X-Periment
Studio album by
The System
Released1984
Recorded1983-1984
StudioSorcerer Sound Studios, Soho, N.Y.
Genre
LabelMirage/Atlantic (US)
Polydor/PolyGram (UK)
Producer
The System chronology
Sweat
(1983) 		X-Periment
(1984) 		The Pleasure Seekers
(1985)

X-Periment is the second studio album by American band the System, released in 1984.[2] The album was produced by band members David Frank and Mic Murphy. It entered the Billboard pop albums chart in 1984.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Village VoiceC+[4]

The New York Times wrote that "there are all sorts of tricky sound effects and noise elements, provided by the inventive synthesizer player David Frank, but these effects never get in the way of the songs, which range from solid to memorable."[1] The Philadelphia Daily News deemed the album "industrial strength but of prefabricated quality."[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Frank and Murphy except where noted.

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Wanna Make You Feel Good"David Frank, Mic Murphy, Paul Pesco4:20
2."Dangerous"Frank, Murphy, Pesco3:14
3."Lollipops and Everything" 3:55
4."Get Jumpin'" 3:46
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Escape" 3:25
2."Promises Can Break"Frank, Murphy, Pesco4:10
3."X-Periment" 5:07
4."Bad Girl" 3:38
5."I Can't Take Losing You" 5:00

Production

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (1984) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape[3] 182

References

  1. ^ a b Palmer, Robert (11 Apr 1984). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C17.
  2. ^ Britt, Bruce (July 4, 1987). "Frank and Murphy Hope They Have Success Down to a System". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L20.
  3. ^ a b ""Sweat" by The System (chart positions) on Allmusic". Billboard, Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (April 24, 1984). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved September 2, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
  5. ^ Marsh, Dave (16 June 1984). "System: X-Periment". Features. Philadelphia Daily News. p. 19.
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