''Listen to the Message'' is the second studio album by the American contemporary R&B group
Club Nouveau
Club Nouveau () is an American R&B group formed by record producer/performer Jay King in 1986 in Sacramento, California, following the breakup of the Timex Social Club. The group's name ( French for "Club New") was changed from its original i ...
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Warner Bros. Records
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. ''Listen to the Message'' contains darker lyrics dealing with social consciousness. Members Samuelle Prater and Thomas McElroy left the group before recording and were replaced with David Agent and Kevin Irving.[
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Critical reception
''The Globe and Mail
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'' called the album "an ambitious second LP that gets a D for originality, but an A - well, maybe a B+ - for execution."Orlando Sentinel
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'' wrote that "'It's a Cold, Cold World!' -- with well-focused lyrics and a rock-steady beat -- kicks as hard as its opening percussive blast."[
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Track listing
#"It's a Cold, Cold World!" — 4:35
#"Listen to the Message" — 5:05
#"Dancin' to Be Free" — 4:35
#"Why Is It That?" — 5:14
#"For the Love of Francis" — 3:35
#"Envious" — 4:29
#"What's Going 'Round" — 4:23
#"Only the Strong Survive" — 4:57
#"Better Way" — 4:27
Charts
References
External links
Club Nouveau—''Listen to the Message'' at Discogs
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1988 albums
Club Nouveau albums
Warner Records albums