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Up
Studio album by ABC
Released	16 October 1989 (1989-10-16)
Recorded	1988–1989
Studio	Marcus Studios, London
Genre	House
Length	44:41
Label	PolyGram Phonogram Neutron Mercury
Producer	Mark White Martin Fry Blaze
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
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
New Musical Express	7/10
Record Mirror
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Spin Alternative Record Guide	2/10

Up is the fifth studio album by English pop band ABC, released in October 1989. This time experimenting with house music, it was ABC's first album not to make the top 40 in the UK. However, they 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 released on the PolyGram label.

In 2005, a digitally remastered CD of the album was released with five bonus tracks.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Martin Fry and Mark White, except where noted

Personnel

ABC

• Martin Fry – vocals
• Mark White – keyboards, programming

Additional personnel

• Dave Clayton – keyboards
• Ritchie Close – keyboards
• Mike Pickering – keyboards, programming and DJ (9)
• Rob Dean – guitars
• Maurice Michael – guitars, backing vocals
• Danny Cummings – drums, percussion
• David Palmer – drums, percussion
• Phil Smith – saxophones
• Graeme Park – DJ (9)
• Alan Carvell – backing vocals
• Lorenza Johnson – backing vocals

Production

• Producers – Martin Fry and Mark White
• Additional production on tracks 3 & 9 – Blaze
• Engineers – Mark Stent (tracks 1 & 3–11); Bob Kraushaar (track 2).
• Assistant engineer – Tim Burrell
• Mixing – Bob Kraushaar (tracks 1, 2 & 4–8); Julian Mendelsohn (track 3).
• Remix – Graeme Park and Mike Pickering (track 9); Bob Kraushaar (tracks 10 & 11).
• Mixed at Marcus Studios and Sarm West Studios (London, UK).
• Mastered by Ian Cooper at Townhouse Studios (London, UK).
• Sleeve design – ABC and Design KB
• Photography – Paul Cox
• Management – Bennett Freed

Chart performance

Weekly charts

References

1. Lewis, Justin (2003). "ABC". In Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). London: Rough Guides. pp. 2–3. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.
2. ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 4–5.
3. Ruhlmann, William. "ABC – Up". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
4. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.
5. Williams, Simon (21 October 1989). "Long Play: ABC – Up (Neutron)". New Musical Express. London: IPC Limited. p. 38. ISSN 0028-6362. Retrieved 28 May 2023 – via Flickr.
6. Mellor, Chris (31 October 1989). "Review: ABC – Up" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. pp. 18–19. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021 – via American Radio History.
7. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 4.
8. "charts.de". charts.de. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
9. "The Official Charts Company - Up by ABC Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.

External links

• Up at Discogs (list of releases)

• 1989 albums
• ABC (band) albums
• Mercury Records albums