Up (ABC album)

Up
Studio album by ABC
Released	16 October 1989
Recorded	1988-1989
Genre	House, dance-pop
Label	PolyGram
Producer	Martin Fry, Mark White
ABC chronology
Alphabet City (1987) Up (1989) Absolutely (1990)
Singles from Up
"One Better World" Released: 15 May 1989 "The Real Thing" Released: 11 September 1989

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Up is ABC's fifth studio album, released in October 1989. This time experimenting with house music, ABC scored a minor UK hit with the single "One Better World", an ode to love, peace and tolerance. "The Real Thing" was also released as a single. "Up" was the band's final album with PolyGram.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Martin Fry and Mark White.

Original release

Side One

1. "Never More Than Now"
2. "The Real Thing"
3. "One Better World"
4. "Where Is the Heaven?"

Side Two

5. "The Greatest Love of All"
6. "North"
7. "I'm in Love With You"
8. "Paper Thin"

Bonus tracks on CD (1989)

9. "One Better World" (Pickering-Park Mix)
10. "The Greatest Love of All" (Kraushaar Mix)
11. "Never More Than Now" (Kraushaar Mix)

2005 Reissue (remastered)

1. "Never More Than Now"
2. "The Real Thing"
3. "One Better World"
4. "Where Is the Heaven?"
5. "The Greatest Love of All"
6. "North"
7. "I'm in Love with You"
8. "Paper Thin"
9. "One Better World (Pickering Park Mix)"
10. "One Better World (Percapella Mix)"
11. "The Real Thing (Frankie Knuckles Due Mix)"
12. "The Greatest Love of All (May Day Mix)"
13. "Paper Thin (1986 Demo)"

Chart performance

Chart (1989)	Peak position
German Albums Chart[2]	38
UK Albums Chart[3]	58

Personnel

• Martin Fry - vocals
• Mark White - guitars, keyboards, programming

References

1. Up (ABC album) at AllMusic
2. "charts.de". charts.de. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
3. "The Official Charts Company - Up by ABC Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.