Afternoons in Utopia

Afternoons in Utopia is the second album released by Alphaville in 1986, by Warner Music. The album was recorded between September 1985 and May 1986, and Alphaville employed no less than 27 guest musicians and singers to record the songs. 500,000 copies of the album have been sold. Reviews for this album were again generally positive, with one reviewer saying "at points things are just bad yup-funk for wine bars, but a couple of misfires aside, Afternoons in Utopia holds up well" and "in retrospect it's actually a successful endeavour, perfectly evocative of a mainstream style." The album finished in the Top 20 in five European countries, and while its #174 placement on the US charts may be considered a disappointment, that was actually better than its arguably better-well-known predecessor, Forever Young fared. Another reviewer points out that "by the time of this album's 1986 release, synth-pop was no longer a chart concern," which may explain Alphaville's poor showing in the charts from that point forward in their careers. Album notes: The album's lyrics make several references to cosmic entities ("sci fi" as one reviewer called it), including comets (in general), the planet M…

When was Afternoons in Utopia released?

Afternoons in Utopia was released in 1986.

How many tracks are on Afternoons in Utopia?

Afternoons in Utopia has 13 tracks, with a runtime of 47 minutes.

What genre is Afternoons in Utopia?

Afternoons in Utopia is catalogued under Synthpop.