Hysteria (The Human League album)


Hysteria is the fourth studio album by English synth-pop band The Human League, released on 7 May 1984 by Virgin Records. Following the worldwide success of their 1981 album Dare, the band struggled to make a successful follow-up and the sessions for Hysteria were fraught with problems. The album title itself is taken from the problematic recording period. Producers Martin Rushent and Chris Thomas both left the project which would eventually be finished by producer Hugh Padgham.
Hysteria attained relatively lacklustre success in comparison to its multi-platinum predecessor. Three singles from the album reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart, and "The Lebanon" was the only single to chart in the United States, peaking at number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart and has been certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry, denoting shipments in excess of 100,000 copies.
In 2005, Hysteria was remastered and reissued with B-sides and extended mixes as bonus tracks.
The song "Rock Me Again and Again and Again and Again and Again and Again" is a cover of a 1973 song by Lyn Collins and James Brown. "I Love You Too Much" is a re-recorded version from the Fascination! EP and "Don't You Know I Want You" is a reworked version of the instrumental B-side "Total Panic!" that appeared on the " Fascination" single in 1983.

Track listing

Side 1
  1. "I'm Coming Back" – 4:07
  2. "I Love You Too Much" – 3:26
  3. "Rock Me Again and Again and Again and Again and Again and Again " – 3:32
  4. "Louise" – 4:55
  5. "The Lebanon" – 5:03
Side 2
  2. "Betrayed" – 4:02
  3. "The Sign" – 3:46
  4. "So Hurt" – 3:53
  5. "Life on Your Own" – 4:06
  6. "Don't You Know I Want You" – 3:09

    2005 CD bonus tracks

  8. "Thirteen"
  9. "The World Tonight"
  10. "The Lebanon"
  11. "Life on Your Own"
  12. "The Sign"

    Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Hysteria.

Musicians

Certifications