Systems of Romance

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Systems of Romance is a 1978 synth-driven art rock album by Ultravox that marked a stylistic shift toward the atmospheric electronic sound later associated with John Foxx.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Systems of Romance canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ultravox album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
artist Ultravox ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
coverArtDesigner Martyn Atkins ⓘ
featuresInstrument bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
synthesizer ⓘ
violin ⓘ
followedBy Vienna ⓘ
genre art rock ⓘ
electronic music ⓘ
new wave ⓘ
post-punk ⓘ
synthpop ⓘ
hasBandMember Billy Currie ⓘ
Chris Cross ⓘ
John Foxx ⓘ
Warren Cann ⓘ
hasPart Blue Light ⓘ
Dislocation ⓘ
I Can’t Stay Long ⓘ
linked to: I Can’t Stay

Just for a Moment ⓘ
Maximum Acceleration ⓘ
Quiet Men ⓘ
Slow Motion ⓘ
Some of Them ⓘ
Someone Else’s Clothes ⓘ
When You Walk Through Me ⓘ
influenced Ultravox album Vienna ⓘ
early 1980s synthpop ⓘ
language English ⓘ
leadVocalist John Foxx ⓘ
length approximately 37 minutes ⓘ
mainSubject romantic relationships ⓘ
notableFor marking a stylistic shift toward a more atmospheric electronic sound for Ultravox ⓘ
partOf Ultravox discography ⓘ
linked to: Ultravox
performer Ultravox ⓘ
precededBy Ha!-Ha!-Ha! ⓘ
producer Conny Plank ⓘ
Ultravox ⓘ
publicationDate 1978 ⓘ
recordedAt Conny’s Studio ⓘ
recordedIn Germany ⓘ
recordingPeriod 1978 ⓘ
recordLabel Island Records ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Foxx → notableWork → Systems of Romance ⓘ
Ultravox → notableAlbum → Systems of Romance ⓘ
Dennis Leigh → notableWork → Systems of Romance ⓘ