Album: Introspective by Pet Shop Boys (1988)
Genre: Synthpop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: High
Record Label: Parlophone
Format: Album

Description: Introspective is the third studio album by the English electronic music group Pet Shop Boys. It was first released in 1988 and is the Pet Shop Boys' second-best-selling album, selling over 4.5 million copies worldwide. (Their fifth studio album, Very, sold more than 5 million copies worldwide.)
It is so named because "all the songs, although it's a dance album, are introspective". Perhaps the biggest changes in Pet Shop Boys' sound evident on this album are an increasing attention to orchestration using real orchestras, particularly so on the Trevor Horn-produced "Left to My Own Devices", which took months to produce.

Artist Background: Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards. One of the world's best-selling music artists, Pet Shop Boys have sold over 100 million records worldwide and are listed as the most successful duo in UK music history by The Guinness Book of Records. Three-time Brit Award winners and six-time Grammy nominees, since 1986 they have achieved 42 Top 30 singles and 22 Top 10 h... Part of the London, England, UK music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Synthpop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Erasure, Electronic, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, New Order

Music Scene: Part of the London, England, UK music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Synthpop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Synthpop, Rock/Pop, High, 1980s, Album, Parlophone

Additional Context: Sales figures: 4500000. Based on 3 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


Introspective is the third studio album by the English electronic music group Pet Shop Boys. It was first released in 1988 and is the Pet Shop Boys' second-best-selling album, selling over 4.5 million copies worldwide. (Their fifth studio album, Very, sold more than 5 million copies worldwide.)
It is so named because "all the songs, although it's a dance album, are introspective". Perhaps the biggest changes in Pet Shop Boys' sound evident on this album are an increasing attention to orchestration using real orchestras, particularly so on the Trevor Horn-produced "Left to My Own Devices", which took months to produce.

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