''Three into One'' is the first compilation album from the band
Ultravox
Ultravox (earlier styled as Ultravox!) were a British new wave band, formed in London in April 1974 as Tiger Lily. Between 1980 and 1986, they scored seven Top Ten albums and seventeen Top 40 singles in the UK, the most successful of which was ...
, released in June 1980 in the UK. The album is a compilation of songs from their first three albums, ''
Ultravox!
Ultravox (earlier styled as Ultravox!) were a British new wave band, formed in London in April 1974 as Tiger Lily. Between 1980 and 1986, they scored seven Top Ten albums and seventeen Top 40 singles in the UK, the most successful of which was ...
'', ''
Ha!-Ha!-Ha!
''Ha!-Ha!-Ha!'' is the second album by British pop group Ultravox, at that time known as "Ultravox!", with an exclamation mark, as a nod to Neu!. Although the group would later achieve fame and commercial success with lead singer Midge Ure the ...
'' and ''
Systems of Romance
''Systems of Romance'', released on 8 September 1978, is the third album by British new wave band Ultravox (an exclamation mark having been dropped from the moniker earlier in the year). It was the final recording for the group with original l ...
'', and therefore concentrates on the earlier incarnation of the band from the 1970s featuring
John Foxx
John Foxx (born Dennis Leigh; 26 September 1948) is an English singer, musician, artist, photographer, graphic designer, writer, teacher and lecturer. He was the original lead singer of the new wave band Ultravox, before leaving to embark on a ...
, as opposed to the more recognisable 1980s line-up which featured
Midge Ure
James Ure (born 10 October 1953) is a Scottish musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. His stage name, Midge, is a phonetic reversal of Jim, the diminutive form of his actual name. Ure enjoyed particular success in the 1970s and 1980 ...
.
The vinyl version and CD version of the song "Quiet Men" are different. The version on vinyl comes from the single and has an abrupt end, while the CD version is longer and fades out at the end.
Track listing
#"
Young Savage
"Young Savage" is the second single by Ultravox!. It was released as a single by Island Records on 28 May 1977, during a time of experimentation to define a new sound for the band, in advance of their second album.
The song was made in a punk ...
" – 2:59
#"
ROckWrok
"ROckWrok" is a single by the post-punk band Ultravox!, released on 7 October 1977 by Island Records. It was the last British non-free single (the next, " Quirks", came free along initial copies of the album) released from the '' Ha! Ha! Ha!'' a ...
" – 3:35
#"
Dangerous Rhythm" – 4:16
#"The Man Who Dies Everyday" – 4:12
#"The Wild, the Beautiful and the Damned" – 5:54
#"Slow Motion" – 3:27
#"Just for a Moment" – 3:08
#"
Quiet Men
''Systems of Romance'', released on 8 September 1978, is the third album by British new wave band Ultravox (an exclamation mark having been dropped from the moniker earlier in the year). It was the final recording for the group with original l ...
" – 4:07
#"My Sex" – 3:04
#"Hiroshima Mon Amour" – 5:11
*Tracks 1, 3, and 4 written by Cann/Cross/Currie/Foxx/Shears.
*Track 2 written by Foxx.
*Tracks 5, 8, 9, and 10 written by Cross/Currie/Foxx.
*Track 6 written by Cann/Cross/Currie/Foxx/Simon.
*Track 7 written by Currie/Foxx
Personnel
;Ultravox
*
Warren Cann
Warren Reginald Cann (born 20 May 1950 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian drummer, drum machine programmer and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the British new wave band Ultravox, for which he was one of the ma ...
- drums and vocals
*
Chris Cross
Chris Cross (born Christopher Thomas Allen, 14 July 1952, Tottenham, London) is an English musician, best known as the bass guitarist in the new wave band Ultravox.
Biography
Early years
Cross went to Belmont Secondary Modern School, ...
- bass and vocals
*
- violin and keyboards
*
John Foxx
John Foxx (born Dennis Leigh; 26 September 1948) is an English singer, musician, artist, photographer, graphic designer, writer, teacher and lecturer. He was the original lead singer of the new wave band Ultravox, before leaving to embark on a ...
- vocals
*
Stevie Shears
Stevie Shears (born 1954/1955) is an English musician known for playing in the rock bands Tiger Lily and Ultravox! (later Ultravox), as well as being part of the bands Faith Global and Cowboys International.
Biography Tiger Lily and Ultravox!
...
- guitar
(on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, and 10)
*
Robin Simon
Robin Simon (born 12 July 1956) is a British guitarist who was a member of Ultravox, Magazine and Visage.
Biography
Early career
Robin Simon played guitar in a number of local Halifax based bands in the early to mid-1970s. The bands include ...
- guitar
(on tracks 6, 7, and 8)
;Additional personnel
*Terry Barham - assistant engineer
References
External links
Official Ultravox! siteUniversal MusicThe Disc Kiosk
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Albums produced by Brian Eno
Albums produced by Steve Lillywhite
Albums produced by Conny Plank
1979 compilation albums
Ultravox compilation albums
Island Records compilation albums