Rage In Eden

Rage In Eden is the title of the fifth studio album by the British group Ultravox, their second since Midge Ure joined the group. It was released on Chrysalis records on 11 September 1981.

The album was a much anticipated follow-up to the Vienna album of the previous year, which had sold well also in 1981, when the title track had been a big chart hit. Preceded by the release of lead single The Thin Wall, the album went some way to consolidating the success of the predecessor and the band itself, entering the UK album charts at no.4 on its release. A second single The Voice was also lifted from the album.

As with Vienna the album was co-produced by the band with Conny Plank, who also engineered the recordings. Rage In Eden continued with the band's trademark sound of mixing state-of-the-art electronic music with traditional rock instruments. The album is also characterised by its relatively long tracks, in contrast to the emerging 'synth-pop' electronic music songs. The two singles were in fact edited down for 7" releases.

Personell

 * Midge Ure
 * Billy Currie
 * Warren Cann
 * Chris Cross
 * All songs attributed to Ure / Cann / Cross / Currie

Tracklisting
original LP Chrysalis CDL 1338

Side One


 * 1) The Voice
 * 2) We Stand Alone
 * 3) Rage In Eden
 * 4) I Remember (Death In The Afternoon)

Side Two


 * 1) The Thin Wall
 * 2) Stranger Within
 * 3) Accent On Youth
 * 4) The Ascent
 * 5) Your Name (Has Slipped My Mind Again)

Re-releases

 * 1997 CD re-issue (EMI Gold 7243 8 57409 2 3) with added tracks:


 * I Never Wanted To Begin / Paths And Angles / I Never Wanted To Begin (Extended Version)


 * 2008 2xCD reissue (Chrysalis 5099923437029) "Definitive edition" (re-released 2018)


 * CD1 per original album
 * CD2, 3 bonus tracks as per 1997 re-issue, plus live tracks recorded Crystal Palace, 13 June 1981 and Hammersmith Odeon, 17 October 1981, plus Stranger Within (Work In Progress Mix), The Thin Wall (Work In Progress Mix).


 * 2015 vinyl re-issue Reissue, Remastered, 180g clear vinyl


 * 12" LP per original
 * 7" white vinyl single: Stranger Within (Work In Progress Mix) c/w The Thin Wall (Work In Progress Mix).