Quartet, released in 1982, is the sixth LP by British band Ultravox

Ultravox

Ultravox is a British New Wave rock band. They were one of the primary exponents of the British electronic pop music movement of the late 1970s/early 1980s. The band was particularly associated with the New Romantic and New Wave movements....

, and the third of the band's most-recognizable incarnation, fronted by Midge Ure

Midge Ure

James "Midge" Ure, OBE is a Scottish guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter...

. The album peaked at no.6 on the UK album chart and was certified Gold by the BPI

British Phonographic Industry

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 in December 1982 for 100,000 copies sold. It also charted at #13 in Germany

Germany

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, and at #61 in the United States

United States

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The album was promoted by Ultravox's "Monument Tour", a concert from which was recorded and released as an album and video

Monument (Ultravox album)

Monument, released in 1983, is a live album by the British band Ultravox. It is the soundtrack to the live video of the same name, recorded at the London Hammersmith Odeon during the band's 1982 "Monument" tour...

 a year later in 1983.

Quartet was remastered and re-released on CD by EMI

EMI

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 in 1999 with the B-sides to each of the album's singles as bonus tracks.

Another remastered version, a 2-disc set with previously unreleased material, was released in February 2009.

Track listing

All songs written by Midge Ure

Midge Ure

James "Midge" Ure, OBE is a Scottish guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter...

, Billy Currie

Billy Currie

Billy Currie is an English violist, violinist, pianist, keyboardist, and songwriter...

, Chris Cross

Chris Cross

Chris Cross is the bass guitarist in the band Ultravox.-Early years:Cross went to Belmont Secondary Modern School, William Forster Comprehensive...

 and Warren Cann

Warren Cann

Warren Reginald Cann is a drummer and drum machine programmer, best known as a member of the British New Wave band Ultravox.-Early life:...

.

Original release (CDL 1394)

Side A

1. "Reap the Wild Wind
   Reap the Wild Wind (song)
   "Reap the Wild Wind" is Ultravox's first single from the Quartet album, recorded in Air Studios, London and released on Chrysalis Records on September 16, 1982. It is the only single of its album that charted on the US Billboard Hot 100.-12" version:...
   
   " – 3:49
2. "Serenade" – 5:05
3. "Mine for Life" – 4:44
4. "Hymn" – 5:46

Side B

1. "Visions in Blue
   Visions in Blue
   "Visions in Blue" is Ultravox's third single from the Quartet album, recorded in Air Studios, London and released on Chrysalis Records on 11 March 1983. The single peaked at #15 in the UK charts on 26 March...
   
   " – 4:38
2. "When the Scream Subsides" – 4:17
3. "We Came to Dance
   We Came to Dance
   "We Came to Dance" is the final single from Ultravox's sixth studio album Quartet , recorded in Air Studios, London and released on Chrysalis Records on 18 April 1983. The single reached #18 on the UK charts on June 18...
   
   " – 4:14
4. "Cut and Run" – 4:18
5. "The Song" (We Go) – 3:56

1998 CD re-release (7243 4 96823 2 0)

1. "Reap the Wild Wind" – 3:49
2. "Serenade" – 5:05
3. "Mine for Life" – 4:44
4. "Hymn" – 5:46
5. "Visions in Blue" – 4:38
6. "When the Scream Subsides" – 4:17
7. "We Came to Dance" – 4:14
8. "Cut and Run" – 4:18
9. "The Song" (We Go) – 3:56
10. "Hosanna (In Excelsis Deo)" – 4:21 (bonus track)
11. "Monument" – 3:16 (bonus track)
12. "Break Your Back" – 3:27 (bonus track)
13. "Overlook" – 4:04 (bonus track)

2009 Remastered Definitive Edition (B001OD6HFO)

Disc 1

1. Reap The Wild Wind
2. Serenade
3. Mine For Life
4. Hymn
5. Visions In Blue
6. When The Scream Subsides
7. We Came To Dance
8. Cut And Run
9. The Song (We Go)

Disc 2

1. Reap The Wild Wind (Extended 12 Version)
2. Hosanna (In Excelsis Deo) (B-side of Reap the Wild Wind)
3. Monument (B-side of Hymn)
4. The Thin Wall (Live)
5. Break Your Back (B-side of Visions In Blue)
6. Reap The Wild Wind (Live)
7. We Came To Dance (Extended 12 Version)
8. Overlook (B-side of We Came To Dance)
9. The Voice (Fanclub Flexi-disc Version) (Live)
10. Serenade (Special Remix)
11. New Europeans (Live)
12. We Stand Alone (Live)
13. I Remember (Death In The Afternoon) (Live)

• Track 4 recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, 17 October, 1981.
• Tracks 6, 9, 11-13 recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, 5 December, 1982.

Personnel

• Chris Cross
  Chris Cross
  Chris Cross is the bass guitarist in the band Ultravox.-Early years:Cross went to Belmont Secondary Modern School, William Forster Comprehensive...
  
   - bass, synthesizer, backing vocals
• Warren Cann
  Warren Cann
  Warren Reginald Cann is a drummer and drum machine programmer, best known as a member of the British New Wave band Ultravox.-Early life:...
  
   - drums, backing vocals
• Billy Currie
  Billy Currie
  Billy Currie is an English violist, violinist, pianist, keyboardist, and songwriter...
  
   - keyboards, violin
• Midge Ure
  Midge Ure
  James "Midge" Ure, OBE is a Scottish guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter...
  
   - guitar, lead vocals
• George Martin
  George Martin
  Sir George Henry Martin CBE is an English record producer, arranger, composer and musician. He is sometimes referred to as "the Fifth Beatle"— a title that he often describes as "nonsense," but the fact remains that he served as producer on all but one of The Beatles' original albums...
  
   - production
• Geoff Emerick
  Geoff Emerick
  Geoffrey Emerick is an English recording studio audio engineer, who is best known for his work with The Beatles' albums Revolver, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles and Abbey Road...
  
   - engineering
• Jon Jacobs - assistance
• Peter Saville - cover design