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Living in the Background 1985
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Living in the Background

When Baltimora released their first album, Living in the Background, in 1985, they did so with a sound that mixed italo disco with touches of new wave. The album, which has a total duration of 34 minutes and 1 second, was produced by Maurizio Bassi and released by labels such as EMI and Manhattan Records. The peculiarity of this work is that, although Jimmy McShane appears as the main vocalist, there is some debate about who actually performed the vocals on the recordings. The compositions of all the songs bear the signature of Maurizio Bassi and Naimy Hackett.

Year
1985
Songs
6
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About the album

Living in the Background, according to DoReSol

From this album, some songs emerged that resonated strongly. The first track, Tarzan Boy, became an international hit, reaching number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number three in the UK. Another notable piece is Living in the Background, which managed to place at number 87 on the US chart, being the group's only other song to reach that position. Woody Boogie and, in some later editions of the album, Juke Box Boy were also released as singles. The album's design also had variations, with at least three different covers; one of them, the most recognized, shows Jimmy McShane in mid-leap against a red background, with text that is a fragment from "Le Phénomène Futur" by the French poet Stéphane Mallarmé.

Over time, Living in the Background has had various editions and reissues. The original CD version, released in 2003, sold out, but in 2005 new editions appeared in Italy and, unofficially, in Russia. These reissues, however, do not seem to be linked to any of the album's specific covers.