Mystery (RAH Band album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Mystery
| type = studio
| artist = RAH Band
| cover = Mysteryalbum.png
| alt =
| released = 1985
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| length = 49:39
| label = RCA Records
| producer = Richard Anthony Hewson
| prev_title = Upper Cuts
| prev_year = 1984
| next_title = Past, Present & Future
| next_year = 1985
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Mystery
| type = Studio
| single1 = Are You Satisfied (Funka Nova)
| single1date = 12 January 1985
| single2 = Clouds Across the Moon
| single2date = 30 March 1985
| single3 = Sorry Doesn't Make it Anymore
| single3date = 29 June 1985
}}
}}
Mystery was the seventh studio album released by RAH Band, released in 1985. The album hit #60 on the UK Albums Chart making it the only time that the band has ever hit the chart.{{cite web|title=Rah Band|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/16346/rah-band/|website=www.officialcharts.com|accessdate=23 August 2016}}
Track listing
Mystery includes the following tracks.[https://www.discogs.com/RAH-Band-Mystery/release/59741 The RAH Band / Mystery / Track Listing]. Discogs.com. Accessed 28 August 2016.
{{track listing
|title1=Clouds Across the Moon |length1=6:49
|title2=Night Wind |length2=7:42
|title3=Sorry Doesn't Make It Anymore |length3=4:23
|title4=Float |length4=5:38
|title5=Mystery Boy |length5=7:14
|title6=Are You Satisfied (Funka Nova) |length6= 6:02
|title7=Shadow Of Your Love |length7=6:27
|title8=Out On The Edge |length8= 5:24
}}
Personnel
- Richard Anthony Hewson - guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
- The Mat Roule Horns - brass
- Tiya Nohnyen - drums
- Liz Hewson - lead vocals
- The Rah La Las - backing vocals
- Pete King - saxophone
- Peter Boita - synthesizer (for "Clouds Across the Moon" and "Night Wind")
- Irvine Arditti - strings
- Daniel Hewson Jr. - wind chimes
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1985)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope=row|Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|last1=Hung|first1=Steffen|title=Swedish Charts Portal|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Rah+Band&titel=Mystery&cat=a|website=swedishcharts.com|accessdate=28 August 2016}}
| 42 |
| scope=row|UK Albums (OCC)
| 60 |
Reception
Billboard described the album as a "quirky pop" work with a "distinctly English flavor".{{cite magazine|title=Reviews|magazine=Billboard|date=2 November 1985|volume=97|issue=44|page=72|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RyQEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22RAH+Band%22+%2B+Mystery&pg=PA72|accessdate=28 August 2016}} Meanwhile, Fred Dollar of Hi-Fi News & Record Review liked the album's blend of disco and jazz, but didn't recommend the album for others to listen to.{{cite journal|last1=Dollar|first1=Fred|title=Rah Band: Mystery|journal=Hi-Fi News & Record Review|date=August 1985|volume=30|issue=7–12|page=103|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KkA9AQAAIAAJ|accessdate=25 June 2017|publisher=Link House Publications}} Mark Ellen of Smash Hits gave the album an 8 out of 10, with special praise for the album's percussion sounds.{{cite journal|last1=Ellen|first1=Mark|title=Albums|journal=Smash Hits|date=22 May 1985|volume=7|issue=11|page=20|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/51106326@N00/sets/72157644680700008/|accessdate=26 June 2017}}
References
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