Dou3le
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| Studio album by Double | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Length | 45:27 | |||
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Polydor A&M (US) |
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| Producer | Felix Doug, Kurt Maloo | |||
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Dou3le is the second and final studio album of Swiss band Double, released in 1987 by Polydor, and A&M in America. Despite including the acclaimed single, "Devils Ball", it failed to emulate the success of its predecessor Blue.
Having finished extensive promotion for their debut album Blue, and the hit single "The Captain of Her Heart", Double soon returned to the studio to record their second album Dou3le. It was recorded between February-June 1987 at Powerplay Studios in Zurich, Britannia Row Studios in London and A&M Studios in Los Angeles. As soon as recording sessions started, the duo faced musical differences over the direction of Double's sound. Kurt Maloo wanted to continue producing pop songs similar to their debut album, whereas Felix Doug wanted to try more experimental ideas. Recalling the album in a 2011 interview with i:Vibes, Maloo said: "We thought of it as our third album because it took so long to make it. Doub3le is not my favourite album. The album isn't homogeneous. Everybody was doing his own thing and we were about to split up over the recording process." He added in a 2013 interview with the Kickin' it Old School blog: "When we met for the production of our second album we already had different concepts regarding Double's future. I wanted to stick to the format of the pop song while Felix wanted to create more epic and cinematographic soundscapes."
Dou3le was released in 1987, but was only a commercial success in Switzerland, where it reached No. 9. The lead single, "Devils Ball", was released in September 1987 in America, and October elsewhere. It reached No. 71 in the UK. The follow-up, "Gliding", was released as a promotional single in America in December, and as a full single release across Europe in June 1988. Although the band began working on a third album, musical differences resulted in the band's breakup in 1989.Dou3le was later re-issued on CD in Switzerland in 2000. It included two bonus tracks and was released on Maloo's own Doublecity label.
Upon release, Keyboard described the album as being made up of "moody, mysterious pop songs centered around Felix Haug's piano and synthesizers." They added: "The ersatz Arabian sound of "Lakes In The Desert" owes more to the Beatles than to any genuine third-world sensibility, but Double has a style all their own."
All tracks written by Felix Haug and Kurt Maloo except "Wrong Time" by Maloo and "Megarythmdance" by Haug.
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