Sex and Travel

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{{Infobox album

| name = Sex and Travel

| type = studio

| artist = Right Said Fred

| cover = Sex and Travel.jpg

| alt = A hand is holding three yellow balloons, each having a word from the album's title. The band's name appears on the right of the cover.

| released = 1 November 1993

| recorded = 1992–1993

| studio =

| genre = Dance-pop

| length =

| label =

| producer = Right Said Fred

| prev_title = Up

| prev_year = 1992

| next_title = Smashing!

| next_year = 1996

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Sex and Travel

| type = studio

| single1 = Bumped

| single1date = 1993

| single2 = Hands Up (4 Lovers)

| single2date = 1993

| single3 = Wonderman

| single3date = 1994

}}

}}

{{Album reviews

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r468435|pure_url=yes}}|title=Right Said Fred – Sex & Travel Album Reviews, Songs & More|publisher=AllMusic|last=Schnee|first=Stephen|access-date=15 July 2022}}

| rev2 = Encyclopedia of Popular Music

| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.

| rev3 = Music Week

| rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|first=Alan|last=Jones|title=Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums|work=Music Week|date=6 November 1993|page=15|accessdate=3 February 2023|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-11-06.pdf}}

| rev4 = NME

| rev4score = 5/10{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Dalton|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53008798954/|title=Long Play|work=NME|date=30 October 1993|page=29|access-date=5 July 2023}}

| rev5 = Select

| rev5score = {{rating|2|5|full=U+25A0.svg|empty=U+25A1.svg|rating=medal}}{{cite magazine|first=Adam|last=Higginbotham|url=https://selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk/showpage.php?file=wp-content/uploads/2014/08/albums2.jpg|title=New Albums|work=Select|date=December 1993|page=89|access-date=4 January 2025|author-link=Adam Higginbotham}}

}}

Sex and Travel is the second album by British pop group Right Said Fred, released on 1 November 1993. It contains the singles from the UK Top 60, "Bumped", "Hands Up (4 Lovers)" and "Wonderman". The album peaked at {{abbr|No.|Number}} 35 on the UK Albums Chart. The lyrics to "Wonderman" were re-written for its release as a single in February 1994, as part of a promotional campaign for Sega's video game Sonic the Hedgehog 3.{{cite web|title=Wonderman|url=http://info.sonicretro.org/Wonderman|date=14 January 2014|accessdate=28 May 2017|work=Sonic Retro}}

Track listing

  1. "Hands Up (4 Lovers)"
  2. "Bumped"
  3. "It's Not the Way"
  4. "She's My Mrs."
  5. "We Live a Life"
  6. "Rocket Town"
  7. "Turn Me On"
  8. "Back to You"
  9. "I Ain't Stupid"
  10. "Wonderman"
  11. "Comfort Me"
  12. "Sunshine Sex Drive"

Charts

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|+ Chart performance for Sex and Travel

! scope="col"| Chart (1993)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/k1D4x6v|title=Part of Right Said Fred's ARIA chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date= 3 December 2023}}

|align="center"| 145

{{album chart|Austria|35|artist=Right Said Fred|album=Sex and Travel|rowheader=true|access-date=15 July 2022}}
{{album chart|Netherlands|91|artist=Right Said Fred|album=Sex and Travel|rowheader=true|access-date=15 July 2022}}
{{album chart|Germany4|88|id=8990|artist=Right Said Fred|album=Sex and Travel|rowheader=true|access-date=15 July 2022}}
{{album chart|UK2|35|date=19931107|rowheader=true|access-date=15 July 2022}}

References

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{{Right Said Fred}}

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Category:1993 albums

Category:Right Said Fred albums

Category:Virgin Records albums