''Shuttered Room'' is the debut studio album by

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English ...

new wave band

the Fixx The Fixx are a rock band from London, England, founded in 1979. The band's hits include " One Thing Leads to Another", " Saved by Zero", " Are We Ourselves?", and " Secret Separation", each of which charted in the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot ...

, released on 14 May 1982. It contains the group's debut single, "

Stand or Fall "Stand or Fall" is a song by new wave/rock band the Fixx. Released in 1982, it was the third of four single releases from the group's debut album, ''Shuttered Room''. "Stand or Fall" became the group's first charting hit. In the United States, ...

", which hit the Top 10 of

Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertis ...

's Album Rock Tracks as well as #79 on the Hot 100. Its follow-up single was " Red Skies". Both songs were aided by popular

MTV MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...

music videos.

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.

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 Cyril John Curnin (born 12 December 1957, Wimbledon, England) is a singer/songwriter and musician and is the lead vocalist for the new wave music group, the Fixx. As a songwriter, he has co-written over a dozen songs that have appeared on the ...

only, and that the engineer is listed as

Stephen W Tayler Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; h ...

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

US track listing

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,

, Rupert Greenall, and Jamie West-Oram, except where noted. ;Side 1 #"I Found You" – 3:38 #"Some People" – 3:00 #"

" – 4:00 #"The Strain" (Barrett, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Adam Woods) – 3:33 #" Red Skies" – 4:19 ;Side 2 #"Lost Planes" – 3:20 #"Cameras in Paris" – 3:57 #"I Live" (Barrett, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Woods) – 4:52 #"Shuttered Room" (Barrett, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Woods) – 2:46 #"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): #"Sinking Island" small> (Barrett, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Woods) – 4:33 #"Stand or Fall" (Extended Mix) small> (Barrett, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Woods) – 4:48

1996 European CD reissue (Repertoire REP 4598-WY)

The 1996 European CD compiles all the tracks from the various issues onto one CD. #"Sinking Island" – 4:32 #"I Found You" – 3:38 #"Some People" – 3:00 #"Stand or Fall" – 4:00 #"Red Skies" – 4:20 #"Lost Planes" – 3:20 #"Cameras in Paris" – 3:57 #"I Live" – 4:53 #"Shuttered Room" – 2:46 #"The Fool" – 5:21 #"Time in a Glass" – 3:27 #"The Strain" – 3:33 #"Stand or Fall" (Extended Mix) – 4:52

Personnel

–

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or witho ...

*Adam Woods –

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ...

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...

*Rupert Greenall – keyboards *Jamie West-Oram –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected string ...

*Charlie Barrett –

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gu ...

Production

*Producer:

Rupert Hine Rupert Neville Hine (21 September 1947 – 4 June 2020) was an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He produced albums for artists including Rush, Kevin Ayers, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Saga, the Fixx, Bob Geldof, Thompson Twin ...

*Engineer:

*Remastering: David Bard *Sequencing: David Bard *Design: Chris Parker *Photography: Chris Parker *Repackaging: Ken Davis

Charts

Singles – ''Billboard'' (United States)

References

{{Authority control The Fixx albums 1982 debut albums Albums produced by Rupert Hine MCA Records albums