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The Dollar Album is the third and final studio album by pop vocal duo Dollar, released on 22 October 1982 by WEA Records. The album featured five Top 40 hit singles, including their biggest "Mirror Mirror".




Background


By its release in 1982, Dollar had seen a revival in fortunes following their previous, unsuccessful studio album The Paris Collection (1980). After teaming up with producer Trevor Horn in 1981, the group had enjoyed their biggest success with four hit singles; "Hand Held in Black and White", "Mirror Mirror (Mon Amour)", "Give Me Back My Heart" and "Videotheque" - all of which reached the UK Top 20. Members David Van Day and Thereza Bazar began work on a new album and wrote and produced the remainder of the tracks themselves. Although all their own songs were credited as joint compositions, a number of them were written by only one of them, such as "Dangerous Blondes", "Guessing Games" and "Anyone Who's Anyone" by Bazar and "You Made Me Love You" and "I Got Your Number Wrong" by Van Day.
The production was also largely handled by Bazar herself after she had spent much time working closely with Horn in the studio. A fifth single, "Give Me Some Kinda Magic", was released to coincide with the album. Although it became another Top 40 hit, it failed to chart as highly as the previous four singles. Despite containing five Top 40 singles and a television advertising campaign, the album itself did not fare as well as expected, though it still became their biggest seller, peaking at No. 18 (their highest-charting album) and was certified Silver by the BPI. Thereza Bazar has since said of the album that she is proud of their own songs (particularly "Pink and Blue") but regrets that Trevor Horn couldn't have worked on more of it. She says that the four songs he did with them were very expensive due to the vast amount of time spent in the studio on them, but they were "worth every penny".
In early 1983, Dollar were on a promotional tour of Japan with their new single "Two Hearts". The formerly dating couple were by this time finding it difficult to continue working together and decided to split. The single was never released in the UK. Dollar reformed in 1986 and despite four single releases, including a Top 10 hit, the group never released another album.
Many of the tracks on this album were released on compact disc on a 2006 compilation, The Platinum Collection. The whole album was released on compact disc in February 2010 by Cherry Red Records, and included six bonus tracks.




Track listing


Side one

"Mirror Mirror (Mon Amour)" (Trevor Horn, Bruce Woolley) – 3:30
"Give Me Back My Heart" (Horn, Simon Darlow) – 5:01
"Hand Held in Black and White" (Horn, Woolley) – 3:20
"Pink and Blue" (David Van Day, Thereza Bazar) – 4:13
"I Got Your Number Wrong" (Van Day, Bazar) – 3:49
"Guessing Games" (Van Day, Bazar) – 3:42
Side two

"Give Me Some Kinda Magic" (Van Day, Bazar) – 3:43
"Videotheque" (Horn, Darlow) – 3:34
"Dangerous Blondes" (Van Day, Bazar) – 4:13
"You Made Me Love You" (Van Day, Bazar) – 4:09
"Anyone Who's Anyone" (Van Day, Bazar) – 3:18
"The Second Time Around" (Van Day, Bazar) – 5:01
Bonus tracks (2010 re-issue)

"Hand Held in Black and White" (Alternative Trevor Horn 1981 Mix) – 3:21
"Mirror Mirror" (Alternative Trevor Horn 1981 Mix) – 3:52
"Give Me Back My Heart" (Alternative Trevor Horn 1982 Mix) – 5:13
"Videotheque" (Alternative Trevor Horn 1982 Mix) – 3:33
"I Got Your Number Wrong" (Alternative Mix) – 4:24
"Guessing Games" (Alternative Mix) – 3:51




Personnel


Credits are adapted from The Dollar Album liner notes.
Musicians

David Van Day – vocals
Thereza Bazar – vocals
Graham Broad – LinnDrum, Simmons kit, percussion
John Reid – bass guitar
William C Lyall – piano, keyboards, synthesizers
Richard Cottle – Prophet-5 synthesizer
Danny McIntosh Jr. – guitar
Trevor Horn – bass guitar (1, 2, 3, 8)
Bruce Woolley – keyboards, synthesizers (1, 2, 3, 8)
Simon Darlow – keyboards, synthesizers (1, 2, 3, 8)
Anne Dudley – keyboards, synthesizers (1, 2, 3, 8)
George McFarlane – bass guitar (9)
Production and artwork

Thereza Bazar and David Van Day – production on tracks 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12
Trevor Horn – production on tracks 1, 2, 3, 8
Thereza Bazar, David Van Day, William C. Lyall – arrangements
Gerry Kitchingham – engineer
Gary Langan – engineer
Stefano Massimo – photography
Nicky Clarke – hair
Glauca Rossi – make-up
Bill Smith – design




Chart performance






References






External links


The Dollar Album at Discogs (list of releases)
• Source: The Dollar (album)

The Dollar is the debut studio album by American country music artist Jamey Johnson. Released in January 2006 on BNA Records, it features the single "The Dollar", which peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in early 2006. The second single, "Rebelicious", failed to chart, due to the merger of BMG and Sony Music Entertainment, and Johnson was dropped from BNA in mid-2006.
The track "She's All Lady" was also recorded by Joe Nichols on his 2007 album Real Things, while "Redneck Side of Me" was also recorded by Flynnville Train on their 2007 self-titled debut. The track "It Was Me" was also recorded by George Strait on his 2008 album Troubadour, and "Lead Me Home" was later recorded by its co-writer Randy Houser on his 2010 album They Call Me Cadillac.




Track listing






Personnel


As listed in liner notes.

Wayd Battle - electric guitar
Jim "Moose" Brown - piano, B-3 organ, Wurlitzer
Pat Buchanan - electric guitar
J. T. Corenflos - electric guitar
Chad Cromwell - drums
Dan Dugmore - steel guitar, Dobro
Steve Gibson - electric guitar
Kevin "Swine" Grantt - bass guitar
Rob Hajacos - fiddle
Steve Hinson - steel guitar
Jamey Johnson - lead vocals
Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson - harmonica
George Jones - vocals on "Keepin' Up with the Jonesin'"
Randy McCormick - keyboards, piano, B-3 organ, Wurlitzer
Gary Prim - piano
Tom Roady - percussion
David Talbot - banjo
John Willis - acoustic guitar, banjo




= Background vocalists

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Trenna Barnes
Wyatt Beard
Lisa Cochran
Melodie Crittenden
Everett Murphy Drake
Duane Hamilton
Melonie Cannon
Jon Mark Ivey
Marabeth Jordon
Liana Manis
Shane McDonnell
Louis Dean Nunley
Lisa Silver
Kira Lynn Small
Cindy Richardson-Walker
D. Bergen White




Chart performance






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