Why Be Blue

Why Be Blue
Studio album by Suicide
Released 1992 (1992)
Recorded One Take Studios, NYC
Genre Synthpop, electronic
Length 41:10
Label Brake Out
Producer Ric Ocasek
Suicide chronology
A Way of Life
(1988)
Why Be Blue
(1992)
American Supreme
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Why Be Blue is the fourth studio album by Suicide, originally released in 1992 by Brake Out Records. It was reissued on Mute Records Blast First sub-label in 2005 containing a new remix of the entire album by keyboardist Martin Rev, new artwork, plus an additional disc of live material from 1989.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Martin Rev and Alan Vega. 

No. Title Length
1. "Why Be Blue"   4:33
2. "Cheat-Cheat"   4:02
3. "Hot Ticket"   3:59
4. "Universe"   3:56
5. "Last Time"   3:35
6. "Play the Dream"   4:24
7. "Pump It"   3:50
8. "Flashy Love"   4:43
9. "Chewy-Chewy"   3:57
10. "Mujo"   4:11

2005 Track listing

Disc 1 - Remixed by Martin Rev

No. Title Length
1. "Why Be Blue?"   4:33
2. "Cheat-Cheat"   4:04
3. "Mujo"   4:10
4. "Pump It"   3:52
5. "Last Time"   3:36
6. "Play the Dream"   4:25
7. "Chewy-Chewy"   3:56
8. "Hot Ticket"   4:02
9. "Flashy Love"   4:44
10. "Universe"   4:00

Disc 2 - Live at Le Palace, Paris / 17th April 1989

No. Title Length
1. "C'est La Vie"   7:02
2. "Johnny"   5:04
3. "Mambo Mambo"   6:18
4. "Rock Train"   8:36
5. "Jukebox Baby '96"   7:40
6. "Dream Baby Dream"   6:56
7. "Night Time"   8:04
8. "On Fire"   5:12

Personnel

Adapted from the Why Be Blue liner notes.[2]

Suicide
Production and additional personnel

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 1988 Chapter 22 CD, LP CHAP 35
United States 2005 Mute CD BFFP 191

References

  1. Kellman, Andy. "Suicide: Why Be Blue > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  2. Why Be Blue (booklet). Suicide. München, Germany: Brake Out. 1992.

External links

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