Scandalous (album)

Scandalous
Scandalous
Studio album by Imagination
Released	4 November 1983
Recorded	Summer 1983
Studio	Red Bus (London)
Genre	Post-disco; funk; soul; R&B;
Length	43:43
Label	R&B; Elektra (US and Canada);
Producer	Jolley & Swain
Imagination chronology
Singles from Scandalous
	"Looking at Midnight"; Released: 27 May 1983; "New Dimension"; Released: 28 October 1983; "This Means War (Shoo Be Doo Da Dabba Doobee)"; Released: January 1984; "State of Love"; Released: May 1984;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Robert Christgau	C+^[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
Number One	^[4]
Record Mirror	^[5]

Scandalous is the third album by British soul/dance group Imagination, produced by Steve Jolley and Tony Swain and released in November 1983. In the US and Canada, the album was issued under title New Dimension in February 1984.

Scandalous failed to repeat the success of Imagination's previous albums, stalling at No. 25 in the United Kingdom and not producing a top 20 single. It marked the start of a decline in the group's commercial fortunes; subsequent albums were even less successful.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Leee John and Ashley Ingram

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"New Dimension"	7:18
2.	"State of Love"	4:50
3.	"Point of No Return"	5:05
4.	"When I See the Fire"	4:40

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"Shoo Be Doo Da Dabba Doobee"	6:24
6.	"Wrong in Love"	4:40
7.	"Looking at Midnight"	5:50
8.	"The Need to Be Free"	4:56
Total length:		43:43

US and Canada release

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"New Dimension" (Jonathan Fearing Remix)	6:35
2.	"State of Love" (Jonathan Fearing Remix)	6:00
3.	"Point of No Return"	5:10
4.	"When I See the Fire"	4:44

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"This Means War (Shoo Be Doo Da Dabba Doobee)"	6:27
6.	"Wrong in Love"	4:48
7.	"Looking at Midnight"	5:52
8.	"The Need to Be Free"	4:58
Total length:		44:34

Personnel

Musicians

Leee John – lead vocals, keyboards, percussion
Ashley Ingram – bass guitar, synthesiser, keyboards, vocals
Errol Kennedy – drums, percussion
Tony Swain – keyboards
Steve Jolley – percussion

Technical

Tony Swain – producer, engineer, mixing
Steve Jolley – producer, engineer, mixing
Richard Lengyel – engineer, mixing
Nigel Askew – photography
Chess Creative Services – artwork
Recorded and mixed at Red Bus Studios in Summer 1983
On the US and Canada release, tracks 1 and 2 were remixed by Jonathan Fearing with engineer Carla Bandini at Sigma Sound Studios in 1984

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[7]	16
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[8]	49
UK Albums (OCC)^[9]	25

Chart (1984)	Peak position
US Bubbling Under the Top LPs (Billboard)^[10]	205
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[11]	44

References

^ Imagination Scandalous World Tour 83/84 Programme, 1983, retrieved 24 February 2021 – via flickr.com
^ "New Dimension – Imagination". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press.
^ "Albums". Number One. 12 November 1983. p. 34. Retrieved 24 February 2021 – via flickr.com.
^ "Albums". Record Mirror: 17. 12 November 1983. Retrieved 24 February 2021 – via flickr.com.
^ Christgau, Robert. "Imagination". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Imagination – Scandalous" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Imagination – Scandalous" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
^ "Imagination | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
^ "Bubbling Under the Top LPs" (PDF). Billboard. 7 April 1984. p. 72. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
^ "Imagination Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.

[1] Imagination Scandalous World Tour 83/84 Programme, 1983, retrieved 24 February 2021 – via flickr.com

[2] "New Dimension – Imagination". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

[3] Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press.

[4] "Albums". Number One. 12 November 1983. p. 34. Retrieved 24 February 2021 – via flickr.com.

[5] "Albums". Record Mirror: 17. 12 November 1983. Retrieved 24 February 2021 – via flickr.com.

[6] Christgau, Robert. "Imagination". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

[ac_Netherlands_Imagination-7] "Dutchcharts.nl – Imagination – Scandalous" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

[ac_Germany4_Imagination-8] "Offiziellecharts.de – Imagination – Scandalous" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

[ac_UK_Imagination-9] "Imagination | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

[10] "Bubbling Under the Top LPs" (PDF). Billboard. 7 April 1984. p. 72. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Imagination-11] "Imagination Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.

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v t e Imagination
Leee John Ashley Ingram Errol Kennedy
Studio albums	Body Talk (1981) In the Heat of the Night (1982) Scandalous (New Dimension) (1983) Trilogy (1986) Closer (1987)
"Best of" albums	Night Dubbing (1983) Imagination - All The Hits (1989)
Singles	"Body Talk" "Flashback" "Just an Illusion" "Music and Lights" "In the Heat of the Night" "Burnin' Up" "Changes" "Looking at Midnight" "New Dimension" "State Of Love" "Shoo Be Doo Da Dabba Doobee" "Thank You My Love" "Instinctual"
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