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:''For the 1967 film, see [[The Shuttered Room]]. For the short story, see [[The Shuttered Room and Other Pieces]].''
{{about|the album|the film|The Shuttered Room|the short story|The Shuttered Room and Other Pieces}}
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{{Infobox album
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| Name = Shuttered Room
| Type = [[Album]]
| name = Shuttered Room
| Artist = [[The Fixx]]
| type = studio
| Cover = The Fixx - Shuttered Room.jpg
| artist = [[the Fixx]]
| cover = The Fixx - Shuttered Room.jpg
| Released = May 13, [[1982 in music|1982]] (UK); October, [[1982 in music|1982]] (US)
| Recorded = 1981–1982
| alt =
| released = 14 May 1982 (UK)<ref>{{cite magazine|date=8 May 1982|title=Newsbeat|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/82/Record-Mirror-1982-05-08-OCR.pdf|magazine=[[Record Mirror]]|page=8|access-date=23 May 2022}}</ref><br/>August 1982 (US)
| Genre = [[New wave music|New Wave]]
| Length = 38:45
| recorded = 1981–1982
| Label = [[MCA Records|MCA]]
| studio =
| Producer = [[Rupert Hine]]
| genre = [[Synth pop]]<ref name=AM/>
| Last album =
| length = 38:45
| label = [[MCA Records|MCA]]
| This album = '''Shuttered Room'''<br />(1982)
| Next album = ''[[Reach the Beach]]<br />(1983)
| producer = [[Rupert Hine]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[Reach the Beach]]
| next_year = 1983
| misc = {{Singles
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| name = Shuttered Room
| type = studio
| single1 = Lost Planes
| single1date = 17 April 1981
| single2 = Some People
| single2date = 22 January 1982
| single3 = [[Stand or Fall]]
| single3date = 26 March 1982
| single4 = [[Red Skies]]
| single4date = 11 June 1982
}}
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
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| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}} <ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r7331}}</ref>
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'''''Shuttered Room''''' is the debut studio album by the [[Great Britain|British]] band [[the Fixx]], released on 14 May 1982.


It contains the group's debut single (in the United States), "[[Stand or Fall]]", which hit the Top 10 of [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'s Album Rock Tracks as well as No. 79 on the Hot 100. Its follow-up US single was "[[Red Skies]]", although this was their debut single in the UK market. Both songs were aided by popular [[MTV]] music videos.
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'''''Shuttered Room''''' is the debut studio album by [[Great Britain|British]] [[new wave music|new wave]] band [[The Fixx]], released in 1982.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
''Shuttered Room'' has been released in a number of different configurations. Though the front cover artwork remains consistent across the releases, the tracks, track order, and even the credits can vary from release to release.
''Shuttered Room'' has been released in a number of different configurations. Though the front cover artwork remains consistent across the releases, the tracks, track order, and even the credits can vary from release to release.


===Original UK track listing (MCA Records FX 1001)===
===Original UK track listing (MCA Records FX 1001)===
The UK version differs from the US (and later CD) release in a number of respects, including the fact that all the songs are credited to Curnin/West-Oram/Woods/Greenall/Barrett, with lyrics attributed to [[Cy Curnin]] only, and that the engineer is listed as [[Stephen W Tayler]] rather than Taylor.
The UK version differs from the US (and later CD) release in a number of respects, including the fact that all the songs are credited to Curnin/West-Oram/Woods/Greenall/Barrett, with lyrics attributed to [[Cy Curnin]] only.


;Side 1
;Side 1
#"Some People" – 3:01
#"Some People" – 3:01
#"Stand or Fall" – 4:00
#"[[Stand or Fall]]" – 4:00
#"Cameras in Paris" – 3:52
#"Cameras in Paris" – 3:52
#"Shuttered Room" – 2:47
#"Shuttered Room" – 2:47
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#"I Live" – 4:53
#"I Live" – 4:53
#"Sinking Island" – 3:16
#"Sinking Island" – 3:16
#"Time In A Glass" – 3:32
#"Time in a Glass" – 3:32
#"[[Red Skies]]" – 4:20
#"[[Red Skies]]" – 4:20


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#"I Found You" – 3:38
#"I Found You" – 3:38
#"Some People" – 3:00
#"Some People" – 3:00
#"Stand or Fall" – 4:00
#"[[Stand or Fall]]" – 4:00
#"The Strain"<small> (Barrett, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Adam Woods)</small> – 3:33
#"The Strain"<small> (Barrett, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Adam Woods)</small> – 3:33
#"[[Red Skies]]" – 4:19
#"[[Red Skies]]" – 4:19
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Cy Curnin]] – [[Singing|vocals]]
*[[Cy Curnin]] – [[Singing|vocals]]
*Rupert Greenall – [[keyboard instrument|keyboard]]
*Adam Woods – [[percussion instrument|percussion]], [[Drum kit|drums]]
*Rupert Greenall – [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]]
*Jamie West-Oram – [[guitar]]
*Jamie West-Oram – [[guitar]]
*Charlie Barrett – [[bass guitar|bass]]
*Charlie Barrett – [[bass guitar|bass]]
*Adam Woods – [[percussion instrument|percussion]], [[Drum kit|drums]]


==Production==
==Production==
*Producer: [[Rupert Hine]]
*Producer: [[Rupert Hine]]
*Engineer: [[Stephen W Tayler]]
*Engineer: Stephen W Tayler
*Remastering: David Bard
*Remastering: David Bard
*Sequencing: David Bard
*Sequencing: David Bard
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==Charts==
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable"
'''Album''' – [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] (North America)
!Chart (1982–83)
{| class="wikitable" border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="550px"
!Peak<br />position
!align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Chart
!align="left"|Position
|-
|-
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|[[Billboard 200|The ''Billboard'' 200]]
|align="left"|1982
|align="left"|[[The Billboard 200]]
|align="center"|133
|align="left"|133
|-
|-
|Australia [[Kent Music Report]]
|align="left"|1983
|align="center"|77<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=113}}</ref>
|align="left"|Pop Albums
|align="left"|106
|-
|align="left"|1983
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|align="left"|The Billboard 200
|align="left"|190
|-
|-
|}
|}


'''Singles''' – Billboard (North America)
'''Singles''' – ''Billboard'' (United States)
{| class="wikitable" border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="550px"
{| class="wikitable" width="550px"
!align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Single
!align="left"|Single
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|-
|-
|align="left"|1982
|align="left"|1982
|align="left"|"Stand Or Fall"
|align="left"|"Stand or Fall"
|align="left"|[[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|Mainstream Rock]]
|align="left"|[[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock]]
|align="left"|7
|align="left"|7
|-
|-
|align="left"|1982
|align="left"|1982
|align="left"|"Stand Or Fall"
|align="left"|"Stand or Fall"
|align="left"|[[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
|align="left"|[[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
|align="left"|76
|align="left"|76
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|align="left"|1983
|align="left"|1983
|align="left"|"Red Skies"
|align="left"|"Red Skies"
|align="left"|[[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
|align="left"|''Billboard'' Hot 100
|align="left"|101
|align="left"|101
|-
|-
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{{The Fixx}}
{{The Fixx}}

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[[Category:The Fixx albums]]
[[Category:The Fixx albums]]

Latest revision as of 16:37, 14 December 2024

This article is about the album. For the film, see The Shuttered Room. For the short story, see The Shuttered Room and Other Pieces.

Shuttered Room
Studio album by
the Fixx
Released14 May 1982 (UK)[1]
August 1982 (US)
Recorded1981–1982
GenreSynth pop[2]
Length38:45
LabelMCA
ProducerRupert Hine
The Fixx chronology
Shuttered Room
(1982) 		Reach the Beach
(1983)
Singles from Shuttered Room
  1. "Lost Planes"
    Released: 17 April 1981
  2. "Some People"
    Released: 22 January 1982
  3. "Stand or Fall"
    Released: 26 March 1982
  4. "Red Skies"
    Released: 11 June 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Shuttered Room is the debut studio album by the British band the Fixx, released on 14 May 1982.

It contains the group's debut single (in the United States), "Stand or Fall", which hit the Top 10 of Billboard's Album Rock Tracks as well as No. 79 on the Hot 100. Its follow-up US single was "Red Skies", although this was their debut single in the UK market. Both songs were aided by popular MTV music videos.

Track listing

[edit]

Shuttered Room has been released in a number of different configurations. Though the front cover artwork remains consistent across the releases, the tracks, track order, and even the credits can vary from release to release.

Original UK track listing (MCA Records FX 1001)

[edit]

The UK version differs from the US (and later CD) release in a number of respects, including the fact that all the songs are credited to Curnin/West-Oram/Woods/Greenall/Barrett, with lyrics attributed to Cy Curnin only.

Side 1
  1. "Some People" – 3:01
  2. "Stand or Fall" – 4:00
  3. "Cameras in Paris" – 3:52
  4. "Shuttered Room" – 2:47
  5. "The Fool" – 5:21
Side 2
  1. "Lost Planes" – 3:23
  2. "I Live" – 4:53
  3. "Sinking Island" – 3:16
  4. "Time in a Glass" – 3:32
  5. "Red Skies" – 4:20

US track listing

[edit]

On the US LP version, "Sinking Island" and " Time In A Glass" are dropped; "I Found You" and "The Strain" are added; and the track order is resequenced. All songs are credited as being written by Charlie Barrett, Cy Curnin, Rupert Greenall, and Jamie West-Oram, except where noted.

Side 1
  1. "I Found You" – 3:38
  2. "Some People" – 3:00
  3. "Stand or Fall" – 4:00
  4. "The Strain" (Barrett, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Adam Woods) – 3:33
  5. "Red Skies" – 4:19
Side 2
  1. "Lost Planes" – 3:20
  2. "Cameras in Paris" – 3:57
  3. "I Live" (Barrett, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Woods) – 4:52
  4. "Shuttered Room" (Barrett, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Woods) – 2:46
  5. "The Fool" – 5:20

The CD version adds two tracks, (including "Sinking Island", although this is the 'Special Extended Dance Mix' originally released as the B-side on the "Red Skies" 12" single):

  1. "Sinking Island" [*] (Barrett, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Woods) – 4:33
  2. "Stand or Fall" (Extended Mix) [*] (Barrett, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Woods) – 4:48

1996 European CD reissue (Repertoire REP 4598-WY)

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The 1996 European CD compiles all the tracks from the various issues onto one CD.

  1. "Sinking Island" – 4:32
  2. "I Found You" – 3:38
  3. "Some People" – 3:00
  4. "Stand or Fall" – 4:00
  5. "Red Skies" – 4:20
  6. "Lost Planes" – 3:20
  7. "Cameras in Paris" – 3:57
  8. "I Live" – 4:53
  9. "Shuttered Room" – 2:46
  10. "The Fool" – 5:21
  11. "Time in a Glass" – 3:27
  12. "The Strain" – 3:33
  13. "Stand or Fall" (Extended Mix) – 4:52

Personnel

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Production

[edit]
  • Producer: Rupert Hine
  • Engineer: Stephen W Tayler
  • Remastering: David Bard
  • Sequencing: David Bard
  • Design: Chris Parker
  • Photography: Chris Parker
  • Repackaging: Ken Davis

Charts

[edit]
Chart (1982–83) Peak
position
The Billboard 200 133
Australia Kent Music Report 77[3]

Singles – Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1982 "Stand or Fall" Mainstream Rock 7
1982 "Stand or Fall" Billboard Hot 100 76
1983 "Red Skies" Mainstream Rock 13
1983 "Red Skies" Billboard Hot 100 101

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Newsbeat" (PDF). Record Mirror. 8 May 1982. p. 8. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b Shuttered Room at AllMusic
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 113. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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