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Visage is the eponymous debut album from the British pop group Visage, recorded at Genetic Sound Studios in Reading and released by Polydor Records on 10 November 1980. The album reached #13 in the UK and was certified "Silver" by the British Phonographic Industry in March 1981.

Contents 1 Personnel 1.1 Visage 1.2 Guest musicians 2 Track listing 2.1 Original release: 28MM 0019 2.2 One Way Records release: OW 34519 3 Singles

Personnel

Visage

• Steve Strange – lead vocals
• Midge Ure – guitar, synthesizer, background vocals,
• Billy Currie – electric violin, synthesizer
• John McGeoch – guitar, saxophone, backing vocals
• Rusty Egan – drums, electronic percussion, backing vocals
• Dave Formula – synthesizer

Guest musicians

• Barry Adamson – bass on "Visage", "Blocks on Blocks" and "Tar"
• Christopher Payne – synthesizer on "Fade to Grey"
• Cedric Sharpley – drums, electronic drums programming on "Fade to Grey"
• Brigitte Arens – woman's voice on "Fade to Grey"

Track listing

Original release: 28MM 0019

Side A:

1. "Visage" – 3:53
2. "Blocks on Blocks" – 4:00
3. "The Dancer" – 3:40
4. "Tar" – 3:32
5. "Fade to Grey" – 4:00

Side B:

1. "Malpaso Man" – 4:14
2. "Mind of a Toy" – 4:28
3. "Moon Over Moscow" – 4:00
4. "Visa-age" – 4:18
5. "The Steps" – 3:14

• Track A3 composed by Ure/Egan.
• Track A5 composed by Currie/Ure/Payne.
• All other tracks composed by Visage (Currie/Egan/Formula/McGeoch/Strange/Ure).

One Way Records release: OW 34519

1. "Visage" – 3:53
2. "Blocks on Blocks" – 4:00
3. "The Dancer" – 3:40
4. "Tar" – 3:32
5. "Fade to Grey" – 4:00
6. "Malpaso Man" – 4:14
7. "Mind Of A Toy" – 4:28
8. "Moon Over Moscow" – 4:00
9. "Visa-age" – 4:18
10. "The Steps" – 3:14

Bonus tracks:

11. "Fade to Grey (Dance Mix)" – 6:14 </OL>
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    Singles

    1. "Tar" – 3:27 (Sept. 1979), did not chart
    2. "Fade to Grey" – 3:14 (Nov. 1980), UK #8
    3. "Mind of a Toy" – 3:39 (Mar. 1981), UK #13
    4. "Visage" – 3:47 (Jun. 1981), UK #21

    
    
    

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