Thirty Thousand Feet Over China
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{{Infobox album
| name = Thirty Thousand Feet Over China
| type = studio
| artist = The Passions
| cover = Thirty Thousand Feet Over China.jpeg
| alt =
| released = 18 September 1981
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Surrey Sound Studios, Leatherhead, Surrey (Nigel Gray productions); Polydor Studios, London
| genre = New wave
| length =
| label = Polydor
| producer = Nigel Gray
| prev_title = Michael & Miranda
| prev_year = 1980
| next_title = Sanctuary
| next_year = 1982
}}
{{album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/thirty-thousand-feet-over-china-mw0000795240 |title=Thirty Thousand Feet Over China – The Passions
| rev2 = Smash Hits
| rev2score = 8.5/10{{Cite magazine|last=Cranna|first=Ian|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Smash-Hits/1981/Smash-Hits-1981-10-01.pdf|title=Albums: The Passions – Thirty Thousand Feet Over China (Polydor)|magazine=Smash Hits|location=Peterborough|publisher=EMAP National Publications, Ltd.|volume=3|issue=20|page=19|date=1 October 1981|issn=0260-3004|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520174801/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Smash-Hits/1981/Smash-Hits-1981-10-01.pdf|archivedate=2024-05-20|access-date=2 January 2025}}
| rev3 = Trouser Press
| rev3score = favourable{{cite web|url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=passions|title=TrouserPress.com :: Passions|last1=Schlosberg|first1=Karen|last2=Robbins|first2=Ira|website=TrouserPress.com|access-date=May 13, 2016}}
}}
Thirty Thousand Feet Over China is the second studio album by English post-punk/new wave band The Passions, released 18 September 1981 by Polydor Records.Post Punk Diary: 1980-1982 by George Gimarc It reached No. 92 in the UK Albums Chart.{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/thirty%20thousand%20feet%20over%20china/ |title=thirty+thousand+feet+over+china
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = The Passions, with "Someone Special", "Bachelor Girls" and "War Song" written just by Claire Bidwell
| title1 = I'm in Love with a German Film Star
| note1 = Produced by Peter Wilson
| length1 = 4:01
| title2 = Someone Special
| length2 = 4:07
| title3 = The Swimmer
| note3 = Produced by Peter Wilson, The Passions
| length3 = 3:32
| title4 = Strange Affair
| length4 = 3:29
| title5 = Small Stones
| length5 = 5:37
| title6 = Runaway
| length6 = 3:04
| title7 = The Square
| length7 = 3:30
| title8 = Alice's Song
| length8 = 3:12
| title9 = Bachelor Girls
| length9 = 2:21
| title10 = Skin Deep
| length10 = 4:19
| total_length =
}}
2008 Cherry Red CD bonus tracks:
{{Track listing
| title11 = I Radiate
| note11 = 7" Version
| length11 = 2:56
| title12 = Some Fun
| note12 = 7" Version
| length12 = 3:42
| title13 = War Song
| note13 = 7" Version
| length13 = 3:28
| title14 = (Don't Talk To Me) I'm Shy
| note14 = 7" Version
| length14 = 2:18
| title15 = The Square
| note15 = Live
| length15 = 3:26
}}
Personnel
;The Passions
- Barbara Gogan – vocals, guitar; piano on "Small Stones"
- Clive Timperley – guitar, vocals; piano on "Someone Special"
- David Agar – bass, vocals; guitar on "Small Stones", additional percussion on "Skin Deep"
- Richard Williams – percussion
;Technical
- Martin Moss, Pete Buhlmann – engineer
- Jeff Veitch – cover photography
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Weekly chart performance for Thirty Thousand Feet Over China |
| scope="col"| Chart (1981)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|New Zealand|49|artist=THE PASSIONS|album=THIRTY THOUSAND FEET OVER CHINA|rowheader=true|access-date=10 March 2020}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|91|date=19811003|rowheader=true|access-date=22 February 2020}} |
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|73128}}
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Category:Albums produced by Nigel Gray