Closer (Joy Division album)
1980 studio album by Joy Division / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Closer[n 1] is the second and final studio album by the English rock band Joy Division, released on 18 July 1980 by Factory Records.[4] Produced by Martin Hannett, it was released two months after the suicide of the band's lead singer and lyricist Ian Curtis. The album reached No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart[5] and peaked at No. 3 in New Zealand in September 1981.[6] Closer was also named NME Album of the Year.[7][8] It was remastered and re-released in 2007.[4]
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Released | 18 July 1980 (1980-07-18) | |||
Recorded | 18–30 March 1980 | |||
Studio | Britannia Row (Islington) | |||
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Length | 44:16 | |||
Label | Factory | |||
Producer | Martin Hannett | |||
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Today, Closer is widely recognised as a seminal release of the post-punk era.[9] Following the release of the non-album single "Love Will Tear Us Apart" in June 1980, the remaining members re-formed as New Order.