Rip It Up (Orange Juice album)

Rip It Up is the second album by Scottish post-punk band Orange Juice, released in 1982.^[2][3] It contains their hit song of the same name, which reached the Top 10.^[4] The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.^[5]

Rip It Up
Studio album by Orange Juice
Released	November 1982
Studio	Berwick Street Studios, London
Genre	Post-punk, new wave[1]
Length	42:16
Label	Polydor
Producer	Martin Hayles
Orange Juice chronology
You Can't Hide Your Love Forever (1982) Rip It Up (1982) Texas Fever (1984)
Singles from Rip It Up
"I Can't Help Myself" Released: 1982 (UK & JP) "A Million Pleading Faces" Released: 1982 (UK Promo) "Rip It Up" Released: 1983 "Flesh of My Flesh" Released: 1983 (UK & IE)

Music

Rip It Up is considered to be a post-punk release. The title track is described as "one of [the band's] most keyboard-driven new wave-y tunes." The album as a whole is marked by "funk rhythms, angular guitars and catchy melodies." According to Josh Jackson of Paste: "It was New Romanticism with all the softness and glamour removed."^[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[8]
The Great Rock Discography	6/10[9]
The Line of Best Fit	8/10[10]
MusicHound Lounge	[11]
Record Mirror	[12]
Smash Hits	8/10[13]
Sounds	[14]

Trouser Press wrote that the album "explores the first album's ingenuousness in greater depth with thought-provoking results... Though young love remains the theme, tension has replaced cuteness."^[15] Neil Tennant of Smash Hits gave the album an 8 out of 10 and wrote that "no one can accuse them of being twee anymore ... a big step forward which they can be proud of and you can enjoy."^[13]

In 2016, Josh Jackson of Paste Magazine wrote: "For most people, Scottish band Orange Juice was a one-hit wonder known for the UK Top 10 song “Orange Juice,” which was one of their most keyboard-driven New Wave-y tunes. But for those who bothered to listen beyond the opening title track, Rip It Up was an overlooked post-punk gem."^[6]

Track listing

1. "Rip It Up" – 5:19 (Edwyn Collins)
2. "A Million Pleading Faces" – 3:14 (Zeke Manyika)
3. "Mud in Your Eye" – 3:56 (Collins)
4. "Turn Away" – 3:19 (Malcolm Ross)
5. "Breakfast Time" – 5:10 (Collins)
6. "I Can't Help Myself" – 5:05 (Collins, David McClymont)
7. "Flesh of My Flesh" – 3:15 (Collins)
8. "Louise Louise" – 2:51 (Collins)
9. "Hokoyo" – 5:06 (Collins, McClymont, Ross, Manyika, Zop Cormorant)
10. "Tenterhook" – 5:01 (Collins)

1998 Reissue Bonus Tracks

1. "Tongues Begin to Wag" - 4:14 (Collins, McClymont, Ross, Manyika)
2. "Barbecue" - 4:48 (Collins, McClymont, Ross, Manyika)
3. "Flesh of My Flesh" (7" version) - 3:16 (Collins)

Personnel

Orange Juice

• Edwyn Collins – vocals, guitar, violin
• Malcolm Ross – guitar, vocals, synthesizer, piano, organ
• David McClymont – bass, synthesizer, backing vocals
• Zeke Manyika – drums, vocals, percussion, synthesizer

with:

• Dick Morrissey - saxophone
• Martin Drover - flugelhorn
• Martin Hayles - piano, synthesizer
• Mel Gaynor - percussion
• Louise Waddle - handclaps
• Gavyn Wright - violin
• Paul Quinn - vocals
• Danny Cummings - percussion on "Flesh of My Flesh"

Technical

• Gwyn Mathias - additional engineering
• Orange Juice - sleeve design
• Eric Watson - photography