Release type
ALBUM
Diamond (2010 Remastered Version)
Product information
From $7.92
1981
8 Tracks
39:27
Release options
2013 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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1
Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) [2010 Remaster]
04:09
Lyrics availableSynced lyrics availablePopularity 0/10 -
2
Instinction (2010 Remaster)
04:51
Lyrics availableSynced lyrics availablePopularity 0/10 -
3
Paint Me Down (2010 Remaster)
03:47
Lyrics availableSynced lyrics availablePopularity 0/10 -
4
Coffee Club (2010 Remaster)
05:36
Lyrics availableSynced lyrics availablePopularity 0/10 -
5
She Loved Like Diamond (2010 Remaster)
02:54
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6
Pharaoh (2010 Remaster)
06:37
Lyrics availablePopularity 0/10 -
7
Innocence and Science (2010 Remaster)
04:27
Lyrics availablePopularity 0/10 -
8
Missionary (2010 Remaster)
07:03
Lyrics availableSynced lyrics availablePopularity 0/10
With the new romantic movement they'd helped spearhead on the way out, futurist icons Spandau Ballet began thinking seriously about the future on their second album. The seeds of the group's transition to a slick, MOR soul outfit can be heard in hits like "Chant No. 1," the best song Spandau Ballet had come up with. More funk than rock, "Chant No. 1" got punctuation from the horn section of the British R&B act Beggar & Co., who were apparently a major inspiration for the track. Diamond features other tentative moves toward an authentically soulful sound; the tuneless single "Paint Me Down" is all chattering rhythm guitar and popping bass, while "She Loved Like Diamond" offers an inferior trial run at the approach that would produce the global mega-hit "True" (this version has an underdeveloped melody, which is OK, since still-improving vocalist Tony Hadley wasn't ready yet for a better one). The rest of the album sounds like the group had been listening too long to the second side of David Bowie's Heroes. "Pharoah" is off-kilter funk reminiscent of "The Secret Life of Arabia" -- a dubious choice for emulation -- and the gentle, oriental balladry of "Innocence and Science" segues into "Missionary," a percussion-filled mood piece light on actual substance. Although it's an improvement on their debut, Diamond showed Spandau Ballet was musically still far behind likeminded acts such as Duran Duran, Ultravox, and Visage -- a situation that would change somewhat with the band's next, most successful album, True. ~ Dan LeRoy
1. Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) [2010 Remaster]
- Bass Guitar
- Martin Kemp
- Bass Guitar
- Martin Kemp
- Drums
- John Keeble
- Flute
- David 'baps' Baptiste
- Guitar
- Gary Kemp
- Keyboard
- Gary Kemp
- Horn Arrangement
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Richard James Burgess
Gary Kemp - Engineer
-
John Etchells
Nicholas Froome
Colin Fariley
Andy Jackson
Gary Langan
Pete Walsh - Percussion
- Steve Norman
- Producer
- Richard James Burgess
- Saxophone
- David 'baps' Baptiste
- Primary Artist
- Spandau Ballet
- Tabla
- Steve Norman
- Trombone
- Nathaniel Augustin
- Trumpet
-
Kenny Wellington
Canute Wellington - Vocals
-
John Keeble
Gary Kemp
Martin Kemp
Steve Norman
Tony Hadley - Composer
- Gary Kemp
2. Instinction (2010 Remaster)
- Bass Guitar
- Martin Kemp
- Bass Guitar
- Martin Kemp
- Drums
- John Keeble
- Flute
- David 'baps' Baptiste
- Guitar
- Gary Kemp
- Keyboard
- Gary Kemp
- Horn Arrangement
-
Richard James Burgess
Gary Kemp - Engineer
-
John Etchells
Nicholas Froome
Colin Fariley
Andy Jackson
Gary Langan
Pete Walsh - Percussion
- Steve Norman
- Producer
- Richard James Burgess
- Saxophone
- David 'baps' Baptiste
- Primary Artist
- Spandau Ballet
- Tabla
- Steve Norman
- Trombone
- Nathaniel Augustin
- Trumpet
-
Kenny Wellington
Canute Wellington - Vocals
-
John Keeble
Gary Kemp
Martin Kemp
Steve Norman
Tony Hadley - Composer
- Gary Kemp
3. Paint Me Down (2010 Remaster)
- Bass Guitar
- Martin Kemp
- Bass Guitar
- Martin Kemp
- Drums
- John Keeble
- Flute
- David 'baps' Baptiste
- Guitar
- Gary Kemp
- Keyboard
- Gary Kemp
- Horn Arrangement
-
Richard James Burgess
Gary Kemp - Engineer
-
John Etchells
Nicholas Froome
Colin Fariley
Andy Jackson
Gary Langan
Pete Walsh - Percussion
- Steve Norman
- Producer
- Richard James Burgess
- Saxophone
- David 'baps' Baptiste
- Primary Artist
- Spandau Ballet
- Tabla
- Steve Norman
- Trombone
- Nathaniel Augustin
- Trumpet
-
Kenny Wellington
Canute Wellington - Vocals
-
John Keeble
Gary Kemp
Martin Kemp
Steve Norman
Tony Hadley - Composer
- Gary Kemp
4. Coffee Club (2010 Remaster)
- Bass Guitar
- Martin Kemp
- Bass Guitar
- Martin Kemp
- Drums
- John Keeble
- Flute
- David 'baps' Baptiste
- Guitar
- Gary Kemp
- Keyboard
- Gary Kemp
- Horn Arrangement
-
Richard James Burgess
Gary Kemp - Engineer
-
John Etchells
Nicholas Froome
Colin Fariley
Andy Jackson
Gary Langan
Pete Walsh - Percussion
- Steve Norman
- Producer
- Richard James Burgess
- Saxophone
- David 'baps' Baptiste
- Primary Artist
- Spandau Ballet
- Tabla
- Steve Norman
- Trombone
- Nathaniel Augustin
- Trumpet
-
Kenny Wellington
Canute Wellington - Vocals
-
John Keeble
Gary Kemp
Martin Kemp
Steve Norman
Tony Hadley - Composer
- Gary Kemp
5. She Loved Like Diamond (2010 Remaster)
- Bass Guitar
- Martin Kemp
- Bass Guitar
- Martin Kemp
- Drums
- John Keeble
- Flute
- David 'baps' Baptiste
- Guitar
- Gary Kemp
- Keyboard
- Gary Kemp
- Horn Arrangement
-
Richard James Burgess
Gary Kemp - Engineer
-
John Etchells
Nicholas Froome
Colin Fariley
Andy Jackson
Gary Langan
Pete Walsh - Percussion
- Steve Norman
- Producer
- Richard James Burgess
- Saxophone
- David 'baps' Baptiste
- Primary Artist
- Spandau Ballet
- Tabla
- Steve Norman
- Trombone
- Nathaniel Augustin
- Trumpet
-
Kenny Wellington
Canute Wellington - Vocals
-
John Keeble
Gary Kemp
Martin Kemp
Steve Norman
Tony Hadley - Composer
- Gary Kemp
6. Pharaoh (2010 Remaster)
- Bass Guitar
- Martin Kemp
- Bass Guitar
- Martin Kemp
- Drums
- John Keeble
- Flute
- David 'baps' Baptiste
- Guitar
- Gary Kemp
- Keyboard
- Gary Kemp
- Horn Arrangement
-
Richard James Burgess
Gary Kemp - Engineer
-
John Etchells
Nicholas Froome
Colin Fariley
Andy Jackson
Gary Langan
Pete Walsh - Percussion
- Steve Norman
- Producer
- Richard James Burgess
- Saxophone
- David 'baps' Baptiste
- Primary Artist
- Spandau Ballet
- Tabla
- Steve Norman
- Trombone
- Nathaniel Augustin
- Trumpet
-
Kenny Wellington
Canute Wellington - Vocals
-
John Keeble
Gary Kemp
Martin Kemp
Steve Norman
Tony Hadley - Composer
- Gary Kemp
7. Innocence and Science (2010 Remaster)
- Bass Guitar
- Martin Kemp
- Bass Guitar
- Martin Kemp
- Drums
- John Keeble
- Flute
- David 'baps' Baptiste
- Guitar
- Gary Kemp
- Keyboard
- Gary Kemp
- Horn Arrangement
-
Richard James Burgess
Gary Kemp - Engineer
-
John Etchells
Nicholas Froome
Colin Fariley
Andy Jackson
Gary Langan
Pete Walsh - Percussion
- Steve Norman
- Producer
- Richard James Burgess
- Saxophone
- David 'baps' Baptiste
- Primary Artist
- Spandau Ballet
- Tabla
- Steve Norman
- Trombone
- Nathaniel Augustin
- Trumpet
-
Kenny Wellington
Canute Wellington - Vocals
-
John Keeble
Gary Kemp
Martin Kemp
Steve Norman
Tony Hadley - Composer
- Gary Kemp
8. Missionary (2010 Remaster)
- Bass Guitar
- Martin Kemp
- Bass Guitar
- Martin Kemp
- Drums
- John Keeble
- Flute
- David 'baps' Baptiste
- Guitar
- Gary Kemp
- Keyboard
- Gary Kemp
- Horn Arrangement
-
Richard James Burgess
Gary Kemp - Engineer
-
John Etchells
Nicholas Froome
Colin Fariley
Andy Jackson
Gary Langan
Pete Walsh - Percussion
- Steve Norman
- Producer
- Richard James Burgess
- Saxophone
- David 'baps' Baptiste
- Primary Artist
- Spandau Ballet
- Tabla
- Steve Norman
- Trombone
- Nathaniel Augustin
- Trumpet
-
Kenny Wellington
Canute Wellington - Vocals
-
John Keeble
Gary Kemp
Martin Kemp
Steve Norman
Tony Hadley - Composer
- Gary Kemp
Technical Specifications
- Volume
- 1 volume only
- Tracks
- 8 tracks available
- Type
- ALBUM
- Format
- Digital Media
- Duration
- 39 minutes and 27 seconds
- Explicit
- None
- Coverart
- Available and up to 1425x1425 px
- Booklet
- Not available
- Max Quality
CD Quality (Lossless)
16bit / 44.1 kHz
Stereo
- Audio Extension
Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF
Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA
- Archive Format
- Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR
- Lyrics
- All tracks have lyrics
- Synchronized Lyrics
- 6/8 tracks have synced lyrics
- Genres
- Pop/Rock, Alternative, New Wave, New Romantic
- Label
- Parlophone UK
- Music Distribution Service
- WMG Mora
- Country
United Kingdom- Language
- English (United States)
- Popularity
- Popularity 0/10
- Release Date
- Dec 31, 1981
- Track Preview
- Available
- Delivery Charge
- Free
- Delivery Method
- Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site
- UPC
- 825646416073
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