "Daydream"
    Released: July 1992

Up is the debut album by English pop group Right Said Fred, released in 1992 on Charisma Records and Tug Recordings. The album contains the group's only United States Top 40 hit, "I'm Too Sexy", which was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks in February 1992, and their only UK number-one hit "Deeply Dippy", which stayed in that position for three weeks from April to May 1992.

Up is Right Said Fred's only US album release to date, peaking at number 46 on the Billboard 200. It reached number one on the UK Albums Chart.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[3]
NME8/10[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
Smash Hits5/5[6]
USA Today[7]

In addition to "I'm Too Sexy", Arion Berger from Entertainment Weekly stated that the Up album has "relentless hooks, more goofy catchphrases, and camp sensibility coming out of its ears." He highlighted ”No One on Earth”, ”Do Ya Feel” and ”Deeply Dippy”, adding, "If Martians tried to approximate Earth music by channeling frivolous Top 40 like ABBA’s, overwrought cabaret like Liza Minnelli’s, and smart disco like the Pet Shop Boys’, the result might sound like Up. How all this would go over on Mars is hard to say; down here, it’s good-bad disposable pop."[3] USA Today called the album "a collection of bubbly electronic disco."[7]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Richard Fairbrass, Fred Fairbrass and Rob Manzoli

Original 1992 release
No.TitleLength
1."Love for All Seasons"4:16
2."No One on Earth"3:23
3."I'm Too Sexy"2:52
4."Do Ya Feel"4:34
5."Is It True About Love?"4:57
6."Deeply Dippy"3:21
7."Swan"3:10
8."Don't Talk Just Kiss"4:01
9."Upon My Heart"4:19
10."Those Simple Things"5:08
Total length:40:10
2007 bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."I'm Too Sexy" (Extended Club Mix) 
12."I'm Too Sexy 2007" (Tastemakers 12" Mix) 
13."Deeply Dippy" (Deeply Brassy Mix) 
14."Bumped" (Acshun Remix) 
15."Hands Up for Lovers" (The Morning Mix) 
16."What a Day for a Daydream" 
2007 bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."I'm Too Sexy" (Music video) 
2."I'm Too Sexy 2007" (Music video) 
3."Deeply Dippy" (Music video) 
4."Don't Talk Just Kiss (Remix)" (Music video) 
5."Hands Up for Lovers" (Music video) 
6."Those Simple Things" (Music video) 
7."A Love for All Seasons" (Music video) 
8."What a Day for a Daydream" (Music video) 
  • Track listing as above on sleeve but actual DVD contains "Stick It Out" instead of "Hands Up for Lovers".

Personnel

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  • Richard Fairbrass – lead vocals and backing vocals, bass
  • Fred Fairbrass – guitars and backing vocals
  • Rob Manzoli – electric guitar and backing vocals

with:

Technical
  • Guy Holmes – executive producer
  • John McDonnel – engineer
  • Ronen Tal – engineer
  • Donal – assistant engineer, assistant
  • Andy Houston – assistant engineer
  • Andy Smith – assistant engineer

Charts

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Chart performance for Up
Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 39
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 8
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 23
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 22
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 1
US Billboard 200[16] 46

Sales and certifications

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Certifications for Up
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)[17] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Schnee, Stephen. "Right Said Fred: Up". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
  3. ^ a b Berger, Arion (13 March 1992). "Up". Entertainment Weekly.
  4. ^ Quantick, David (9 May 1992). "Long Play". New Musical Express. p. 75. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  5. ^ Hunter, Jim (2 April 1992). "Right Said Fred: Up". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007.
  6. ^ Frith, Mark (18 March 1992). "New Albums". Smash Hits. No. 347.
  7. ^ a b Gundersen, Edna (20 March 1992). "Right Said Fred has some disco left". USA Today. p. 4D.
  8. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Right Said Fred – Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Right Said Fred – Up" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Right Said Fred – Up" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Right Said Fred – Up" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Charts.nz – Right Said Fred – Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Right Said Fred – Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Right Said Fred – Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Right Said Fred Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Right Said Fred – Up" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 16 July 2022. Enter Up in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1993 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
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