Album · 1990
A Different Kind of Weather
A Different Kind of Weather is a 1990 synthpop album by The Dream Academy. It runs 11 tracks across 43 minutes. Riffiter listeners rate it 5.0/5 from 1 rating.
Synthpop · Electronic · Rock
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- 5.0 /5
- 1 rating
- 53 /100
- 6 critics
- 11
- Tracks
- 43 min
- Runtime
- 115 bpm
- Tempo
- C major
- Key
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1 rating · avg 5.0
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6 publications
- AllMusic4/5
- Ottawa Citizen4/5
- Record Mirror6/10
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music2/5
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide2/5
- Orlando Sentinel1/5
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A Different Kind of Weather album cover

The A Different Kind of Weather cover was photographed by Peter Calvin and art-directed by John Warwicker.
- Photography
- Peter Calvin
- Art direction
- John Warwicker
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Tracklist
11 tracks · 43 min
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In brief
- Is A Different Kind of Weather good?
- Riffiter listeners rate A Different Kind of Weather 5.0/5 from 1 rating.
- When was A Different Kind of Weather released?
- A Different Kind of Weather was released in 1990.
- How many tracks are on A Different Kind of Weather?
- A Different Kind of Weather has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 43 minutes.
- What genre is A Different Kind of Weather?
- A Different Kind of Weather is catalogued under Synthpop, Electronic, Rock.
- What BPM is A Different Kind of Weather?
- A Different Kind of Weather runs at a median tempo of 115 BPM across its tracks, most often in C major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to A Different Kind of Weather?
- Listeners of A Different Kind of Weather also rate Big Trash by Thompson Twins, Here's to Future Days by Thompson Twins, Reach the Beach by The Fixx.
A Different Kind of Weather at a glance
- Labels
- Reprise Records, Blanco y Negro
- Produced by
- David Gilmour
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