A Way of Life is the third studio album by Suicide, released in 1988. It was first distributed by Chapter 22 Records,[2] then received wider global distribution through Wax Trax! Records a year later. Visual artist Stefan Roloff produced a music video for the song "Dominic Christ" and Suicide went overseas to promote the album by performing the single "Surrender" in Paris which was aired on French television. In 2005, it was remastered containing a slight remix by Martin Rev and redistributed by Mute Record's Blast First sub-label with an additional disc of live material.
| A Way of Life | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | December 13, 1987 | |||
| Studio | Right Track Recording, New York | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop, drone rock[1] | |||
| Length | 39:24 | |||
| Label | Chapter 22, Wax Trax! Records | |||
| Producer | Ric Ocasek | |||
| Suicide chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Martin Rev and Alan Vega
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wild in Blue" | 4:34 |
| 2. | "Surrender" | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Jukebox Baby 96" | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Rain of Ruin" | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Suffering in Vain" | 4:40 |
| 6. | "Dominic Christ" | 6:46 |
| 7. | "Love So Lovely" | 4:03 |
| 8. | "Devastation" | 4:00 |
| 9. | "Heat Beat" | 4:13 |
Personnel
editAdapted from the A Way of Life liner notes.[3]
- Suicide
- Martin Rev – keyboards, drum programming
- Alan Vega – vocals
- Production and additional personnel
- Joe Barbaria – engineering
- Ric Ocasek – production
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1988 | Chapter 22 | CD, LP | CHAP 35 |
| United States | Wax Trax! | WAX 7072 | ||
| France | Accord | 10227 | ||
| Germany | Rough Trade | RTD 96 | ||
| United States/Europe | 2005 | Blast First/Mute/EMI | CD | BFFP 178/07243 8 63500 0 8 |
References
edit- ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. "Suicide: A Way of Life > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ^ Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Suicide". Trouser Press. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ^ A Way of Life (booklet). Suicide. Birmingham, United Kingdom: Chapter 22. 1988.
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External links
edit- A Way Of Life at Discogs (list of releases)