Up and Down (Opus album)

Up and Down
Studio album by Opus
Released	1984
Genre	Pop rock
Length	37:50
Label	OK Musica, Polydor
Producer	Peter J. Muller
Opus chronology
The Opusition (1982) Up and Down (1984) Live Is Life (1984)
Singles from Up and Down
"Positive" Released: 1984 "Up and Down" Released: 1985

Up and Down is the fourth studio album by Austrian pop rock band Opus. It was released in 1984 by the label OK Musica in Austria and the rest of the world by the label Polydor. The tracks released by Polydor are different from the original version. In Canada and United States, the song "Live is Life" was included, because the live album Live Is Life wasn't released in these countries. The single "Up and Down" charted at #65 on the Canadian music chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Up and Down"	3:51
2.	"Vivian"	3:52
3.	"There Is Need for"	4:11
4.	"She Loves You"	2:02
5.	"The End of the Show"	4:15
6.	"Positive"	4:08
7.	"Way to Play"	3:36
8.	"Dark Side of the Mirror"	3:45
9.	"Waiting for a Call From You"	5:20
10.	"Small Is Beautiful"	2:43

Personnel

• Herwig Rüdisser – lead vocals
• Ewald Pfleger – guitars, backing vocals
• Kurt René Plisnier – keyboards
• Peter Niklas Gruber – bass, backing vocals
• Günter Grasmuck – drums, percussion

Additional touring personnel

• Günter Tsimischl – backing vocals, percussion

Additional studio musicians

• Karin Raab – vocals on "Vivian" and "The End of the Show"
• Christian Kolonovits – synclavier and arrangement on "She Loves You"

Chart positions

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40 Longplay)	12
Canada (RPM 100 Albums)	51
US (Billboard 200)	64